We also didn't see any FIFA boost at our mushroom shops. Sales even slightly down. I thought tourists would want to sample local quasi-legal psychedelics. Music festivals however are good for us.

Vancouver Is Awesome@viawesome.bsky.social · 2w ago

Vancouver’s Chinatown businesses didn’t see bump in customers during FIFA World Cup

Been working hard on this website. Keep up to date on all the drug war news. * Drug cartels mute Mexican soccer celebrations. * Corrupt Toronto cops set up weed dispensaries. * DEA's kratom crackdown. * Afghan opium collapse causes synthetic drug boom. DRUG WAR REPORT drugwarreport.com

Keep up to date with the latest in drug war news. * Over 200 have been killed in US attacks on Caribbean boats. * Top drugs in Afghanistan? K and Zeegap. * Psychedelics on view at Royal Ontario Museum. * Philippine's Duterte on trial for drug war atrocities. DRUG WAR REPORT drugwarreport.com

Believe it or not, there’s something much worse than the failures of Drug Prohibition: Its successes. Visit www.ProhibitionBlunder.org to see how you can be a vital help in stopping this madness. #DrugProhibition #ProhibitionBlunder #EndTheWarOnDrugs

Prohibition's Worst Failures? Its Successes

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This is really messed up. www.readthemaple.com/rcmp-can-apply-israels-gaza-tactics-to-canadian-policing-briefing/

What an awful waste.

NBC News@nbcnews.com · last mo.

Thick clouds of black smoke billow into the sky on the outskirts of Myanmar’s largest as authorities burned more than 50 tons of heroin, opium, ketamine, methamphetamine, marijuana and crystal meth.

As a lifetime cannabis user, dealer and connoisseur, I would much rather smoke some of this 70s bud than the typical weed available today.

Herbal Dispatch@herbaldispatch.bsky.social · last mo.

A little cannabis history for your Friday. 📜 This 1977 High Times strain guide is a snapshot of the landrace era. Oh, how far we’ve come!

NEW Alberta model to destroy harm reduction goes national. Part 1 showed how the provincial government got behind it. Part 2 showed how the cops got behind it. Part 3 is all about the money. And we’re talking tens of millions, in a province of 1 million. drugdatadecoded.ca/out-in-the-c...

Out in the Cold, Part 3: Atlantic Community Shelters Society handed $12.9 million by Province in its first year

Upon taking control of the former Out of the Cold shelters, Atlantic Community Shelters Society got a 72% bump in provincial funding to the facilities. The agency had so much surplus cash in its first...

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The time period when cannabis use went up the most was in the late 60s, which was also when the laws against possession were the most severe. Their whole argument is based on a false premise. Also, decrim of possession leaves both cultivation and sale still criminalized and unregulated.

The Guardian@theguardian.com · 2mo ago

Cannabis commercialisation not decriminalisation drives up usage, study finds

Breaking: The judge is ruling in favour of the Alberta government in Travis Peddie’s lawsuit to stop the closure of supervised consumption services in Calgary and Lethbridge. The closures will proceed this month. 1/

So far, this series has connected the efforts inside government (part 1) and police (part 2) to criminalize harm reduction activities of a grassroots nonprofit. It has unearthed a playbook of surveillance, coordinated internal briefings, and media leaks. 1/ drugdatadecoded.ca/out-in-the-c...

Out in the Cold, Part 1: Surveillance, smearing and shutdown of a harm-reduction shelter

Part 1 of an 11-month investigation: The dismantling of Halifax-based Out of the Cold Community Association followed the Nova Scotia government's coordinated criminalization of the organization and it...

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Of all the things I can't stand about RFK Jr, the fact that he's a former heroin user is not one of them.

Whole Trump family getting another generational curse here, to add to the many they've already got piled up.

Pretty please? cheknews.ca/victoria-can...

Victoria Cannabis Buyers Club asks for enforcement pause until judicial review takes place

After a recent raid on its store and subsequent eviction notice from its landlord, the Victoria Cannabis Buyers Club is asking for a pause on enforcement until a judicial review is complete.

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We are horrified by the BC Minister of Health's @josieosborne.bsky.social decision to deliberately withhold lifesaving health-care services during an ongoing public health emergency. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

B.C. health minister says overdose prevention site in Vancouver's Yaletown not proceeding | CBC News

B.C.'s health minister said Thursday that an overdose prevention site in Vancouver's Yaletown neighbourhood will not be proceeding, after backlash from the city's mayor and other groups.

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5/ There's an official petition to withdraw C-22, sponsored by NDP MP @jennykwan.bsky.social. More than 2,600 Canadians have signed. We need more. Add your name and ask others to do the same while it's still at committee: www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...

1/ Right now, a bill called C-22 is moving through Parliament. It would let police pull information on who you talk to, when, and where, all without a warrant. It's at committee this week. 🧵

Weed's been legal in Canada for 8 years. But not even one prominent politician will admit to being a current user. They'll all happily pose with beers and wine in hand, but the stigma around being photographed with a bong in hand remains strong.

Thank you to BC Green Leader Emily Lowan for showing real support for @tedsmithvcbc.bsky.social and his amazing cannabis buyers club.

Emily Lowan (she/her)@emilylowan.bsky.social · 3mo ago

The Victoria Cannabis Buyers Club, which sells affordable cannabis to mostly low income people with chronic illnesses, just went through an unjust police raid, where they seized over $100,000 in products. Because VCBC keeps their prices low, they cannot apply to be licensed. (1/4)

Turns out that when you cancel BC Hydro services using their AI agent, it tells you service is cancelled but actually it is still active and they send you more bills. When you complain they say "our chat bot is still learning and being programmed to resolve more issues, but it is not failsafe."

Vancouver Coastal Health secures new location for Thomus Donaghy Overdose Prevention Site at 900 Helmcken. Previous location at 1060 Howe responded to 480 ODs, closed Jan 31. Lease begins June 1. Mayor Ken Sim moving urgent motion today directing city staff to use all tools to prevent its opening.

Trump’s New Surgeon General Pick Said Using Marijuana Can Give You ‘Man Boobs’

Nice review of the 'Searching For Drug Peace' documentary film about Vancouver's 'drug peace' activists and my mushroom shop. povmagazine.com/searching-fo...

Searching for Drug Peace Review: Amsterdam Comes to East Van - POV Magazine

Searching for Drug Peace review: the Coca Leaf Café and Medicinal Mushroom Dispensary in East Vancouver offers a provocative alternative amid the opioid crisis.

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Matt G. ♾️@artistsince05.bsky.social · 3mo ago

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This is an awful idea. Tobacco use has already dropped dramatically. Criminalizing tobacco would had over tobacco and nicotine sales to gangs and result in violence, chaos and death. Also, tobacco is a sacred plant to many indigenous peoples. www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic...

Canadian smoking ban ‘being looked into’: health minister

The federal health minister says she is looking into legislation that would permanently ban the sale of tobacco products to anyone born after 2008.

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New documentary about my groundbreaking psychedelics dispensary and the Vancouver Drug Peace movement just dropped. deadline.com/2026/04/sear...

War On Drugs Film 'Searching For Drug Peace' To Premiere At Hot Docs

The war on drugs documentary 'Searching for Drug Peace,' directed by Alisher Balfanbayev, will premiere at Hot Docs in Toronto.

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Please watch and share this trailer for "Searching For Drug Peace" - a new documentary about my Mushroom Dispensary and free Drug Checking service in Vancouver, and the work my friends and I are doing to try and end the drug war. youtu.be/GsT0oKqfl-g?...

Searching for Drug Peace (Official Teaser)

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Please watch and share this trailer for "Searching For Drug Peace" - a new documentary about my Mushroom Dispensary and free Drug Checking service in Vancouver, and the work my friends and I are doing to try and end the drug war. youtu.be/GsT0oKqfl-g?...

Searching for Drug Peace (Official Teaser)

YouTube video by Alisher Balfanbayev

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If you'd told me when I started out, that 8 years after legalization I'd still be running Vancouver's last of the old school, legacy, grey market cannabis dispensaries, I honestly don't think I'd have been too surprised.

I miss when Vancouver 420 was 200,000+ people with 500 booths selling weed while we rocked out to live Cypress Hill.