Scene in Victoria

All around us we see folks wearing t-shirts with a company or group logo and design displayed. With the realization that monetarily inexpensive but ecologically expensive shirts are bad for the environment, many groups are now sourcing their shirts from Hemp and Company. In the last month we have outfitted four groups with hemp t-shirts.

Spiral Cafe, VicWest's premier coffee and music house, utilized hemp shirts and printed them with their very unique spiral design. Groove to the music, enjoy a latte, and pick up a cool Spiral shirt at 418 Craigflower Road, Vic West, 386 9303.

Also Mike and the members of the band, Children of Celebrities, chose hemp shirts for their group. You can contact them through the Spiral Cafe.

The Cannabis Compassion Club of Victoria has H&C men's and women's locally made hemp t-shirts with logos front and back on sale at CBC of C, 826 Johnson Street, Victoria. Ted and the gang at CBC of C, offer a very needed and compassionate service to people with permanent physical disabilities and diseases. You can contact them at 381-4220 or by email at hempology@gmail.com.

Victoria Street Newz is sold by vendors who accept donations for the newspaper "to help end poverty and homelessness". The paper is a proud member of the North American Street Newspaper Association whose mission is "to support a street newspaper movement that creates and upholds journalistic and ethical standards while promoting self-help and empowermnent among people living in poverty". The vendors are now wearing H&C hemp/organic cotton, made in Vancouver, t-shirts with their very cool Street Newz design. Soon the vendors will have donated H&C bags to put their papers in. If you aren't in the downtown area to pick up a copy you can subscribe for $35/year, $20/low income to Victoria Street Newz, 1027 Pandora Avenue, Victoria, V8R 3P3.

HEMPOLOGY 101

The very popular series Hempology 101 is again presented at University of Victoria starting September 12. Ted Smith, the heart of the CBC of C Victoria's Cannabis Compassion Club, is again sharing his extensive knowledge of cannabis to any and all who want to learn more about this amazing plant. The series is free and is held every Wednesday until March 26 in the Elliot Building, Room 062 from 3:30 to 4:10.

For the second year, Bill Finley of Hemp and Company will be a guest lecturer on "Hemp Products". He talks of the hundreds of uses of hemp that are non-medicinal, such as clothing and fabrics, building materials, food products. You can hear Bill on October 3.

For a full listing of Hempology 101 topics and dates you can pick up the free Cannabis Digest newsletter from CBC of C at 826 Johnson Street, Victoria or contact Ted at hempology@gmail.com.