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BC Bud is a generic term for several varieties of potent cannabis grown in the Canadian province of British Columbia. The term has almost become a brand name, especially in California, Oregon, Alaska and Washington, to where most of the province's cannabis is exported. The United States Drug Enforcement Administration considers BC production to be a major problem, given the porous United States-Canada border1, and has launched several major initiatives to cut down on its flow, including collaborative operations targeting marijuana activists such as Marc Emery.2
A study released on October 4, 2006 by the University of Victoria Centre for Addictions Research of BC and Simon Fraser University Applied Research on Mental Health and Addictions indicated Cannabis use is more widespread among British Columbians than the rest of Canadians. 3
However, a high tolerance for cannabis use in BC and an awareness of the role of it as an export cash crop (worth an estimated $6 billion annually4) has tended to make it difficult for Canadian or American authorities to interfere effectively. This remains a significant point of contention between the US and Canada, and is one of many US-Canada border problems driving changes to both nations' policies.5
The early history of cannabis production was centered in hippie communities in the Gulf Islands and Kootenay area, in climate conditions perfect for outdoor growing. It is believed that much of the cannabis currently sold for export originates from hydroponic grow-ops in the Lower Mainland, with significant amounts still added by outdoor growers throughout the province.6
BC has many compassion clubs, head shops and activists challenging the current legal and social views on cannabis. Larry Campbell, a Canadian senator and Vancouver's former Mayor, has called for the decriminalization7, and even legalization8, of cannabis in British Columbia.
From a commercial point of view, the fact that many growers in BC informally cooperate to keep quality high, while competing fiercely in an illegal business, is of interest to some in the agricultural economics community, as well as students of trademarks, agricultural policy, black markets, and agorism. Like Bordeaux, France, a region synonymous worldwide with an intoxicating export, in this case Bordeaux wine, British Columbia is increasingly known for the premium quality of its marijuana.9
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References
- ^ "BC Bud: Growth Of The Canadian Marijuana Trade", DEA Intelligence Division (December 2000). Retrieved on 11 June 2008.
- ^ "Plea deal means jail time for marijuana activist", Toronto Star (2008-01-14). Retrieved on 11 June 2008.
- ^ "Cannabis Use Highest in BC", University of Victoria (2006-10-04).
- ^ Canada Parliament, Senate; Colin Kenny, Pierre Claude Nolin (2003). Cannabis: Report of the Senate Special Committee on Illegal Drugs. Canada: University of Toronto Press, pg. 35. ISBN 0802086306.
- ^ "Senators Blast Canadian Border Security", ABC News (2007-09-27). Retrieved on 11 June 2008.
- ^ Canada Parliament, Senate; Colin Kenny, Pierre Claude Nolin (2003). Cannabis: Report of the Senate Special Committee on Illegal Drugs. Canada: University of Toronto Press, pp. 36-37. ISBN 0802086306.
- ^ Campbell, Larry (2007-07-16). "Pot Users Do Not Fit the Criminal Profile". Larry Campbell's Weblog. Retrieved on 2008-06-11.
- ^ "'Legalize it, control it and tax the livin' hell out of it'", The Province (2007-11-11). Retrieved on 11 June 2008.
- ^ "'This Bud's For The U.S.'", Time Magazine (2004-08-14). Retrieved on 11 June 2008.
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