Article by Elianna Lev, Leafly Jonathan Zaid never imagined that his chronic illness would set him on a path to leadership, helping Canadian patients gain access to affordable medicinal cannabis. But since becoming the founder and executive director of Canadians for Fair Access to Medical Marijuana (CFAMM), in 2014, Zaid can’t imagine doing anything else. Zaid’s journey to cannabis leadership ...

Article by Canadian Senate Government Representative Office The Government Representative in the Senate is calling on Senators to dedicate the rest of February to debate a bill that would regulate and legalize cannabis in Canada in order to allow it to progress to the next legislative phase. Sen. Peter Harder proposed a timetable to Senate leadership on Tuesday that would ...

Article by Matthew Van Dongen, Hamilton Spectator Police are cracking down on illegal storefront pot shops across Hamilton even as dispensary advocates prepare for “roundtable” discussions with city officials about their future. Operators of five MMJ and Pacifico medical marijuana dispensaries — spread across the lower city and on the Mountain — told The Spectator they were raided by police ...

Article by  Monique Scotti, Global News Statistics Canada will be taking a somewhat creative approach to figuring out how much pot Canadians are actually consuming after the drug is legalized this summer. Namely, testing the wastewater we flush down the toilet. The agency issued a call for tender for the work on Monday morning, noting that wastewater in “perhaps 15 or 20” municipalities across ...

Reviewed by Toronto Toker for Dankr.ca. Canada Concentrates Overview: Canada Concentrates was established in 2016 by a group of Toronto friends looking to make the purest medicine for their recovering friend. Distillate being the purest form of cannabinoids and having many different applications made it their goal. After months of refining, Canada Concentrates consistently lab tests in the 98% cannabinoid range. ...

Article by Mike Okada, Cannabis Life Network On Feb. 8th, 2018, all three of MMJ Canada’s dispensaries in Hamilton, Ontario, were raided by police, according to CEO Clint Younge. It wasn’t the first time that his Hamilton stores have been raided, but much like the previous times, Clint said the Hamilton police were very polite and treated his staff with the ...

Article by Jacquie Miller, Ottawa Citizen The fight by a popular Bank Street marijuana dispensary to stay in business has taken an intriguing twist. Cannabis Culture closed in December after the frustrated landlord evicted his tenants, who were selling marijuana obtained from the black market. Now the operators of Cannabis Culture have filed a court application demanding their lease be ...

Article by Daniel LeBlanc, Globe and Mail The senator who is shepherding the federal bill to legalize cannabis through the Senate is growing impatient with the slow pace of debate, alleging the Conservative are holding up the process for partisan purposes. “There is a sensible way [to proceed] which is that we all sit down and talk about the time ...

Article by National Post The Ontario government has inked a deal to use Shopify Inc.’s e-commerce platform for cannabis sales online and in stores as part of its plan to be the province’s sole distributor of legal recreational marijuana. The Ontario Cannabis Retail Corporation (OCRC), a subsidiary of the Liquor Control Board of Ontario, will use the Ottawa-based company’s online ...

Article by John Edwards, Collingwood Connection A Meaford man is facing drug charges after an incident on Feb.5 At about 11:30 p.m., Collingwood OPP stopped a vehicle for speeding at Hwy. 26 and Newport Blvd and while speaking to the driver, the officer detected the smell of marijuana emanating from the car and noticed several plants in the back seat. The ...