Article by Kate Robertson, Lift News “Oh my god!” For those of us who were following the March 22 vote on the Cannabis Act in the Senate online, the reaction was all we heard as senators stood to signify their support for or against the bill in its second reading. The proceedings were broadcast online, but just the audio, meaning ...

Article by Vanmala Subramaniam, Vice News Major Canadian licensed weed producers are mostly dissatisfied over the federal government’s latest requirements for how recreational weed should be packaged and labelled. “These are excellent regulations for maintaining the black market in Canada,” Aurora Cannabis Chief Corporate Officer Cam Battley told VICE Money. “I’m a bit surprised the government doesn’t get it yet. ...

Article by Kate Robertson, Lift News The federal government’s strict new cannabis packaging rules are unrolling the industry’s plans to rebrand for recreational weed. “Our greatest fears were realized when Health Canada took that approach in their recommendations,” says Terry Lake, vice-president of corporate responsibility at Quebec licensed cannabis producer Hydropothecary and a former British Columbia health minister. “I’m a strong proponent of ...

Article by John Paul Tasker, CBC News The government’s cannabis bill faces outright defeat in the Senate today if it can’t secure enough support from members of the Red Chamber. According to an agreed timetable, senators will hold a vote at second reading of the bill today. If the opposition Tories cobble together enough votes to defeat C-45, the legislation would be effectively ...

C.A.L.M. Dispensary Overview: Cannabis As Living Medicine (C.A.L.M.) Dispensary opened in 1996 as one of Toronto’s first medical dispensaries. With it’s long history, C.A.L.M. is well known to the cannabis community as a great resource for medical patients. It’s hard to find a Toronto medical patient that hasn’t heard of C.A.L.M. before. C.A.L.M. Dispensary Location: C.A.L.M. Dispensary keeps their location ...

Article by Health Canada Table of Contents 1 Introduction 1.1 Proposed Approach to the Regulation of Cannabis 1.2 Public Consultation 1.3 Purpose of this Document 2 Licences, Permits and Authorizations 2.1 Overview of Proposal 2.2 What We Heard 2.3 Thresholds for Micro-cultivation and Micro-processing 3 Security Clearances 3.1 Overview of Proposal 3.2 What We Heard 4 Cannabis Tracking System 4.1 ...

Article by Women of Influence As a 20-year old, Alison Gordon couldn’t have fathomed one day having a full-time, let alone high-powered, job in the marijuana industry — or that pot would ever be an industry at all. Now, she’s leading 48 North Cannabis Co., an ACMPR licensed medical cannabis company, as CEO, bringing her unstifleable passion to this nascent ...

Article by Mark Rendell, Financial Post Even as the number of legal cannabis growers has grown rapidly, the federal government has denied three licence applications for every one it has accepted. As of Feb. 1, Health Canada, which oversees the legal medical marijuana program, had granted 89 licences and rejected 268, according to data provided by Health Canada. The number ...

Article by Mike Okada, Cannabis Life Network On March 19th, the Canadian government released its updated guidelines for legal cannabis, which features strict guidelines for packaging, labeling, and health warnings- but how effective will they be? According to Health Canada’s press release, the government is taking an “an evidence-informed, public health approach”, after receiving comments from over 3,200 Canadians during its 60-day public consultation period. ...

Article by Samantha Craggs, CBC News It’s a philosophical question that’s circulated through Hamilton city hall for months: when it comes to city rules, should growing marijuana be considered the same as growing cucumbers? Now, a group of local farmers says yes. The city’s agriculture and rural affairs advisory committee — comprised of farmers, residents and politicians — voted in late ...