Calgary has a cannabis history most people don't know about. We're going to change that.
The History of Cannabis tour takes you west into the mountains of Kananaskis Country, where consumption is legal, for a half-day that covers thousands of years of cannabis history — from neolithic farmers in Central Asia to the underground markets of the 20th century to the dispensary we stop at before we leave the city.
Along the way you'll see artifacts you won't find anywhere else. The court record of one of the first Canadians convicted of cannabis possession and trafficking. One of the earliest books to mention cannabis. The science behind what's actually happening in your body when you consume — why an edible hits differently than smoking, what terpenes do, and why the sativa/indica distinction is mostly fiction.
We stop for lunch with a view of the mountains. We hike to a scenic consumption spot. We answer every question you have.
Whether you've been consuming for decades or you're trying it for the first time, you'll leave knowing more than you did. That's the point.
Tours run May to October. Pick up and drop off at FivePoint Cannabis in Bridgeland or the Beltline.
Must be 18+
*Pick-up and drop-off is at the public square outside FivePoint Cannabis Bridgeland (945 General Avenue N.E.) or FivePoint Beltline (1318 1 Street S.W.).
Production facility Tours
Coming soon.
Cannabis education
Contact us to learn more about THC, CBD, terpenes and more. Corporate and private Cannabis classes available.
About
Cannanaskis was created by Dave Dormer in 2018 to do something no one else was doing: tell the real history of cannabis in Calgary and Alberta.
Dormer spent 27 years as a journalist and editor at the Calgary Sun, CBC and CTV, covering everything from city hall to crime scenes. He also taught journalism at SAIT. That background drives everything about how Cannanaskis operates, deep research, compelling storytelling, and a commitment to getting the facts right.
Calgary's cannabis history is richer than most people know. Tommy Chong smoked his first joint here. Emily Murphy wrote the book that helped make cannabis illegal here. The Rolling Stones Mobile Studio — the truck that recorded Bob Marley's No Woman No Cry — sits a short walk from where it all began. These are world-class stories. They deserve to be told.
Dormer has done extensive research on cannabis history, science and policy, learning from researchers, educators, licensed producers, retailers and advocates across Canada.
He also loves a good sativa-dominant strain.
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