Article by Dianne Buckner, CBC News Licensed cannabis producers have vaults of marijuana, stocked with thousands upon thousands of kilograms ready for Oct. 17, but industry analysts are already predicting all that pot won’t meet demand during the first year of legal recreational use. “There is not currently enough legal supply of marijuana to actually supply all the recreational demand in ...

Article by Adrienne Tanner, MacLean’s The feds wanted to allow provinces to regulate pot sales, just as they do alcohol, says John Conroy, a B.C. lawyer who has led the way in medicinal marijuana law. He says the feds believed the provinces were best-positioned to distribute recreational marijuana by piggybacking on the existing liquor distribution system. About that liquor distribution ...

Article by: Solomon Israel, Leaf News A Manitoba man who was recently sentenced to jail for illegal cannabis cultivation wants to warn the public that growing marijuana without a government licence can have serious consequences, even after legalization. Matthew was arrested for growing cannabis in 2016, and recently began his jail sentence. Between his arrest and his sentence, Matthew says he ...

Article by Don Pittis, CBC News “What’s the buzz? Tell me what’s happening,” goes the ’70s rock anthem. Part of the catchiness of the lyric — from the rock musical Jesus Christ Superstar — was that in that era the term “buzz” had developed a second spicy meaning. It described the high that people got from smoking cannabis. In the 1970s, the magazine High Times ...

Written by Toronto Toker for Dankr.ca. House of Shambala Overview: House of Shambala is an ACMPR craft cannabis grower whose products we are familiar with, but this is their first edible for us to review. Since we first met House of Shambala he provided activated cannabis oil to patient to infuse their own foods, so I was eager to try out ...

Article by Brennan Doherty, StarMetro Calgary Toothbrush, check. Smartphone, check. Thirty grams of cannabis? As of legalization — also check. . Once the federal government legalizes recreational cannabis on Oct. 17, it’ll be legal for Canadians to fly anywhere in the country with up to 30 grams of cannabis in their luggage — be it checked or carry-on bags — according ...

Article by Toronto Star Regardless of whether you’re for or against making cannabis legal in Canada, it’s going to happen on Oct. 17. So it bears repeating that provincial governments must create clear, sensible, enforceable legislation that gives consumers access to pot while curbing the black market and keeping it out of the hands of underage kids. For the most ...

Article by Isabel Teotonio, Toronto Star On the first day of school, Tony stood outside the main office, in a lineup of students, waiting to pick up his timetable. He left with a three-day suspension slip. The reason? A vice-principal at Monsignor Percy Johnson Catholic Secondary School in Rexdale smelled marijuana. “I was stunned,” recalled the 16-year-old, whose real name ...

Article by Nicole Thompson and Alanna Rizza, City News As all corners of the country prepare for a seismic shift in how and where people consume marijuana, several cities are considering whether it would make sense to legalize drinking alcohol in parks as well — a move an expert said would bring antiquated laws in line with the way people ...

Article by Patrick Cain, Global News Here’s what we learned this week: The federal government approved a cannabis testing device for drivers, the Drager DrugTest 5000, in August. But the country’s police forces are unconvinced. Earlier this month, Ottawa’s police chief said his force wouldn’t be buying the gadgets, saying the devices gave to false positives, false negatives and are unreliable in the cold. This ...