Part of the Vancouver Writers Fest: a series of 80+ events with 100+ authors, running from October 15-21, 2018.

About Good Weeds: Bestselling Authors Share Their Mary Jane Experiences: From Oscar Wilde’s nights with the absinthe “green fairy” to Coleridge’s crippling laudanum addiction, writers’ relationships with mind-altering substances have been a source of intrigue for centuries. Here in Canada, our cannabis consumption already rivals that of our wine, with an estimated $6 billion spent on the ubiquitous herb every year. On the first day that marijuana is legal in Canada, favourite local and international authors take to the stage in an open-mic event to share their harrowing, hilarious or downright trippy stories about Mary Jane. We won’t be selling grab bags of chips, but we do guarantee you’ll get the giggles during this playful story swap.

Featuring: Ian Boothby, Julie Bruck, Kevin Chong, Jackie Kai Ellis, Michael Hingston, Andrew Larsen, Dana I.D. Matthews, Liz Nugent, Shazia Hafij Ramji, and more.

Contest runs from Wednesday, October 3 to Sunday, October 14 at midnight. 

Visit: facebook.com/events/2139256403005418/ for more about the event. For the full events lineup visit writersfest.bc.ca.