Dankr.ca – Your Toronto Connection

Article by Civilized It started at the best of times in what was then one of the worst states for cannabis legalization. The exuberance of the chase to get Florida’s Amendment 2 on the ballot in 2014 and the confirmation of the polls of more than 70 percent support. Then the epoch of disbelief, as Amendment #2 failed to get ...

Article by Alexandra Posadzki, The Toronto Star Medical marijuana producer Canopy Growth Corp. has been expanding its growing facilities to keep up with demand, as the company’s client base grew 47 per cent during the quarter. Canopy says it had over 24,400 registered patients at the end of September, up from over 16,600 during the previous quarter and 6,200 a ...

Article by TG Branfalt Jr, Ganjapreneur Law enforcement officials in Michigan are using funds dedicated to medical cannabis enforcement for Tasers, vests, guns, vehicles, and overtime — but just 18 of the state’s 83 counties have applied for their piece of the $3 million, the Associated Press reports, with many saying they were unaware that the program existed. Wayne and Oakland ...

Article by Jason Bain, The Peterborough Examiner   It no longer sells marijuana, but Cannabis Culture reopened Saturday to sell drug paraphernalia with an aim of becoming a community hub for pot smokers. The chain store at 282 George St. N, drew long lineups of recreational and medicinal smokers after opening as a marijuana dispensary in September before being shuttered ...

Article by News 1130 Vancouver pot activist Jodie Emery insists she’s against impaired driving, but adds there’s something important to consider. She says the presence of the active intoxicant in pot (THC) can be detected for up to a month after use and doesn’t indicate impairment. Her comments come after the Canadian Automobile Association (CAA) called for a government-funded public ...

Article by Bruce Cheadle, The Hamilton Spectator The Canadian Automobile Association is lobbying for a government-funded public education program to warn of the dangers of cannabis-impaired driving before Canada legalizes recreational pot. Police will also need more funding to learn how to recognize and investigate drug-impaired drivers, says the CAA. The Liberal government has promised to introduce legislation legalizing recreational ...

Article by Okoye Henry, The Jamaica Gleaner Scores of Rastafarians protested in front of the Barnett Street Police Station in Montego Bay, recently, following an incident in which the police seized 10 pounds of ganja from an elderly Rastafarian who was on his way to a Nyahbingni celebration to mark the anniversary of the coronation of Emperor Haile Selassie I. ...

Article by Erik Biksa, High Times Underground in an undisclosed semi-rural location in Canada lays the ultimate medical grow bunker-no this isn’t a government-built facility, rather, this state of the art grow bunker is the work of devoted federally-authorized medical marijuana cultivators. The facility is federally-licensed by the government of Canada for a specific number of plants and amount of ...

Article by Kim Pemberton, The Province   A B.C. Human Rights Tribunal case involving a gymnastic coach suspended after co-workers claimed she was “stoned” at work when she used medical marijuana raises a difficult issue for employers, according to experts. How do you balance the needs of an employee who requires medical marijuana with ensuring there is no “intoxication” at work, asks adjunct professor ...

Article by Whistler Question Alternatives to criminalizing a variety of illicit drugs in Canada could result in lower rates of use and fewer harms such as addiction, overdoses and infectious diseases, says an internal federal study. The Justice Department research paper stresses there are healthier and less costly ways of addressing the problem of illegal drug use, and that the ...