Article by Lisa Johnson, iPolitics The government’s Cannabis Act doesn’t go far enough to legalize marijuana, a panel representing law and bar associations told the Senate committee studying Bill C-45 Wednesday. “The message that Canadians have is that cannabis will be legal soon. This is not true,” said Paul J. Calarco, a member of the Canadian Bar Association. There are still serious ...

Article by High! Canada At the 1998 Winter Olympics, Ross Rebagliati was the first to ever win an Olympic Gold medal for Men’s Snowboarding. After winning the Gold, he was found to have THC in his system following a blood test and was automatically disqualified. This decision was eventually overturned and Ross was given back the medal. The next day, Ross ...

Article by High! Canada I have suffered from depression, anxiety, and an eating disorder most of my life and as I have tried counseling and almost everything the doctor has suggested the last few years nothing has worked. Cannabis is the only medication I have noticed that has helped me better then any medication has. It has helped me handle my ...

Article by Mike Adams, Forbes The U.S. alcohol trade hasn’t had any real competition for more than eight decades, which has given it a clear path to become the mega $223 billion industry that it is today. But now that marijuana is legal in more parts of the country, booze slingers are starting to notice a slip in profits. The situation is ...

Article by Katie Scott, Global News Kevin Smith said his massive heart attack didn’t kill him thanks to a joint he smoked before his health scare in February. The 47-year-old director visited The Late Show on Tuesday where he revealed that his doctor said smoking marijuana saved his life because it calmed him down. “They got me to the hospital and they wheel me ...

Written by Toronto Toker for Dankr.ca. Toronto is fortunate to have two large cannabis events (420 & Global Marijuana March) each year that are free and open to the public. Over the years, each event became better known even though they have both faced opposition over the years. This past year, the organizers for 420 Toronto were forced to find a ...

Global Marijuana March (GMM) Celebrates 20th Anniversary at Queens Park [Toronto, ON] (May 3rd  2018) – The 20th Annual Global Marijuana March (GMM) in Toronto is set for this Saturday kick off at high noon at Queens Park North. GMM takes place in over 500 cities across the globe, with Toronto being the largest in North America. At 2PM GMM ...

Article by Katie MacBride, Rolling Stone These days, a significant number of cannabis users aren’t getting stoned – and they’re not trying to. Instead, the products they’re consuming are high in cannabidiol, or CBD, a compound found in marijuana and hemp plants that offers the medical benefits of cannabis without the accompanying high. CBD is a naturally occurring substance in the ...

Article by Amanda Pfeffer, CBC News The Ontario Real Estate Association (OREA) wants the province to introduce more protections for homebuyers from properties damaged by cannabis grow-ops — and it wants those changes made before recreational cannabis is legalized later this year. “Make no bones about it, as of this summer more people will be growing pot at home,” warned OREA president ...

Article by Mike Okada, Cannabis Life Network The Vancouver Park Board continued its campaign against the 420 Vancouver protest, closing the fields at Sunset Beach the day after the protest. Originally, the park board said it could take up to 10 weeks (two and a half months!) before the park was reopened to the public, but in a statement on ...