Cannanaskis

09/12/2026

Fun fact: Denisovans were probably the first to use cannabis.

An analysis of ancient bones found in a Chinese cave offer glimpses of how Denisovans lived more than 130,000 years ago

05/04/2026

We’re launching a History of Cannabis Tour in downtown Calgary. Learn about the city’s connection to global icons like Tommy Chong and Bob Marley. Tickets at the link in bio.

05/03/2026

Visit some of the most historic spots in Canada when it comes to cannabis, right here in downtown Calgary.

A journalist-led walking tour of Calgary’s hidden cannabis history, from alleys to icons and prohibition to pop culture.

04/20/2026

Happy 4/20 to all who celebrate. This is also a reminder that while cannabis is legal in Canada, we still have a ways to go policy-wise before cannabis tourism can flourish.

04/14/2026

You think THC percentages are inflated today? This Feb. 9, 1938 story in the Globe and Mail says the FBI considers it “ten times more powerful than cocaine.”

04/14/2026

You think THC percentages are inflated today? This Feb. 9, 1938 story in the Globe and Mail says the FBI considers it “ten times more powerful than cocaine.”

04/11/2026

Thanks to help from folks at the Essex Branch of Ontario Ancestors - The Genealogical Society, we now have a more complete picture of the earliest people arrested for possessing and dealing cannabis in Canada back in the 1930s.

by Dave Dormer George Charbonneau likely had no idea RCMP were waiting for him when he boarded the LaSalle Ferry on Dec. 4, 1937 for the 15-minute return trip from Detroit to Windsor. In the pockets of his overcoat on that chilly Saturday, the 21-year-old Canadian was carrying just over five ounc

10/17/2025

As we celebrate seven years of cannabis legalization in Canada, read about the battle to end prohibition … which took 34,876 days.

The fight to legalize Cannabis in Canada took nearly a century. We told you in a previous post about how it was made illegal in April 1923 with a simple announcement in the House of Commons that a “new drug” had been added to Bill 72. Undoing that took 95 years of protests, marches, demonstra

09/16/2025

Research is pushing the origins of Cannabis use back in time: More than 20,000 years

Research paints a 20,000 year timeline of cannabis, and it could go back further

07/17/2025

With all the talk of THC labels, a reminder that studies have shown up to three-quarters of cannabis users have no idea what they are consuming.

Humans have been using cannabis for thousands of years, but it wasn’t until the 1970s that we started to focus on plants producing higher and...