CH Evening News - Up In Smoke Cafe News Feature - 2004

As co-founder of the Up In Smoke Cafe, Ryan discusses and defends his business to the Hamilton Chief of Police and the scrutiny of an uptight conservative panel, challenging the right to be Hamilton's first cannabis tolerant "zone", only the second to open in Eastern Canada.

Category:

News & Politics

Tags:

• Cannabis
• Marc Emery
• Stats Canada
• Toker
• Chronic
• MMAR
• NORML
• Decrim Bill
• Hamilton Commpassion Society

[purecork]

ryan that was an excellent speech my friend. well spoken, well argued, calm, responsible and very impressive! im participating in some cannabis activism in my community also so i really mean it when i say your ideas are great!

[DJRC420]

Thanks man! Maybe it will inspire you to open your own smokateria one day.

[jsgg]

That was very well-spoken response by Ryanm kept calm despite the loud mouth news anchor. Keep fighting the good fight!

[DJRC420]

thanks for the ecouraging feedback. respect.

[PLMQAZZ]

that interviewer is an annoying little shit,

[mikederda]

Fuck the cops and fuck that asshole news guy who goes marijuana laws fuck him and that guy pretending to smoke a joint at the end was funny and one of the main reason's it illegal is there scared of it being looked at as a normal thing and think it would make kmore ppl do it Fuck the laws heart sometimes bleeds so to speak for the plant and hey if you won't legalise it for me and all the other ppl that use it for the liking at least make it legal for the ppl with illnessess wake up danm it!

[FireShorts]

That was pretty horrible. I'm sad you guys lost your shop in the downtown. I'm not a cannabis user however I did respect the property you ran and I do have LOTS of respect for those who decide to run a business in the downtown. You had to overcome two big hurdles there:

- Owning a shop in downtown Hamilton

- Owning a canabis lounge in... well, anywhere in Ontario.

I hope you are able to return downtown at some point.

[DJRC420]

I tried to have a calm and civil discussion but they certainly had thier mind(s) made up didn't they?

[lordraidis]

fucking ignorant DEA pigs, they should be the one's getting sent to prison

[g4tech]

THis is not a american channel i live in Canada and drive by that news room place every day