But when Canadian immigration found out about it, then it became a major thing. Trudell s notoriety sparked the interest of High Times magazine that ran a feature on him while extending an invitation to be a judge in Amsterdam s acclaimed Cannabis Cup. I got to see the number of people involved. I think the big mistake that s being made in this society is the classification of marijuana as a drug. But nature, the Earth, does not grow drugs.
Nature provides medicine.
I think there needs to be realistic, intelligent, clear and coherent dialogue about this in every community. Too many kids are being chased into the hands of the druggies , because they have this little encounter with pot and they re off into these other things. We need to understand the reality that it s medicine and you use medicine properly. Industrial hemp is also seen as a medicine for the Earth. It does not deplete the Earth where it grows.