Former Nanaimo Mountie heads security at marijuana operation Jake Ryan, a former RCMP criminal intelligence officer, has taken the job as head of security with medicinal marijuana grower Tilray. — Image Credit: CHRIS BUSH/The News Bulletin    by  Chris Bush – Nanaimo News Bulletin When 30 grams […]

In anticipation for the upcoming return of the Prince of Pot Marc Emery from the U.S. prison system, DopeChef has posted a big gallery of pics from Marc Emery’s farewell tour event at Vapor Central, the historic July 16th 2009 event in Toronto: VIEW THE GALLERY ^ FREE […]

The United Nations just released its annual World Drug Report for 2014. The report, prepared by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, summarizes data on various illegal drugs around the globe, including marijuana. Along with drug trafficking updates, the UN also provides a breakdown […]

Infographic: Legal weed’s consequences Six months later, how have recreational pot shops affected Colorado? Sam Bollier and Sam Koebrich Viewing this from your mobile? Click here Article source Al Jazeera

Famous Marijuana Smuggler Slams Legal Pot Investors By Matt Mernagh – Wednesday, July 2 2014   Canadian marijuana smuggler Brian O’Dea calls out legal cannabis investors over their responsibility to freeing people in prison for pot. In a recent DopeChef YouTube report he talks about giving a presentation […]

Cannabis: A new job frontier for women? Interesting coincidence. The White House Summit on Working Families last week issued some statistics that underscored continuing challenges of gender inequality in the workplace. At around the same time, at the Cannabis Business Summit in Denver, a group of female business […]

VIEW THE GALLERY ^ May 3rd 2014 thousands gathered for the 16th annual Global Marijuana March in downtown Toronto, plus Save the Freedom Festival smoke out at Queens Park North

Marc Emery’s not done yet ‘Prince of Pot’ eager to take up legalization fight after release from U.S. prison Marc Emery smoking a joint among marijuana plants. The self-styled “Prince of Pot” is returning to Canada this summer following a five-year prison sentence in the U.S. […]

Appeal decision soon in cannabis extract case    BY TED SMITH  Ted Smith It has been just over 6 months since the BC Court of Appeal heard arguments in the Owen Smith cannabis derivatives case.  The stakes are high on both sides, and the results of […]

State Health Minister to discuss medical cannabis trials at the University of Tasmania VIDEO: Medical marijuana push (7pm TV News TAS) PHOTO: Health Minister Michael Ferguson says he will consider allowing medical cannabis trials. MAP: Hobart 7000 The Tasmanian Government will talk to a company proposing cannabis medical trials […]

May 3rd 2014 Dopechef coverage of the World’s largest marijuana march in Toronto, the GGM and Freedom Fest in Queens Park North. Featuring Winged Knight, Matt Mernagh, Terry Parker, Froses, Daniel Walker for Mayor, Dan Dicks of Press for Truth, The High Five Girls, and […]

An inside look at the burgeoning medical marijuana industry June 24, 2014 CityNews anchor Gord Martineau takes a behind-the-scenes look at the budding industry. Video source City News

THE SPRAWL The Vape of Things to Come Toronto vapor cafes continue to serve the patron while bucking the system. By Jonathan Hiltz June 25th, 2014 Torontonians have always been familiar with that signature smell of marijuana wafting from alleyways, apartment building windows and other out […]

FDA To Reconsider Marijuana’s Schedule 1 Status  U.S. health officials are conducting an analysis on whether marijuana should be reclassified under federal law. The DEA has asked the Food and Drug Administration to carry out a review of marijuana’s status as a Schedule I drug, […]

Medical marijuana producer Tweed opens for business June 23, 2014 Tweed Inc. of Smith Falls, Ont., is one of 20 licensed medical marijuana producers in Canada that began shipping its weed to registered users last month. Its 168,000-square-foot facility in a former Hershey chocolate factory […]

The season of Spring was a time of renewal for our faith in celebrities that use and promote cannabis. With more mainstream attention than ever it was hard to narrow down three nominees, but Dopechef went for it so here are the nominations: Hip Hop superstar Wiz Khalifa […]

The Pope is a Dope: Pope Francis Wants to Keep Marijuana Illegal By Mickey Ryan I’m an Irish-American whose family was loyal to the Catholic Church for decades, until a few years ago. I’m also a marijuana grower and dealer. My family no longer has anything […]

Jodie Emery on Marc’s Return at Moses Znaimer’s ideacity By Jeremiah Vandermeer, Cannabis Culture – Thursday, June 19 2014 CANNABIS CULTURE – Marijuana activist and Cannabis Culture Publisher Jodie Emery spoke today at Moses Znaimer’s ideacity about the upcoming release of her husband Marc Emery from US prison. In […]

Five Years of Stolen Life: Marijuana Seed Seller Free Soon By Alan Ruggles Nearly ten years ago, United States government agents went into Canada and arrested one of the world’s most successful and effective marijuana activists. Nowadays, the new generation of marijuana growers, consumers, and […]

A hard-hitting Conspiracy Culture talk featuring Brian O’Dea, author of ‘High‘, about his past life in the drug trade and doing time… FULL EVENT COVERAGE ‘High: Confessions of a pot smuggler’ an evening at Conspiracy Culture with author and producer Brian O’Dea… recorded on May […]

POT TV – TheWeedGuy, aka Mark Klokeid, is founder of Kush.ca and the iMedikate medical marijuana dispensaries in Vancouver. Watch his smoke-fests on Pot TV.   In this episode: In this episode: TheWeedGuy is at the Vancouver Provincial Court with his lawyer Kirk Tousaw where […]

Boycott Canada’s Medical Marijuana Profiteers By David Malmo-Levine – Thursday, June 12 2014 Moreover the riches of the earth are for all … – Ecclesiastes 5:9, the Peshitta (Aramaic Bible), circa 2nd century BCE That we may work in righteousness, and lay the Foundation of making the […]

Rules may be tightened on smoking medical marijuana BY MEAGAN FITZPATRICK, CANWEST NEWS SERVICE OTTAWA — Canadians who have permission from the federal government to smoke marijuana for medicinal purposes are now facing impending restrictions about where they can light up. Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq […]

Excerpted from  author and producer Brian O’Dea talks about his speech in Vancouver to a well-suited audience of stock investors looking to get into the marijuana business and urging them to remember the drug war prisoners… Stay tuned for full event coverage soon, more info: […]