Article by Thomas Walkom, The Star Cannabis becomes legal in Canada on Wednesday. Here are five things to keep in mind. First, at one level this is a non-event. For the average Canadian, legalizing marijuana and its derivatives is somewhat more momentous than legalizing broccoli. But not that much more. As anyone who lives near a high school can attest, ...

Article by Liam Casey, CTV News Hours after marijuana becomes legal, Toronto enforcement officers will fan out across the city looking for any illegal pot shops still open — the start of a cat-and-mouse game that is expected to play out over the next six months. Ontario will have no brick-and-mortar cannabis stores until April 1, 2019, with the only ...

Article by Marco Maduri, The Lawyers Daily The government of Ontario recently introduced Bill 36, the Cannabis Statute Law Amendment Act. If passed, Bill 36 will enact the Cannabis Licence Act, 2018 and make numerous amendments to other Ontario laws, including the Cannabis Act, 2017, the Ontario Cannabis Retail Corporation Act, 2017, and the Smoke-Free Ontario Act, 2017. The proposed system is in line with the Ford ...

Article by Hannah Thibedeau and Christina Romualdo, CBC News If the rollout of legal recreational marijuana goes (more or less) smoothly this week, an Ottawa-based tech firm will be able to claim at least some of the credit. Canadian cannabis-fanciers are expected to log on in large numbers to buy the product online after it becomes officially legal one minute after ...

Article by Dilshad Burman, CityNews Here is a list of some of the pot parties, cannabis conferences and weed meets across the city. All events are 19+. … October 17 – Legalization day Leafly learning hub pop-up What: Leafly Canada is launching Leafly Learning Hub — a one-day pop-up aimed at educating people about legalization and other cannabis related topics ...

Article by Andrew Lupton, CBC News Starting a week today, people in Ontario will be able to legally buy marijuana at a government-run online store, with the product delivered to customers for a $5 delivery fee using Canada Post. Officials with the Ontario Cannabis Store (OCS) held a technical briefing with reporters today, less than a week before recreational cannabis use becomes legal in ...

Article by Jacquie Miller, Ottawa Citizen In less than a week, Canadians will be able to buy weed legally. That’s about the only certainty as the country ends a century of prohibition against pot. Will the pot-starved or curious come out by the millions to purchase their first legal joint? Or will legalization day be anticlimactic, considering anyone who wants ...

Article by Madeleine Kelly, The Varsity With cannabis legalization set for October 17, Ontarians over the age of 19 will soon be able to purchase cannabis online for recreational use through the Ontario Cannabis Store (OCS). However, you’ll want to submit your order early, because industry leaders and researchers alike are predicting that a product shortage will occur within the first ...

Article by Toronto Sun When recreational cannabis is legalized on Oct. 17, the only legal retailer in Ontario will be the government-run Ontario Cannabis Store through its online website OCS.ca. The site will be up and running at 12:01 a.m. ET on Wednesday, and consumers will be able access it from computers and mobile devices. The products offered for sale ...

Article by Chris Halliday, Orangeville Banner When cannabis is legalized on Oct. 17, Ontario will have laws in place about how, where and who can buy and possess marijuana in the province. The government has introduced legislation that, if passed, would help the province move forward with a regulated private retail model for cannabis that would launch by April 1, 2019. ...