The Grow Show exhibition at Touchstones Nelson Museum of Art and History chronicles the Kootenays' half-century of cannabis production and consumption before legalization, including Nelson's legendary Holy Smoke Culture Shop.
Shakespeare (may have) smoked it. Bill Clinton definitely smoked it, but didn’t inhale. The Kootenays grew it - a lot of it. Canada legalized it. And now, Touchstones Nelson Museum is doing a show about it. The Grow Show, which runs November 26, 2021 to February 27, 2022 explores cannabis culture in the Kootenays through many different lenses, including agriculture, economy,