I personally attended countless debates and community hall meetings , visited homeless camps and overdose prevention sites , and talked to anybody who wanted to talk . Campaigning is a pretty exhausting program . The clock is always ticking . If you don ’ t have people out campaigning , you are not securing votes . There is much naive optimism too . How could we not win with so many people volunteering their time ? Easy . Money wins elections , I am told , not heart . At every all-candidates debate , I would proudly discuss our passion for cannabis and its future . No other candidates would dare touch cannabis in their platform . However , there was much agreement on the left about the decriminalization of all drugs as a meaningful attempt to end our current opioid crisis . Three other candidates had values that were similarly aligned with ours . If only they knew how important the future of cannabis is going to be economically , medicinally , and socially , we could all join forces . Our team talked extensively about harm reduction with people from at least two pop-up cannabis dispensaries operating at overdose prevention sites around Vancouver . It was suggested cannabis was a part of that solution too . “ Exit drug ” is the new term . Check out High Hopes Foundation , Cannabis Substitution Project , or Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users . Why did I run ? That is what everybody asks . I had to think hard about that , considering I spent most of my working life selling watermelon and pot cookies on a nude beach or doing stand-up comedy . Now , I own two candy stores . Obviously , happiness is my favorite currency . Politics is all about sacrificing popularity to benefit your community as a whole , if you are doing it right . Politics rarely embraces happiness . I owe a debt to Vancouver . It ’ s the perfect petri dish , allowing Watermelon to exist and blossom . Somehow , I have cultivated a life that would normally seem impossible thanks to my city . I ran because I love Vancouver and I am as passionate about its future as I am about its past . I may run again in November 2018 , knowing it is a long shot . I am naively enthusiastic that way .
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RUM RESIN BALLS
This is a big recipe . It will make around 75-100 Rum Resin Balls , depending on the size . You could half it , but the holidays are coming and this will make you a hero / heroine . The good news is they are kept in the freezer and can be served frozen since rum prevents them from freezing entirely . Eat them year-round and be amazed .
DRY INGREDIENTS 8 C crushed Nilla wafers 3 C icing sugar 3 / 4 C cocoa 2 tsp salt 340 g ( 12 oz ) chopped dark chocolate
WET INGREDIENTS 1 C sour cream 1.5 C dark rum 2 C chopped pecans 1 / 2 C marzipan
CANNABIS BUTTER 1.5 C butter 75 g ( 3 oz ) shake flour
( decarboxilated marijuanna )
• melt butter slow and low
• add shake flour
• simmer on low for for 35 minutes
• add chopped dark chocolate
• let slowly melt into butter mixture
• in a separate bowl , beat together wet ingredients
• add medicated butter chocolate mixture to wet mixture
• mix well
• combine dry ingredients
• use a dough hook to mix well with wet ingredients
• roll your rum balls in anything you like Ideas include : coconut , cocoa , chocolate sprinkles , and sometimes , if you are truly decadent , crushed pecans
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