Jan
27
Charity Begins with Cannabis

“‘Participating in this business activity means that you must be willing to adhere to a strict set of regulations,’ [Bill Blair, federal point person on the legalization of marijuana] told a conference of investors, Bay Street lawyers and several executives from the licensed firms. ‘The current licensed producers are competing with people who don’t care about the law, who don’t care about regulations, don’t care about kids, they don’t care about communities, don’t care about health of Canadians. They’re pretty reckless about it. And so they’re selling anything to make a fast buck before we get the regulations put in place.’” The Globe and Mail, May 24th, 2016.

“Fuck you, Bill Blair.” 

That’s the thought that runs through my head every time I hear or read that statement.

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Jul
01
Cooking Cannabis with Tracy Curley — Tinctures (Infused Alcohol)

Summer’s here, and that means long weekends, cold drinks, and, for some, weather making it too hot to smoke. So we have one of Tracy Curley’s recipes for you to make (or start making) this Cannabis Day long weekend: cannabis infused alcohol, aka cannabis tincture. Whether from a dropper under the tongue, from a spray bottle-spritz in the mouth, or from a sip of a glass, tinctures are a great way to medicate without heat either in the kitchen or from a lighter. While that lack of heat means your tincture won’t be available for July — the mixture takes a month until it’s ready — if you start now you could be sipping canna-cocktails for the August long weekend!

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Jun
10
Project Claudia Update — Raid Response

Twelve High Chicks thanks regular guest contributor Tracy Curley for this timely, firsthand account. We hope she, and all of our friends in Toronto, remain safe while continuing to fight for patients’ rights and access. 

Toronto is still in turmoil after the Project Claudia raids on medical marijuana dispensaries. Stakeholders met this past Tuesday, June 7th, to prepare for the raids that are rumoured still to come. Meanwhile Canada waits for legalization of recreational pot to be introduced in the spring of 2017.

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Jun
03
How Project Claudia Happened

Twelve High Chicks thanks regular guest contributor Tracy Curley for this timely, firsthand account. We hope she, and all of our friends in Toronto, remain safe while continuing to fight for patients’ rights and access. 

Trouble in Toronto

Many were shocked when on Thursday, May 26th, Toronto Police Service (TPS) raided more than 40 marijuana dispensaries, using battering rams and entering with guns drawn. 90 people were arrested when Project Claudia happened; police filed 186 trafficking charges (possession for the purpose of) and 71 charges for proceeds of crime (cash seized on premises).

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May
20
Cooking Cannabis with Tracy Curley — Canna-Chocolate Chip Cookies

The ruling in R v Smith made edibles legal for medical users but there are a lot of restrictions on selling them for dispensaries, so why shouldn’t patients (and their caregivers) bake their own? Twelve High Chicks thanks regular guest contributor, and baker of many goodies, Tracy Curley for this recipe for Canna-Chocolate Chip Cookies. It uses infused fats created from instructions that can be found in this post. Try ’em yourself, but remember that everyone reacts differently to edibles. Please be careful with dosage, give edibles time to work, and don’t treat your munchies with more pot-filled food!

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Nov
06
Cooking Cannabis with Tracy Curley — Infusing Fats

While marijuana can be added to all sorts of foods for medicating without smoking, baked goods require more than just adding pot. Twelve High Chicks thanks regular guest contributor Tracy Curley for providing us, and you, with her recipes for cannabutter and canna-oil. Try ’em yourself, but remember that everyone reacts differently to edibles. Please be careful with dosage, give edibles time to work, and don’t treat your munchies with more pot-filled food!

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Oct
16
NORML Canada’s National Conference — a Call to Vote

Twelve High Chicks thanks regular guest contributor Tracy Curley for this article.

As I walked into downtown Toronto’s Vapor Central, the home for the 2015 NORML (National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws) Canada National Conference, I was first struck by the diversity of the crowd in attendance: there were as always the usual suspects, but a few new faces were mixed in with those I knew but had never seen on this side of town before.

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Oct
13
Walking the Talk: Jennifer Collett Walks for Dignified Access

Twelve High Chicks thanks regular guest contributor Tracy Curley for this article.

She’s been described by many in the medical cannabis community as an angel, but Jennifer Collett will usually just shrug off such compliments and start telling you about her patients and their need for dignified access. Jennifer is focused, her goal to convince provincial politicians that it is in their purview to provide access to clean, affordable medical cannabis for all patients across Canada.

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Sep
29
Women Grow Toronto Launches

Twelve High Chicks thanks regular guest contributor Tracy Curley for this article.

When Lisa Campbell, Chair of the newly formed Toronto chapter of Women Grow, approached me about being on the steering committee for their Signature Launch event I was more than a little hesitant. After being a founding member of the dysfunctional and now barely visible NORML Women’s Alliance of Canada, I had no interest in women’s groups or gender politics of any kind. But I like and respect the women involved and I wanted to support them.

So what is Women Grow?

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Sep
25
Weed Woman Interrupted or How I Almost Made it to Seattle Hempfest

Twelve High Chicks thanks regular guest contributor Tracy Curley for this article.

The Mission: Meet up with Weed Woman Australia, in Vancouver, to embark on a road trip to Seattle Hempfest — now celebrating its second year of legal recreational use — in Washington State. There we would meet up with Weed Woman America/POW420 activist Adela Falk to finally unite us all.

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May
27
A Woman of Weed Becomes Weed Woman

Twelve High Chicks would like to thank our first guest contributor, Tracy Curley.

In my regular day I am just like you. I binge-watch Netflix. There is always something that needs to be cleaned, paid or taken care of in some way. I struggle with my self-image. I worry about the state of the world. I love my friends and family, and my little Chihuahua, Sadie. I’m also a medical marijuana patient: diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at age 6, I have been using cannabis medicinally for over a decade. With the use of cannabis I’ve been fortunate to be healthy enough to advocate for medical marijuana and legalization, to fight for those still caught in the struggle caused by prohibition. I was no super hero — until I was.

High, My name is Tracy Curley and I am Canada’s first Weed Woman.

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