The World Health Organization and Food and Agricultural Organization introduce the Codex Alimentarius Commision. Now in effect.

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An Art Jam Poetry Slam is being hosted at The Green Canvas Art Gallery Saturday, February 20th, from noon- 5:00p.m. There will be an all-day open mic and painting session. The goal is to gather local artists and combine their creative inspiration. Group paintings, and musical jams are expected to continue throughout the day with a variety of colors and instruments to choose from.

Feel free to bring any instruments or art supplies that you think could contribute to making this Art Jam a success.

Come down and check it out, even if you just want to sit back and witness local talent unfolding right before your eyes.

ART JAM POETRY SLAM

Saturday, February 20th@ Noon-5:00p.m

The Green Canvas Art Gallery (1621 11th Ave.)

ALL ARE ENCOURAGED TO COME!!!

RC’s seized roughly 200 ganja plants they say resembled “small Christmas trees as opposed to mere plants”, evidently due to advanced grow methods. The plants belonged to three individuals, all of which possess a license distributed by Health Canada to grow and possess marihuana at the specific location. The two men arrested at the scene, however, had no permits.

Police also found 30 lbs of drying ganja as well as a loaded .357 Magnum handgun and 30/30 calibre rifle. The two men aged 39 and 40, are facing 4 charges related to possession of controlled substances as well as firearms. Their court date is set for April.

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DeVries, a 52 year old activist, has been running his compassion club for roughly eight months now. Running a professional operation, DeVries offers a multitude of strains priced reasonably at $15/g and $7/g for seniors, with a 7 gram daily limit. Despite DeVries best effort to abide by regulations, even going as far as refusing patients whom could not back their claims or were caught abusing medication, he was still raided by police on Aug. 15th, a set back that nearly cost him his operation. It took DeVries until fall to re-up and recruit a new crop.

“People in Nunavut who can benefit from marijuana are having their rights violated because the medical community won’t provide the documentation the law requires.” says Alison Crowe, DeVries Lawyer. DeVries court date is set for Feb. 15th. Both police and the Crown refuse to comment on the case while it is before the courts.

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Los Angeles City Council passed an ordinance, regulating the uproar of recently opened Medical Marijuana dispensaries. Since the Obama Administrations’ leniency towards medicinal users and distributors, more than 600 dispensaries have opened in L.A. alone. The new law states that dispensaries mustn’t be within 1000 feet of schools, libraries, churches, playgrounds etc. and also, that only 70 of 600 dispensaries will remain open for business. Although highly unfortunate for owners of the dispensaries at stake, the ordinance is nevertheless a firm stand on behalf of medical marijuana’s permanent presence.

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Aspiring artist and song writer, Jayde “Wizwon” Goodon, was born in 1986, to parents Floyd and Karen Goodon. Driven by a love for tattoo art since childhood, Jayde began experimenting with a variety of colouring utensils on all available surfaces, mainly his own body. Although he enjoyed drawing out everyday objects and scenery’s, he more so enjoyed drawing on them. This led him to pursue graffiti.

Towards the eighth grade, a fascination with letters

came into play. Jayde became obsessed with creating unique letter styles, forcing the reader to detach from the ordinary and enter his mind. Making a consistent effort to draw inspiration from within, Goodon chose to overlook other artists styles, ensuring originality rather than encouraging comparison. Finding inspiration in friends, music and past-present situations or experience

s, his artwork developed a uniqueness sole similar to his own ever evolving style. The fact that practice required illegal activity was no concern.

During high school, Jayde’s artistic horizon was broadened thanks to a vast amount of art tools available. From paper to canvas and from canvas to murals, he left his mark. It was here that Goodon discovered his favored mediums such as pressurized spray cans, paint markers and India ink. However, aside from paint and canvas, a new artistic outlet was calling for Jayde. Accompanied by his childhood companion, Ill Kid Kris, and mesmerized by the hip-hop movement, Goodon began freestyle rapping and beat boxing, challenging his creative abilities. It wasn’t long before word got around of his microphone tactics and abstract flows. This was the birth of Wizwon.

Over the next years “Wiz” focused on evolving as a musician. He started recording as well as producing his own beats. In the year 2000, Wiz received provincial recognition for his contribution on the Prairie Roots Project. This exposure opened a number of doors for Goodon, resulting in numerous collaborations with the Queen City’s top musicians and artists. Now, although Goodon’s lyrical abilities where blossoming, his undying love for painting and graffiti (also a growing necessity for cash), urged him to refocus and channel his growth. He then teamed up with fellow graff artists and began organizing legal murals around the city and later the province, continuing to rap as a side hobby.

Overtime Wizwon’s crew became known as the 11 Hooks Crew. The Hooks enabled Wiz to once again excel in his creativity, launching a spring clothing line in 2009 and later a series of calendars. Goodon progressively networked his talent in graffiti, branching out to artist all over Canada, namely the GFC crew out of Toronto. 11 hooks was on the rise. When asked why the decision to pursue painting on a mainstream, Wiz replied “there is no purpose but to feel good about my creations”.

Currently you can locate some of Goodon’s pieces at his exhibit being held at Regina’s own Green Canvas Art Gallery located at 1621 11th Ave. Future plans include attending “Under Pressure” which is a Graffiti Art festival held in Montreal each year, launching summer and women’s clothing line, accessories, calendars, and of course numerous canvas’s and murals.

In the end it is clear to see that Jayde Wizwon Goodon is a force to be reckoned. He went from illegally leaving temporary evidence of  his whereabouts, to leaving permanent landmarks by means of spray cans or tattoo guns. One key element in his style says Wiz, is that he will not paint when upset. Only when the mood comes, which is often stimulated by good vibes in music. In the next 10 years Wizwon plans to “just let it flow”. Experimenting with new techniques but still staying true to his own style and abilities, Jayde Wizwon Goodon will without doubt become a household name.

]]> http://www.headshopcanada.com/fresh-hits/wizwon-melted-visions/feed/ 0 http://www.headshopcanada.com/heads-up/dr-s-vs-ganja/ http://www.headshopcanada.com/heads-up/dr-s-vs-ganja/#comments Mon, 01 Feb 2010 23:21:29 +0000 ganjagreeneyez http://www.headshopcanada.com/?p=1405 Don’t miss the seminars on how to acquire your license for medical marijuana.
Regina’s new art gallery, The Green Canvas, located at 1621 11th Ave., may be hosting seminars on how to acquire your license for medical marijuana for only a few more weeks. Unfortunately, due to recent interest in the purchase of the building,  there may be a limited number of seminars remaining. With The Green Canvas offering free space to natural healing practices, as well as educating the public on how to legally obtain marijuana through Health Canada’s Medical Marihuana Division, it is not surprising  that the potential buyer has pharmaceutical involvement and thus may be feeling threatened by the earth’s promising plants and with good reason too.

The Green Canvas offers space free of charge for healing practices such as massage therapy, acupuncture, physiotherapy, among others. There is also a free seminar held every Friday at 4:20 p.m that informs citizens about how to acquire a license to legally use or grow marijuana. This includes a brief description of symptoms and diseases that marijuana can be prescribed for. Although this is often a surprise to the general public, it is old news to the medical communities. Marijuana can be prescribed to treat a variety of symptoms and diseases ranging from nausea, seizures and pain management, to arthritis, AIDS, cancer and epilepsy.

Many doctors recognize the wide variety of uses for cannabis, be it in fiber or medicine. They understand that if marijuana were to become more mainstream and popular than it already is, the demand would plummet for the majority of the pills found on counters of pharmacies and many pills would even be replaced by this natural remedy. When doctors’ practices depend so much on the synthetic treatments as opposed to natural preventative measures, an establishment like The Green Canvas is very threatening. However, when a doctor’s practice is inspired through the desire to help people, providing them with safe medical advice, and treating them in the most efficient, safe manners, The Green Canvas is like a dream come true.

One in every two people is expected to get cancer in their life and marijuana is known to stop the growth of cancers and even begin shrinking them. This preventative measure could change our society and make this a disease of the past. Arthritis becomes common to people over 35 years old with osteoarthritis becoming apparent as you age. Marijuana is prescribed to help with the pain and also the inflammation surrounding the joints. Preventing this inflammation and production of cancerous cells could change the lives of millions.

Marijuana is threatening to pharmaceutical companies, and justifiably so. It is a safer, more effective herb than the majority of other prescriptions on the market and does not leave patients dependent on it.  It can treat and cure some of the most common diseases of today and pharmaceutical companies are aware of this. The future of The Green Canvas is being jeopardized due to its dedication to informing the public on marijuana as well the threat it presents to pharmaceutical companies. These marijuana seminars will hopefully continue in the near future, but for now, we at HSC recommend catching what may be the last seminars on Fridays, at 4:20 p.m. This world does not need more natural remedies; it just needs more awareness of the natural remedies already available.

Metaphorically, the pharmacies have been building themselves giant “castles of sand”. But we all know that “Castles made of sand, slip into the sea… eventually”. So how about a sea of green?  The revolution starts now.

Keep checking into the HSC for updates.