Hello everyone

I'm the distribution manager at Cannabis Health Journal in Grand Forks, BC and I'd like to invite all of you to our Freedom Festival July 22 - 24/05. The headliners are April Wine and Lisa Brokop. Should be a great tiime.

Let me tell you a bit about Cannabis Health Journal;
Our readership is North American wide for disabled or caregivers,
medical professionals, family members and/or concerned citizens. We
believe the sick or disabled deserve the freedom to improve the quality of
their lives. They don??t deserve to be treated like criminals or addicts for
needing to take cannabis as a medicine, often in the final stages of their
lives. Cannabis is legal for medical use in Canada. We need support so
we can educate the public and stop the discrimination. Please help us
help the disabled. Advertise, subscribe or partner. Stigmas don't work for anyone.

Here's a bit about Grand Forks:
Grand Forks is located in the Kettle River Region, but most locals lovingly
refer to the area as our ??little piece of paradise?. Make sure you bring a float
tube so you can partake in one of our favorite summer pastimes; floating
down one of our two crystal clear rivers as they wind their way through our
pristine valleys and flow together at the edge of City Park in heart of town.
After your leisurely float, take a hike, bike or horseback ride on the Trans
Canada Rails to Trails pathways or hop on a boat for a tour of Christina
Lake, only 15 minutes away.

Our whole community would like to invite you to come and join us in celebration of our cultural heritage and vision of peace at the Festival of
Freedom at the Forks. Our homes and hearts are open to all. We hope to see
you soon.
Barb St.Jean Senior Editor & Executive Director
John Conroy, President
Brian McAndrew, Production Manager, Vice President

Ask An Expert .................................................. ..................5
Editorial .................................................. ..................6
Letters .................................................. .....................7
FEATURE STORY .................................................. .8
Festival of Freedom at the Forks ...................17
Cannabis and Public Policy .....................................21
Portrait of Homeland Insecurity .............................25
Global Hemp, the power of the US .........................27
A day in the life of two Medical Cannabis users............29
Casualties of Prohibition .................................................. 32
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Inside Cannabis Health journal
July/August FEATURE STORY
A candid conversation with Dr. Lester Grinspoon
Lester Grinspoon MD is an emeritus associate professor of psychiatry
at Harvard Medical School. He has been studying
cannabis since 1967 and has published two books
on the subject: ??Marihuana Reconsidered?
(Harvard University Press, 1971) and
??Marihuana, the Forbidden Medicine?, coauthored
with James B. Bakalar (Yale University
Press, 1993). He maintains two active websites:
The Medical Marijuana website
(www.Rxmarijuana.com) and The Uses of
Marijuana website (www.marijuana-uses.com).
Lester is truly one of the most respected and
loved marijuana advocates in the world. His
compassion and commitment to the truth keep
him, at 77, active in the reform movement and he
continues to give his time to all of us in so many
ways. On behalf of all the volunteers and supporters of Cannabis Health
we would like to thank him, from the bottom of our hearts. It has been
our honor to be able to work with him.
Lorraine L Reviewed by Lorraine L on . Festival of Freedom Hello everyone I'm the distribution manager at Cannabis Health Journal in Grand Forks, BC and I'd like to invite all of you to our Freedom Festival July 22 - 24/05. The headliners are April Wine and Lisa Brokop. Should be a great tiime. Let me tell you a bit about Cannabis Health Journal; Our readership is North American wide for disabled or caregivers, medical professionals, family members and/or concerned citizens. We believe the sick or disabled deserve the freedom to improve the Rating: 5