Founder of Educators for Sensible Drug Policy #EFSDP Drug policy Consultant. Editor/Photographer/Videographer especially for the band Petunia and the Vipers!

British Columbia
Joined September 2012
#EFSDP Hi Magic Bean! 💕Firstly it must be the one who is dying to choose MAiD ‘assisted dying’ be cognitive and acceptive. My dearest brother-in-law chose this path Aug 10. He said in a whisper to me, “I’m looking forward it.” He was frail and unable to handle simple tasks and said “the days go by in seconds in this palliative care home, I can’t live like this.” A strong capable man, a fire chief a friend to all. The folks he worked with in Deep Cove BC as a reliable wood worker in his retirement years said of Doug’s passing, “the world was a better place with Doug in it.!” But Doug knew he could not offer anymore his cancer had spread and he wanted to control his final hours. Self love will lead you to your destination xo
Step One in MAID Journey. I have friends that have chosen their own ending, one here on X that was one of the first and remembered often by me. RIP Mike Sloan and my friend Tom also chose his day and way to the next life. I find it hard they dont answer the phone and talk to a person personally on the initial enquiry. Im starting now because im falling fast and my family and I like to prepare for whats ahead. I have three terminal diseases that ALL my doctors say can not be cured and my body shows the effects on the inside if not on the outside. Im not afraid, but not a robot either. Sometimes we cry for what we still want to do and the people and life I still wish to have. I dont know when the end is at all, and I plan to be at Nickelback's concert on April 6th next year. I have all kinds of plans made like Im going to live forever and I will do everything I can to make more beautiful memories with my family and with you. I love life! This is the email they send to me to start me off. Paliative care people are on my team for awhile now but can not help me with MAID. Its prohibited. It would be better if they could help me too. Waiting days and leaving a message to a machine asking for help in dying isnt great. "Thank you for your inquiry. The Care Coordination Service is monitoring incoming e-mails each weekday. If you are making a request for medical assistance in dying, the Care Coordination Service will attempt to respond to you within 2 – 5 business days. If you have asked a question related to AHS policy, processes and/or resources related to medical assistance in dying, we will forward your question to the appropriate subject matter expert, who will attempt to respond to you directly within 5 business days. Thank you for contacting the MAID Care Coordination Service Intake Mailbox."
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Canada is official cutting ties with Elon Musk's Starlink. Prime Minister Mark Carney confirmed Canada is moving away from Starlink, heavily backing a $2.3B contract for homegrown rival Telesat Lightspeed instead. 👏 🇨🇦
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Joe Rogan on Trump Administration rescheduling marijuana: “Another thing the Trump administration has done with marijuana, they're moving marijuana into Schedule 3. So instead of it being this thing that has ‘no medical use’- well of course it has medical use. It helps cancer patients keep their hunger during chemotherapy. It gives people relief of pain. For some people, it helps them with anxiety. There's a lot of benefits to it.” -@joerogan @joeroganhq
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The ‘Saga’ of Petunia and the Vipers Canadian East to West 2026 Tour . Coming home to BC soon, still held up in Eastern Canada waiting for van parts!! facebook.com/reel/2908381365…?
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U.S.A. TOUR !!! Petunia and the Vipers - Washington to Arizona October 31-November 15, 2026 facebook.com/share/r/1FdDakn…
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BACK TO VANCOUVER! Petunia and the Vipers October 26, 2026 facebook.com/share/r/1cypXk1…
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'THE SAGE OF PETUNIA AND THE VIPERS' Cross Canada 2026 East to West Tour - 'Billy the Kid' facebook.com/share/r/1EPKLFH…
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