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LESSONS IN
A FOOL OF MYSELF
A Cannabis Culinary Column
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POLITICS
From selling pot cookies on a nude beach to
owning two candy stores, happiness is a currency for
Watermelon. So, why enter the miserable arena of
politics? To make a difference. Watermelon emerged
from that arena defeated, yet wiser and undeterred.
ran for Vancouver city council in a by-election and
lost. I came in sixth place out of nine candidates. 
I was part of a new civic team called Sensible
Vancouver. We were excited to help steward in
new regulations for legal cannabis in Canada at
the municipal level, as well as contribute to other
important council responsibilities such as budgets
and finances, water, sewer, garbage services,
infrastructure, and other important municipal issues.
Unfortunately, it is very hard to inspire cannabis
enthusiasts to get out and vote, especially for a by-
election. It turns out it’s hard to get anybody out to
vote. Barely 11 per cent of eligible voters cast a ballot. 
The good news is we did inspire some of
them—1,737 to be exact—and we didn’t split the
vote to do it. Many were new voters who finally
felt the call to duty.
Am I sad I didn’t win? No.
My team put in a valiant effort. We printed
thousands of pamphlets, posters, and stickers. We
rented a 1962 GMC full-length tour bus and vinyl
wrapped it with a massive picture of me and a list
of our policies. Then we drove it around the city for
three weeks like a moving billboard. We amassed 40
or more volunteers who ran the phones, canvassed
on the streets, put up posters, knocked on doors. Holy
lick, did we have a lot of heart! We even put out a
music video complete with an original campaign
song by The Tall Brothers. You can see it on YouTube.
“Success is going from
failure to failure without
losing your enthusiasm.”
— Winston Churchill
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