Reserving the right

With legalization on the horizon, Canada’s First Nations people are faced with yet another potential battle over jurisdiction. By Jamie Shaw (The author would like to apologize...

Tracking system aims to prevent legal cannabis from entering illegal market

Health Canada announced a new Cannabis Tracking System today that aims to track cannabis to prevent legal product from being diverted to the illegal...

Youth cannabis use after legalization: Why there is no reason to panic

But think of the children! Many are concerned about the effect that non-medical cannabis legalization in Canada will have on young people – especially those...

Canada considers roadside THC drug screener

The Canadian government is pondering whether it should approve a drug screener to test drivers suspected to be impaired by cannabis. Last month, Minister of...

Cannabis Conversation event planned for political candidates in Vancouver

Civic political hopefuls in the Lower Mainland are being provided an opportunity to "meet the cannabis community" during an Aug. 17 event. The "open invitation"...

Fire & Flower receives ‘conditional approval’ for 37 Alberta cannabis stores

Cannabis retailer Fire & Flower said Tuesday that it has received conditional approval from the Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis Commission (AGLC). Under the conditional...

Zenabis signs cannabis agreement with B.C. Liquor Distribution Branch

One of Canada's major cannabis suppliers has signed an agreement with the B.C. Liquor Distribution Branch for recreational marijuana. Zenabis Ltd. announced on July 30...

One in seven people admit to driving after smoking pot: Statistics Canada

New statistics reveal 14% (or about one in seven) cannabis users with a driver's license admit to driving within two hours of using marijuana. And...

B.C. determines cannabis mark up will be 15% after legalization

The B.C. government has announced a 15 per cent mark-up on cannabis will be applied to pot products, once recreational marijuana is legalized on...

Ontario’s cannabis retail model will include online channel

The government of Ontario has just announced that following recreational cannabis legalization, it will "immediately introduce an online retail channel for cannabis," to be...