Cannabis Culture magazine

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Cannabis Culture Magazine is a bimonthly magazine which is devoted to cannabis and the worldwide cannabis culture. Each issue typically includes stories about the struggle to legalize marijuana, profiles of marijuana paraphernalia, articles on how to grow marijuana, interviews with prominent marijuana users, and coverage of cannabis cultural events like the Nimbin MardiGrass festival and the High Times Cannabis Cup.

Cannabis Culture is printed in Canada and claims to distribute close to 100,000 copies across North America.[1] The magazine was founded in the spring of 1995 by Marc Emery, a prominent Canadian marijuana legalization activist who is the president of the BC Marijuana Party and well-known as "Canada's Prince of Pot". Cannabis Culture Magazine evolved from a publication called "The Marijuana & Hemp Newsletter" launched by Emery in 1994.[2]

For the first three years the magazine was named Cannabis Canada, but changed its name to Cannabis Culture with issue number 13, released in July 1998.[3]

The editor of the magazine for the first ten years was Dana Larsen, who left the magazine in April 2005, after issue 54. The magazine is now edited by Marc Emery.[4]

In 2000, Cannabis Culture was pulled off store shelves in Timmins, Ontario, Canada. Local police told retailers that it was illegal because it was a "crime comic."[5] Publisher Marc Emery flew to Timmins and gave away copies in front of the police station,[6][7] and ultimately the police apologized. [8]

Because it promotes the use and cultivation of marijuana, Cannabis Culture Magazine is banned in some countries, such as Australia, and has had problems with New Zealand customs.[9]

The magazine also hosts an active website and discussion forums[1].

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  1. ^ Advertise with Cannabis Culture.
  2. ^ Marijuana & Hemp Magazine. Retrieved on 2007-12-17.
  3. ^ From Cannabis Canada to Cannabis Culture (July 1, 1998). Retrieved on 2008-1-17.
  4. ^ The Constant of Change. Retrieved on 2008-1-17.
  5. ^ “Illegal marijuana magazines found for sale in Timmins”, The Daily Press, Sept 29, 2000, <http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v00/n1574/a07.html> 
  6. ^ “Illegal Marijuana Magazine To Be Sold In Front Of Police Station”, The Daily Press, Oct 17, 2000, <http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v00/n1566/a05.html> 
  7. ^ “Pot Protestor Blows Smoke at Police”, The Daily Press, Oct 23, 2000, <http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v00/n1596/a03.html> 
  8. ^ Cannabis Culture defeats Censorship Cops. Retrieved on 2007-07-23.
  9. ^ Cannabis Culture Magazine Banned in New Zealand?. Retrieved on 2007-07-23.