We are pleased to welcome the one and only Len Richmond! Len is responsible for ‘Agony’ one of England’s most successful sitcoms, as well as “What if Cannabis Cured Cancer,” a documentary that is extremely important to the cannabis campaign.
Jeff Ditchfield is a cannabis caregiver and activist. He set up Bud Buddies UK in 2001 to give access to medicinal cannabis for seriously ill people across the UK, and from 2002-2007 Jeff Ditchfield also operated 'The Beggars Belief' Coffeeshop in North Wales (footage below).
After watching Project Storm, a film about Bud Buddies, Cannabis Oil and some of their patients we wanted to share Jeff's story in a feature on ISMOKE, so we sat down with him to talk about medicine, the law, and all things cannabis:
I recently went to meet Lee Harris who runs Alchemy on Portobello Road - London's Oldest Head Shop - which has been in operation for 45 years. Lee Harris has been a cannabis activist and campaigner for over half a century, starting in back in 1967. Lee also started Homegrown magazine back in 1977 which was the first dope magazine in Europe.
A few years ago when we were releasing a monthly magazine Greg de Hoedt, (also known as Cure UK back then) wrote regular features for ISMOKE and formed part of our panel of cannabis experts discussing topics on a monthly basis. Nowadays Greg runs the United Kingdom Cannabis Social Clubs movement, an organised cannabis community that is growing every day.
Formed in 2011, the UKCSC aims to unite and give guidance to the various Cannabis social clubs popping up all over the UK in varying forms, some holding smoke-friendly meet-ups for their users.
This week we sat down with The Green Chef (also known as Indulgently Green UK), our newest writer and edibles creator, to discuss cooking with cannabis.
In the future, The Green Chef will be posting some of his great recipes up on ISMOKE Magazine for our readers, and we wanted to kick things off with an interview to introduce him to you all:
Cannabis social clubs are an important part of the legalisation movement here in the UK as they enable cannabis users to organise themselves, network and meet in a smoke-friendly environment. Out in Spain the cannabis clubs are a legal part of society, and this has led to many being set up, particularly in Barcelona.
A couple of weeks ago we interviewed Russ Hudson, an American living in Barcelona who talked about the situation with the country’s cannabis clubs. This week we sat down with Harry, the manager at Remedy, a cannabis club in Barcelona, to give more insight about how things are out there, and what it is like running a cannabis club in Barcelona.
London Grow Gang is a Cannabis horticulturist who we had the pleasure of meeting recently at a Cannabis Social event in London.
He’s a passionate grower, ensuring upmost quality in his strains and also carrying the tagline ‘Highly Organic’, which we thought was great.
We also thought it would be great for our readers if we sat down to interview London Grow Gang to discuss Cannabis, the law and horticulture.
Do You know about Barcelona Cannabis Clubs and how they operate?
Perception of cannabis worldwide is currently undergoing a massive shift. There are just too many good stories from across the globe to ignore and it is becoming increasingly difficult for media sources to try and push the old cannabis propaganda. Over the past week, we have seen (comparatively) positive cannabis features on both The Daily Mail and The Mirror asking whether legalisation may be the sensible way forward, and this shows just how much the media over here in the UK is beginning to shift.
As we continue our fight to legalise cannabis both for medicinal and recreational purposes in the UK, other countries are steaming ahead with the green industry. One country that has had a legal cannabis scene for a few years now is Spain, where cannabis social clubs are legally allowed to operate on a private member’s club basis.
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ISMOKE magazine caught up with one of the most notable and prolific figures of the pot scene. With worldwide notoriety, Watermelon Girl has graced the covers of some of the biggest publications in pot culture and beyond. She has a résumé that is unique. ISMOKE wanted to know more about this freedom fighter come pin-up…