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Article by Scott Johnstone, Lift News The road to legalization has been long, winding, and fraught with roadblocks, potholes, and the occasional downed tree. In honour of Canada Day 150, the folks at Lift recently decided it was high time to revisit the adventure with a cross-Canada road map of landmarks and milestones, from Vancouver Island to Nova Scotia. The ...

Article by Lift News An Alberta court has ruled that evidence obtained from a search of a private residence that revealed a cannabis grow-operation should be ruled inadmissible as evidence against two defendants. The judge’s decision, handed down on March 1st, came after the defence alleged Charter violations, including unreasonable search and seizure, resulting in a voir dire—a trial within ...

Article by Regina Leader-Post After receiving what it says were citizen complaints about illegal activities since December, on Thursday Weyburn Police Service and its drug enforcement unit executed a warrant on a local business under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act. Greenleaf Compassion, a marijuana dispensary on Ebel Road in Weyburn was raided and a 33-year-old man was arrested. Police said ...

Article by Pot Facts An amazing study authored by professors D. Mark Anderson (University of Montana) and Daniel Rees (University of Colorado) shows that traffic deaths have been reduced in states where medical marijuana is legalized. According to their findings, the use of medical marijuana has caused traffic related fatalities to fall by nearly nine percent in states that have ...

Article by Ryan Perry, Daily Mail The doors swung open at the stroke of midnight and the first of thousands of customers poured in – all eager to be part of history. At 12.01am Saturday, Nevada became the fifth state in the US to make selling recreational marijuana legal and fans of the drug came out in force. Party town ...

Toronto is an amazing city for cannabis with so many diverse events going on. Here is a list of the events going on this upcoming week and weekend: Monday July 3, 2017: Ganja Pranayama (All Levels) When: 5:00pm-6:30pm Where: The House of Yoga (714 Bloor St W, Toronto) Price: $30/class, 5 classes for $125 All Levels Ganja Yoga When: 7:30pm-9:00pm Where: The House of Yoga ...

Article by Saugeen Shores Hub New Port Elgin entrepreneur wants patrons to Stop and Smell the Roses at his Port Elgin shop that sells legal cannabinoids (CBD), available to purchase for anyone 18 years and older. Cody Coulson, a graduate of Kwantlen Polytechnic University’s Plant Production and Facility Management program, knows first hand the benefits of using CBD. Derived through ...

Article by Stephanie Lake, MJ Milloy and Zach Walsh, iPolitics Last month, Bill C-45, also known as the Cannabis Act, passed its second reading in the House of Commons — the culmination of several days and late nights of debate among members of Parliament about the proposed framework for legalized cannabis. ‘Perplexing’ might be a good word to describe many of the arguments made ...

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Article by CBC News Omar Khan sat down with Matt Galloway on Metro Morning to discuss big questions that have yet to be answered in the federal government’s push to develop a legal framework for recreational marijuana sales by July 2018. Khan is former chief of staff to the Ontario health minister and he now works with the marijuana industry as vice ...