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Article by Lift The Canadian Association of Medical Cannabis Dispensaries (CAMCD) is very pleased to have been invited by the Task Force on Cannabis Legalization and Regulation to participate in a roundtable discussion being held in Vancouver today. “CAMCD values the opportunity for input on the nature and specifics of what the legalization of cannabis should look like, and we ...

Article by Keith Stroup, NORML One of the next frontiers in the political battles for marijuana smokers is the need to provide venues where marijuana smokers can socialize with other marijuana smokers in a marijuana-friendly lounge. Under current laws in Washington, Colorado, Oregon, and the District of Columbia, it is perfectly legal for smokers to possess specified amounts of marijuana, ...

Article by Vanessa Lu, The Toronto Star Could legalizing pot save Canada Post? Canadians looking to use recreational marijuana could help boost the post office’s revenues and be part of the answer to its financial woes, a new report suggests. “Through its currently unparalleled national delivery network, Canada Post stands to capture a large part of the recreational shipment volume,” ...

Article by Lee Fang, The Intercept Pharmaceutical executives who recently made a major donation to an anti-marijuana legalization campaign claimed they were doing so out of concern for the safety of children — but their investor filings reveal that pot poses a direct threat to their plans to cash in on a synthetic cannabis product they have developed. On August 31, ...

Article by David Nutt, iNews Cannabis is generally thought to be the oldest medicine in the world, with evidence of use from Egypt and China dating back four millennia. It was a medicine in the UK until 1971 and was found useful by many in society –  including Queen Victoria! Then an act of parliament, the 1971 Misuse of Drugs ...

Article by Jesse McLean, The Toronto Star Durham police’s civilian oversight board discussed how an active officer was allowed to co-own an unlicensed medical marijuana shop that offers customers drug products that are illegal to sell. What did the board decide? The public is not allowed to know. At the end of Monday’s Durham Regional Police Board meeting, member Bill ...

Article by James McClure, Civilized Now that cannabis legalization is slowly spreading through North America, a lot of adults who smoked pot when they were younger are having a puff again – with mixed results. Many complain that today’s marijuana is way too strong compared to what they grew up smoking, and no one speaks to the concerns of adult consumers like ...

Article by Catherine Cullen, CBC News Taxes on legal marijuana could add up to billions of dollars a year, but before that happens Canadians may have to make peace with spending to legalize pot. “People — and I think the provinces, the territories and the government of Canada understand this — do not expect big revenues in the early years,” Anne McLellan, the head of Canada’s marijuana ...

Article by Tonda MacCharles, The Toronto Star Anne McLellan, leader of the federal task force on how to legalize pot, says it’s critical that Canada “go slow” on reforming marijuana laws. In an interview with the Star as the task force concluded public consultations and begins to winnow recommendations to government, McLellan said there are “important lessons” to be taken ...

Article by Dave Dormer, CBC News The federal government plans to introduce legislation in 2017 to legalize marijuana, but some users aren’t waiting that long before lighting up in public. Change is already in the air, so to speak. As part of a week-long series looking at the potential impacts of legalization, the Calgary Eyeopener’s Judy Aldous talked to users who say ...