Article by David Brown, Lift News Now that Bill C-45, the Cannabis Act, has made its way through the House Standing Committee on Health (with a few amendments attached), it is making its way back to the House for report stage and third reading. This is currently scheduled for on or after Monday, Oct 16. Report stage will allow for the House to ...

Article by Bobbi-Jean MacKinnon, CBC News The chief of Tobique First Nation says the RCMP raid on the community’s new marijuana dispensary Thursday prompted a blockade that could have turned into a “full-out conflict.” Ross Perley says Tribal ReLeaf, which opened in July, is 51 per cent-owned by the band and has the full support of band council as a “pain management centre.” “We’re sick ...

Article by St Catharines Standard Niagara Regional Police say they have shut down two mutlimillion-dollar marijuana growing operations in Beamsville. Police say the grow ops — one at 5377 King St. W. and the other at 4390 South Service Rd. — had licences to produce medical marijuana. However, in a news release police say the operations provided Health Canada with ...

Review by Michael Kushbury, for Dankr.ca. The Baker’s Oven Overview: The Baker’s Oven is becoming a staple in the Toronto edible scene. They produce a variety of products using several different techniques such as butter, distillate and concentrates and they are always innovating. At the 2017 Karma Cup they impressed everyone with their THC infused drinks! Today we are looking ...

Article by HK Abell, High! Canada It’s nearly the end of summer, which means it’s festival time in Canada. From coast to coast, millions of people will be getting their ill of ribs, peach pie, or if you’re in the Maritimes, maybe it’s lobster that you’re overindulging on. There will be music – so much music – and dancing, drinking ...

Toronto is an amazing city for cannabis with so many diverse events going on. Here is a list of the events going on this upcoming week and weekend: Monday October 9, 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 DANKSGIVING DINNER and the first ever comedy show with the ...

Article by Mike Okada, Cannabis Life Network In late September, the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (CATSA) introduced a new policy for baggage screeners who find medical cannabis at airport security checkpoints. Now, as of October 2017, police will only be called for large quantities of cannabis. What does CATSA consider a ‘large quantity’? Large quantities in this case means ...

Article by Susan Lunn, CBC News The Liberal government’s marijuana bill has returned from a parliamentary committee with a few tweaks, including a requirement that edibles and other concentrated forms of cannabis become legal within a year of Bill C-45 becoming law. The House of Commons health committee has been studying the bill clause by clause since August, and heard from more than 100 ...

Article by Global News Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is proposing to levy a federal excise tax on recreational marijuana once it becomes legal next July, with the provinces and territories receiving half the revenue. Under the federal proposal put to premiers during a first ministers meeting today, each gram of pot would be subject to an excise tax of $1 on sales ...

Article by Patrick Cain, Global News A clause in the Liberals’ marijuana legalization bill that would have seen Canadians face prosecution if their marijuana plants grew taller than one metre was dropped by the Commons health committee Tuesday.  The provision had been criticized as arbitrary, and a potential headache for both growers and police. A leaked report from Ontario’s police and corrections ...