On the weekend My son invited me to the LIFT EXPO, It states on the radio
'Canada' premier cannabis EXPO..  Treating Yourself medical cananbis expo's were the Premier Expos. Seems like yesterday, boy they were fun.  Storm still 'a kid'.  Now I walk the EXPO with a 25 year old talented, intelligent, passionate & handsome, NICE young man.
If I do say so.  Of course I had a good day. 

I did hear a speaker & he boldly stated loud & proud- 'Do not kid yourself, if not for advocates & patients - cannabis would NOT be where it is in Canada Today. Fact.' Dana was also on point and loved the red shirt. 
How was it? It was informative - But I know it all - Hahahaha!! (Don't all females?)
There were many dispensaries, some I'm not aware of yet and know nothing about, some I DO know about and would advise ALL to avoid like the plague.  I've blogged about a few in the past.    PLEASE educate yourself ...    WHO do YOU SUPPORT with your dollar?
Are they GOOD people or just money making greedy assholes.  Do they believe in what they are doing? Or are they  just money making greedy..  
Do they care about cannabis as a medicine? Or are they just...        
WHO DO YOU want  GROWING YOUR medicine.
What you put in your body.  

Oh, there were many incentives I heard, sign up now and get your first medibe FREE!
Sign  here and get 15% off!   Sign here and get this sweet T!!
For me?? lol     I went to the First LIFT expo- a couple years back.. they've gotten better,  still not what TY was - I do  believe it will become as good in a couple years.

What I did NOT like: 
Seeing the dispensary of the one who 'stares me down in public'. lol 
& the one run by the person associated with Oxy.  Phhhhbt.  
The VAPE lounge IMO.. I felt not  'sanitary' I went outside and smoked a joint instead.
It  didn't feel .. 'fun'   Life is still about fun.  
Or very creative to be honest- except for that big GREEN thing and the 'airline girls.
I didn't FEEL FUN/comfortable/inspired.  
Bombardment of franchises - making me wonder & realize  - it is what it is.
Buyer beware.   Phoney people (imo), I did see a couple, who needs it - keep moving. 

What I did like: Walking around with Storm, noticing girls giving him a wink and smile from time to time.  lol       Seeing & Hugging many I've not seen in years.
Adam & Erin and Adam getting us our TWEED (giggle)  stash jars- which I like  ;)
Hugs from Gilles! My buddy from Advanced - and meeting his lovely wife for the first time, she's heard about me...  lol  
​Jimmy! From CannaMart He spied me - walked over grabbed my sore hand (very gently) and started to massage it. Wise man... perceptive.  We hit it off and  gave each other hugs with each passing! The cream NOW sits on my desk and I'm using it daily! 
​Patrick of Conspiracy Culture - he looked  REFRESHED! Antonio was at NORML Canada, Steve & Fillipe from CubeCaps - I hung out in the booth for a bit and I'd have to say.. people were raving about this product. Amy was there in heels  giving me hugs! Al & Butterfly grabbed me, unexpected for an interview - I apologize, I heard Tamara (who also loves small dogs) was listening and I told her about POPPY! & California- can you tell I'm ready for some California Dreaming?
I met a few new people Storm introduced me to, all wonderful - Of course.
I picked up Stickers for Josh's sketchbooks.
I was introduced to someone who  'Yeeeeeeeed!' lol at meeting me- and said she has a postcard by her desk! Geez,  for that response - soon she'll have a little original. 
EZRA, from the moment I noticed this man I thought 'what a nice guy'.
Ezra is a talented Photographer and more- above all else-  he makes me feel at peace being in his presence. Simple.  I'm told he  lives what he speaks. He wears HEMP head to toe - LOVE IT!  It was an honour.  He asked to take my photo.. which - you know- is a ? who knows if  you will catch me in twitchmode - He makes me smile and I was nervous.. oh well.  
I of course asked for a photo as well - turned out awesome (below)  & get this- I was right about him...  he is voted one of Canada's Nicest people!!
By ROOTS. I will tell you when it's time to vote. EZRA is nicest person I know, follow him!  We all need nice in our lives. I try to be nice - me makes me want to be nicer. lol 
www.ezrasoiferman.com   TWEED knows what they are doing when hiring him, imo.  
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I'm sure I'm forgetting a few many laughs- especially when the 'watering Giant' started to tumble! hee hee   I WAS ZONKED when home-  passed out in bed at 10.
IF you don't know- sure Go. $15. would be a better price ticket, IMO 
I guess I have to admit: I was Lifted by LIFT.  

With Love.
G

Worried about "the Children' getting Cannabis? 
Cannabis is still costly, not as easy to get as the media portrays and really... who wants to share their quality bud with a kid?  Not me.  Not anyone I personally know.
​ALCOHOL on the other hand is cheap, easily available (most only have to go to the family bar) and comes in a variety of cool,  colorful, creative,  tasty &  fun flavours! 
Everything you can think of! Bacon Flavoured Vodka is available.

What did you try first?   A sip of alcohol or a puff from a joint?
Be honest. What do you think most kids will try first?

Oh MY GOSH.. so, I researched 'ways to consume alcohol' and even watched a few youtube videos.  How desperate are some kids/people for a high? What does this tell you?
Drugs are NOT the problem, mental health is. 
Worried about your kid having a puff - PLEASE - pay attention, they are doing far worse with ALCOHOL  > NOW<  and it's not funny. Inserting a vodka soaked tampons to get a buzz so you don't get caught?  Ouch, what's that doing to lining of the vagina?
YODKA soaked gummies at school?  An existing problem long before cannabis gummies. Easier to make too, imo.
Booze filled cupcakes at recess... I bet it's happening right NOW.
I watched a kid snort whisky. WTF.. while his buddies laughed.
He looked about 16.  Mom?  Dad?  Have you not explained about brain damage?
Perhaps explain possible repercussions of such actions later in life..as their brains start to disintegrate.

See the brains pouring our the ear of the kid EYE BALLING VODKA?
IT's TRUE that is what will happen if you drink VODKA through your eyeball!!
Am I FEAR mongering- I F*cking HOPE so! 

Worried about Cannabis?
Check the bar.
Cheers.
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OH- For all that do not know: OUR TTC started random drug testing 'Toronto TRANSIT system' and  TWO people tested for being impaired'. WOW. 
Responsible for the safety of hundreds of thousands daily.
CHEERS.

Cannabis...    Stop the fear mongering. Start the educating.

With Love
g
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It's been a difficult week, it's not that I'm having an artist block - I can't seem to stop the ideas,  I'm just not in the mood.  Storm appeared at my studio door -  as long as I'm not 'sketching/thinking' you can speak to me - - - lol.   Visibly upset he reported the new 'proposed (from what I understand they are not set in stone YET) regulations around legalization. Under the new law if you give cannabis to a minor  you could go to jail as a major offence.  Storm remarked: 

"Mom, that means if it was 'now' - YOU would be doing more JAIL time  for introducing  me to cannabis than a pedophile parent who SEXUALLY abuses their kid." 

 I was speechless. Mouth ajar,  it took a moment to register ...   what?  
What did he just say?
Are you f*&%$#@ kidding me?  Is this the USA he is thinking about? 
Storm then turned and left.   

​This is terrible.  Cananbis has never killed anyone - offering a kid cannabis - is not the same as sexually abusing them and messing them up mentally for life!  
*** I AM NOT encouraging kids to use cannabis if they do NOT feel they need it.  Kids today are NOT stupid and I would rather they try IT first before they use pharmaceuticals which ARE proven to alter the brain and even encourage/cause suicide.  
I strongly believe there are many children/teens out there who could benefit from Cannabis.  
***IF ANY ADULT offers a child cannabis or ANY substance with the wrong intentions...
well they are just Nasty SCUM anyhow - there is NOT much anyone can do about it - WELL we could stop focusing on something that does not  physically HURT & focus on pedophiles - that would be a FANTASTIC start.  So many offer kids alcohol  to get them to PASS OUT.   A Strong cannabis edible would also make a kid pass out perhaps, I've never seen it.  Scum is scum.  EDUCATE your kids on SCUM before  cannabis.

Adults (mostly men) who have sex with children are mentally ill. 
Child abuse and child trafficking are on the increase. YOU have more danger today from your child being exposed to a pedophile on-line than you have to worry about cannabis.

Sending someone to jail for offering a minor cananbis - when a child RAPIST  gets less of a sentence is SHAMEFUL & FEAR mongering continued.  WHO made these rules?  More money and resources STILL wasted.  IF it is a NON VIOLENT CRIME
If it is scum offering kids cannabis with evil intentions- sure, give them what they deserve.


​You all realize...  I would be facing a major sentance.
I could be in jail for trying to HELP my son- longer than a parent who sexually abused their child.  There is something wrong with that- and it has nothing to do with cannabis    
PLEASE speak up and out and against this NEW regulation.  
No one deserve their lives ruined over a plant.  NO ONE!
That is WRONG.  Am I wrong?  
Focus.  We asked them to Focus, F-O-C-U-S and NOT fuck us.
Enough is enough. 

With Love
g

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Time for me to Focus. 
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 NAFTA tomorrow- We need to be watching closely!!!
OUR WATER IS AT STAKE.

Remember my trip to the museum with my son?  ;) 
I do, I think of it fondly & often.  It was a wonderful day full of ART & artifacts, birds, rocks, drugs (shaman's tools) - it was amusing, entertaining & enlightening!
WELL worth a visit!!
It was the Canadian Artist I remembered to research much later though, Rex Woods in particular &  it is how I came across the ‘beaver art - It inspired me on countless levels. 
Think about what it stood for.    It was one of those ‘Pokes from God’  literally I was working on a different cartoon idea when - ZAP, and the new idea wanted to be drawn first - lol -  it’c called INSPIRATION'.  A good way on this Good Friday for me to think of it.

*I believed when I drew it,  Canada would allow for  small privately owned and operated dispensaries. What happened to the Canadian Dream or as adults and allowing us FREEDOM of expression & to  make our own choices in this country?

I miss the days of  working at small privately owned galleries in Canadian snowstorms…  lol. I would walk around and look at every tiny detail for hours on end, then read magazines, write (no cell phones then) my friends letters- hee hee.
We all have great memories  ‘Growing up Canadian' in country as young as ours.
 
                            Canada is 150 year old this year - so much news.. 
Don’t assume, I’m not thinking of http://www.warmuseum.ca/the-battle-of-vimy-ridge/ missing my dad, thinking of other  family I am missing this time of year. 
I am actually thinking more of who is still here - like my own son, young family  & many others like:  Avery, Mia, Jack, Lilly, Hudson, Tom, Sam, Mike, Ashley, Tim, Lori, Taylor, Sophia, Jackson, Emma, Liam, Adam & Eve - ARE you getting my point?  

What next?  & IF you can’t have a cannabis bake shop - then what is to prevent ALL privately, small owned bake shops for all the same reasons? Home day cares - adios, small Pizza shops- chow Bello, retailers..  you can NOT discriminate against one and not the other. Not one small business is safe,  how many have we already lost to major retailers?

Hotdogs & trampolines  killed more CHILDREN than cannabis ever has.   Prove me wrong.  Do you understand my point?  

Next will it be: ONLY  'these brands may sell in our major chains..'  sigh.
 If you're going to kill this country then at least do it slowly.     Frig  
*not directed at Justin...   corporate greed' yes.
I wrote before - BIG LP's will probably win in the end anyway, as most will flock to them simply out of ease & they have bigger advertising dollars. At lest  people had an opportunity to  try.  There are so many talented  Canadians who deserve an opportunity to be  in this INDUSTRY.

Cananbis is an industry like every other & the hardest working in it have been the growers.  I have witnessed it first hand many times. IF not for them, we would not be having this conversation.  There goes 'our farmers again..  '
Not to mention other not Canadian owned companies will be making a lot of money.
Facts to ponder as you prepare for your first  un-educated “POT purchase.”

What is next?

NOT ALL who are rich are wrong or evil - far from it, we’ve been blessed to meet all sorts on this journey- although not wide my ‘variety’ of friends has been - everyone is the same - no matter  the pocket books.  Nice people &  not very nice people (imo).  Money usually had little to do with it.  This is more about profit at the moment than keeping just out of the criminals hands.  ‘       Which Criminals’ are we  talking about here? 
No wonder our LCBO wants a part.  It is the biggest 'booze monopoly' in the world.  I had no idea... correct me if I am wrong- I heard that on a pod cast the other evening.  

BTW my love, appreciation for respect for Justin Trudeau has not wavered, I know he is educated on cannabis & is far more concerned with people than plants at the moment.
As should WE ALL BE.  
I STILL have faith in the Canadian PEOPLE to:
         KEEP ALL Canadians  BUSY

 demand  what is right for ALL Canadians!  Not just the Cannabis educated Canadians, ALL Canadians  - For Generations to come - wether you grow or no.  Consume or no.
​The 'Dream/opportunity to succeed'  in this country is a human right for ALL Canadians. 


With Love
have faith
Georgia 
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My 4/20 T-Idea was inspired by another Canadiana, long time a go :

​Tomorrow 'Dorothy from Oz...'