Marc Emery’s Cannabis Culture

Went in yesterday with some friends spent at least $ 200+ and then got kicked out by one of the attendants for loitering too long in the giant store. Mind you we were legitimate customers, we were NOT being rowdy, we were NOT messing with any of the displays, we were just looking around the store while it was pouring outside. It wasn’t packed by any means and we were NOT in anyone’s way. If you know Vancouver you know these pot paraphernalia stores are a dime a dozen, save yourself some aggravation and take your business elsewhere, I know I won’t be spending another dime while those a$$holes are behind the counter.

Horrible seed bank experience. Called ahead and was quoted a price of 15 per seed feminized or 75 for 6. When we got there they decided it was 20 per seed or 85 for 5! Stinks… and the seeds I bought last time never sprouted.

I thought the gentleman operating the dispensary was quite friendly and helpful. Although I told him upfront I wasn’t here to purchase right away he was more than happy to answer any and all of my questions and I felt he was quite knowledgable. It does feel a bit like a culture club and smoking room but I got the information I needed and was quite happy with that.

Love this place, always a great time :)

Cool spot definitely will go back. It’s a chill place downtown where you can hang out, be with friends, and enjoy a cannabis lifestyle :)

Overall decent service. But the staff upstairs aren’t all super friendly.

A very cool place indeed. Marc has created a home for stoners and those wanting to be immersed in the culture. You can often find the Prince of Pot himself standing in the back offering dabs and spirited conversation. Lots of tees, glassware, books, magazins and hemp products. Take a trip upstairs and if you have your own bud you can lay down 5 $ and enter one of the lounges. Vape. Dab. Smoke. Feel free. Lots of munchies for sale too. Cool vibes and great atmosphere! If you smoke or just dig Marc Emory and his work it’s worth stopping by.

The best thing about this place is the ridiculously large selection.
The staff are fine, but the Urban Shaman staff could do with a little less indifference and a little more knowledge regarding their products.
4 stars because the selection is just so big!

First of all, I gotta say, I love the cats in this place, I am pretty sure they are stoned all the time, they don’t bother anyone, just walk around and sit here and there from time to time.
I’ve come here a couple times with friends, I like this place, its pretty chill, no one comes and bothers you, they have drinks in the cooler or you can bring your own (no rules against that which I like) and the staff are really nice and no one comes to bother/​harass you, its a $ 5 for admission (if you will) and you can stay for an hour I believe? You pay more if you wanna stay longer, but this is a cool place, will definitely come back

a fine location with more than most head shops. please remember that marc is still in need of our support. BRING MARC HOME!

I am not a pot smoker by any means, however, I understand the culture and the pros. It is nice to see a place like this in the city. I have friends who come here for various reasons. An assortment of products with friendly staff in a safe environment.

(nine/​thirty)
This little area is a stoners paradise. Cannabis Culture and the Amsterdam Café on one side, La Taqueria, Nuba, Meat & Bread, and more deliciousness just steps away when you feel the need to munch! What’s better?
They have a great selection of bongs, pipes, rolling papers, grinders, all the goodies you need to pack a bowl. The staff are very friendly and chill (obviously!), and don’t mind the kitties! They’re just as nice.
Take a sharp left out the doors and head upstairs to the Vapor Lounge. This is an ideal spot to blaze with friends (or even solo) on a less than perfect day. Comfy couches, your own personal vaporizer, and a nice view overlooking the street. Now that they’ve opened up the middle floor as well, there is a lot more space. Make sure you BYOW, don’t ask around! There is a $ 5 charge per person, cash only, and maximum stay is one hour. On that note, I usually find that the hour limit is subject to how busy it is.
A landmark in Vansterdam and definitely a must-​try!

Friendly and helpful staff. Wide selection of pipes, bongs, vapourizers. Only place I’ve found that sells graphic hemp t-​shirts in Vancouver (printed in Vancouver as well).

I was kidnapped by some friends and brought to the upstairs of this establishment. It was time for me to engage in something completely «Vancouver.»
There is a $ 5 charge to come in to use the vaporizers for one hour. Hanging out in here is like hanging out in a youth hostel. You’ve got some kids playing pool, some dude reading comic books, and a table of whiggers smoking blunts. There were not as many hippies as I had thought there would be, but I guess maybe they are downstairs in the café smoking their dubes sans the vaporizer.
I have encouraged my friend to make custom baggies to attach to the vaporizers, perhaps something more colourful with rainbows, glitter and unicorns to help make you feel less like you are sucking on a plastic garbage bag. I really think this would help enhance the whole experience and make people feel a little more glamorous when sucking in smoke fumes.
They also sell some snacks and drinks up here, so I grabbed myself a bottled water. I paid with a $ 20 and almost got short changed $ 15. As soon as I was about to point it out though, the girl working there snickered and said «oops, I must be high or something.» Umm… this may be my first time here, but I’m not as high as you may think I am. I guess this could be an occupational hazard, but it sure did live up to the stereotype these people have.
You’ll also notice the clock in there is always set at 4:20, the walls are painted a mint green and sadly living up to another stereotype, they have pictures of Bob Marley on the wall. There is a cool collage of history from the 1920’s forward of marijuana plastered on the walls of the stairs which is pretty interesting as well. If you want to impress your out of town friends with something completely original to Vancouver, take them here and try to explain to them how this place even exists after sucking on the fumes of the vaporizer.

I love that it’s been all Americans writing up to this point… time for a Canadian to pipe up.
Here’s a shop any cannabis aficionado or tourist off the beaten track would love — they’ve got great magazines, board games, hemp tees, logo tees, black-​light tees and some very elaborate glass pipes too (worth the visit alone to see these). You can browse all while getting an education on the culture and its clashes with both American and Canadian authorities.
I learned — how did I miss this! — that Harper is trying to pass bill S-​10 which will put anyone with a couple joints or some plants behind bars for months. What a sad world we live in, where our «peace officers» don’t have more important things to worry about than some people out there experimenting with their green-​thumbs. Rallies at MP offices across Canada take place October 2^nd.
I think we should all support the work here of Marc Emery — Canada’s Prince of Pot — and his message, no matter how counter-​culture it is. Our freedoms are worth speaking up for.
While I was there, I picked up some wild artwork — old school covers of magazines like Dope Comix and Harold Hedd by Rand Holmes whose artwork used to grace the covers of the Georgia Straight in the 70s’ but would also elicit fines for obscenity…“Hedd’s adventures often took dead aim at the city’s establishment, including its hippie-​hating mayor Tom Campbell and its oft-​criticized police department”…smells of censorship to me.

Basic Info:
$ 5 per person to get in. BYOW (Bring Your Own Weed)
6 or so Volcano vaporizers with couches, a pool table, and small area for live music (on certain days).
The random people I met here were all great and friendly. One random guy I met gave me his leftover weed because he had to return to the US. On my last trip here, I was able to return the favor/​repeat the cycle to my new friends from Australia.
While here with new friends I made (while staying at a hostel on Granville St), I got to talk weed culture with people from New Zealand, Australia, Scotland, and Montréal.
The badass experiences I had here and will continue to experience here are IMPOSSIBLE (at the time of this writing) for me to have in the US. When I told people here how in many states in the US we would all go to jail they either LOL at me or look at me with sadness or shock. A combination of all three, I guess :(
The staff has always been friendly to me. I love it when they say, «Enjoy getting high.»

When in Rome…
This place is fun to visit when in Vancouver. If you dare, ask to go downstairs and see the one-​of-​a-​kind pinball machine. I have photos to prove it exists if anybody wants to see it. It is called «Prince of Pot».
The place is basically a head shoppe with a couple extra components. There is a stand in the back where a guy was selling all types of exotic herbs and roots and stuff. I didn’t really go in there. There was also a section of the store where you can pay $ 5 to sit and use their pipes and vaporizers and what not. Note: They do not supply any product… they merely provide a place to hang out.
The staff is laid back and friendly. The girl working there introduced us to a couple of her friends who were in town for a concert. We ended up hanging out with them for a little while and talking about cool places to visit around the city. It was a fun experience.

The Herb Museum in Vancouver, BC is an amazing collection of «herb» and psychoactive substance exhibits. In Marc Emery’s Cannabis Culture you can see old cannabis, opium and coca medicine bottles; aphrodisiacs, hallucinogens, fungi, tobacco, cacao, coffee, tea, non-​psychoactive botanicals and synthetics, pipes and hookahs, live plants, and more!
The Herb Museum is open from 2pm to 10pm every day inside the Marc Emery’s Cannabis Culture second-​floor store, above the main store and Vapor Lounge.
The Vapor Lounge itself is in the back area of the BCMP building. You pay 5 $ and get a sterilized mouth piece to use on your own personal Volcano Vaporizer. There are 6 different table/​couch setups with a vaporizer at each.
The vibe is very chill in the Vapor Lounge, the people who work there are all stoners (picture Jeff Spicoli from Fast Times at Ridgemont High). They encourage a very relaxed vibe and comfortable setting, each table has room for 4 – 6 people comfortably, and within both the Vapor Lounge and the New Amsterdam Café, u can smoke the provided vaporizer, or bring in your own «sticky icky.»