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April 19, 2013 Subscribe · Forward Can Pot Decide B.C.'s Next Premier? A majority of British Columbians are keen to learn more about marijuana legalization and taxation, according to a recent survey.  Continue reading... Manhunt For Boston Suspect B.C. Tories Would End Support For This China's Largest Bank To Finance Kitimat Refinery For Sale: Canada's Smallest Condos Mountie Shares Photos From Marathon With Investigators Unpaid HootSuite Interns Cash In B.C. Moratorium On Natural Gas? National Inquiry On Missing, Murdered Women Not Best Answer For Sale: Canada's Smallest Condos Can Pot Decide B.C.'s Next Premier? No Asians In The Vienna Philharmonic? No Problem! MARC EMERY 4/20 Cannabis Celebration: How It Came About The biggest celebration day in cannabis culture is April 20. The April 20 (4/20) celebration originally started in the mid-1970s as the time of day after school, 4:20 p.m., for high school students in San Rafael, California to meet and smoke pot. The phrase "I'll see at you at 4:20" became code for, "I'll be there to smoke a joint with you after classes are over". Its origins in Canada happened in 1995 when two of my HEMP BC employees came to me at my desk and asked, "Marc, we'd like to have a 'Four-Twenty' celebration on April 20. We'd like your permission and approval to put on a Four-Twenty concert and rally and fun time in Victory Square next door." I responded, "No, we can't do that." Continue reading... HEDY FRY Stop Ignoring Our Children's Well-being That Canada now ranks 27th out of 29 in health and safety, child mortality and obesity should indicate that the Conservatives are taking us in the wrong direction and need to seriously reassess public policy initiatives in these areas. Where is the leadership on a national immunization program? Continue reading... CLAY NIKIFORUK I Was Detained and Interrogated at the Border for Carrying Condoms What do you do when you're detained by powerful officials, everything you say is presumed deceptive, arbitrary "evidence" is held against you, and you're treated like a moral deviant? And what if its 2013, you're a woman, and the "evidence" is that you possess condoms? It happened three times in two weeks -- being detained by U.S. border officials on my way to or through the States. "I could have you charged with being a working girl! The proof is right here!" All I could do is shake my head. This can't be real. Continue reading... MARA SOFFERIN It's Better in Banff Perhaps the notion of voluntarily opting into more snow was so twisted I couldn't help but to be intrigued. But, this year as spring sprung, I took the plunge toward perpetual winter and packed my bags for a long weekend in Alberta's Banff National Park, home to the longest ski season in North America. Continue reading... TRICIA SEDGWICK Nutrients In Vegetables: Raw or Cooked? While you may have noticed the hype about the benefits of raw food diets or raw food cleanses, it is important to note that not all cooked foods are bad. In fact, cultures around the world have been cooking their traditional food dishes for thousands of years in healthy ways. Continue reading... Received this from a friend? Sign up for alerts from The Huffington Post here. Unsubscribe here.