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Article by Baystreet In its latest effort to clamp down on the black market, Ottawa is moving to tighten rules for individuals who are allowed to grow their own medical cannabis. Health Canada has launched a public consultation seeking to refine and strengthen the rules around who is allowed to grow cannabis for medicinal purposes. In a draft guidance issued ...

Article by Gary Potter, The Conversation Back in the days when “skunk” was mainly associated with Pepé Le Pew and hydroponics was a way of improving cucumbers, most of the UK’s cannabis supply was imported from places such as Morocco and Lebanon. This changed in the past two or three decades in the UK and many other countries as organised criminal gangs set up ...

Article by Yahoo News Organigram Holdings Inc. says a subsidiary of British American Tobacco has signed a deal to buy a 19.9 per cent stake in the cannabis company for $221 million. Under the agreement, BAT will buy 58.3 million Organigram shares at a price of $3.792 per share. Organigram says it has also signed a product development collaboration agreement ...

Article by Erin Hiatt, Weedmaps Cannabis lingo can sometimes be overwhelming and puzzling, especially for novice consumers. Strains in particular carry their fair share of confusion, in part because of their monikers, such as WTF strain names like Meat Breath and Alien Asshat, that offer no clues to their effects or what to expect from the experience. Add one more term to your ...

Article by Yahoo! Newa Mexico became one step closer to legalising marijuana. The country’s lower house of Congress approved a bill on Wednesday that would decriminalize cannabis for recreational, medical and scientific uses. The bill, backed by President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, was approved by 316-127 votes. It now goes to the Senate where, if passed, would create one of ...

Article by Patrick Cain, CTV News About 20 months after the federal government unveiled a program aimed at erasing Canadians’ prohibition-era records for cannabis possession, fewer than 400 people have successfully been pardoned, the Parole Board of Canada said. As of March 1, officials have granted 395 record suspensions, or pardons, under the program, or more or less one per ...

Article by Kelsey Adams, NOW Toronto Vivianne Wilson wants to bring weed back to its holistic roots. Wilson is Jamaican and her earliest understanding of cannabis was that it was used for its healing properties. Her grandparents would steep the leaves to make pain-relieving tea. As the first woman of colour to own a cannabis company in Canada – her ...

Article by Joshua Santos, Orangeville Banner vie Toronto Star A proposed cannabis store is getting a lot of attention in Shelburne. Many residents have approached Steven Anderson, deputy mayor, about additional steps before the place can open. “The sign is up, and people are wondering if the council has cleared it of the last remaining steps,” said Anderson. “I think ...

Article by Brad Hunter, Toronto Sun Cops have smashed a scheme to smuggle nearly $5 million of cannabis into the U.S. stashed in sand-blasting bags. Hamilton Police investigators believe the sophistication of the operation points to the involvement of organized crime. Detectives arrested a 56-year-old Hamilton man who faces charges relating to trafficking and exporting in illegal cannabis. Officers seized a ...

Article by Jason Quinn and Hailey Summers, The Conversation via Growth Op The big idea Indoor cannabis production is a major source of greenhouse gas emissions, and the environmental effects vary significantly depending on where it is being grown, according to our new study. The lights used to grow weed indoors use a lot of electricity, but facilities require a lot of energy ...