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Article by Hamilton Spectator Hamilton police are looking for four suspects following a robbery at a marijuana dispensary on Catharine Street North. Staff Sgt. Marco Del Conte said four suspects robbed Delta Nine Medical Marijana Dispensary Saturday afternoon at 2 Catharine St. N., just north of King Street East. The robbery suspects fled the scene in a vehicle. Del Conte ...

Article by Lisa Wright, Toronto Star Canada’s largest pharmacy chain hopes to soon get the green light to sell medical marijuana – and now its store employees who need that prescription weed could be among its first customers. Loblaw Companies Limited and Shoppers Drug Mart just announced in an internal staff memo that effective immediately it will be covering medical ...

Article by Marc Solby, Montreal Gazette Spring has sprung and along with crocus blooms, Canadians are eagerly awaiting the legislation to create and govern the recreational cannabis market. In April 2016, Health Minister Jane Philpott announced a deadline of spring 2017 to bring in legislation. That time is now. We hope that the government is developing legislation that is bolder ...

Article by David Brown, Lift Health Canada reports that as of January 31, 2017, there were nearly 142,541 clients registered with licensed producers of medical cannabis. This figure is up from 130,000 as of December 31 of last year. At the end of June, 2015, there were almost 24,000 registered patients, increasing exponentially each quarter. As more Canadians become aware ...

Article by Trina Fraser, Lift The big news recently has been the Liberal government’s supposed timeline for cannabis legalization, along with some details of what legalization will look like. A report from the CBC stated that legislation will be introduced the week of April 10, with legalization in effect by July 1, 2018. Legalization point man Bill Blair has since ...

Article by Jerri Southcott, CBC News The legalization of marijuana may cut into beer and other alcohol sales across Canada, a study by the firm Deloitte says. “If marijuana is legalized in Canada, we will see a decrease in purchases of beer, wine or spirits. So that’s something that the alcohol industry is going to have to understand and think ...

Article by Kate Bueckert, CBC News New laws around marijuana use are on the way, but it doesn’t mean police can stop enforcing the laws as they stand currently, Waterloo Regional Police Chief Bryan Larkin says. Recent media reports of raids of pot dispensaries across the country have had some asking why police bother with the raids when marijuana will ...

Toronto is an amazing annabis cultity for cannabis with so many diverse events going on. Here is a list of the events going on this upcoming week and weekend: Monday April 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 Intermediate/Advanced Ganja Yoga When: 7:30pm-9:00pm Where: The House of Yoga ...

Article by Don Martin, CTV News Way back in the mid-1970s, when the first Trudeau government was dealing with a commission advocating marijuana decriminalization, I was busted for simple possession of pot while waiting to enter a high school dance. I tried to argue it wasn’t my dope, but nobody believed me – including the judge. But after a valiant ...

Article by Adam Miller, Global News A 63-year-old man has been charged after police raided a legal marijuana grow-op in Port Colborne, Ont. for the second time in six months and found thousands of additional plants being illegally grown. Niagara Regional Police responded to a robbery in progress at 462 Pinecrest Rd. just before 4 a.m. Sept. 19, 2016. Police, K-9 ...