Article by Christina Cherneskey, CKRM Regina While many questions still linger over the issue of legalizing marijuana in Canada and in Saskatchewan, at least one Regina business owner wonders how the entire scenario will eventually pan out. The province announced a week ago cannabis will be sold through licensed private retailers in centres in Saskatchewan. Regulation will be handled by ...
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Genetic Pot-Pourri: Why Cannabis Strains Don’t All Live Up To Their Billing
Article by Susan Ormiston, CBC News Red Diesel, Moby Dick, Lemon Burst, or how about Girl Scout Cookies? All names for “bud,” the cannabis flower, and when the black market product goes legal in Canada this summer expect some heavy marketing of fancy names and their tantalizing effects. But plant scientists say the “sell” is hazy. Those buds have a mixed-up ...
Read More »A Very Cannabis Christmas: Bringing Better to The Marijuana Mainstream
Article by Irie Selkirk, High! Canada This isn’t going to be your typical list of items that you can click through to order immediately—although I’ll include a few to simplify your life. Instead, this information is simply designed to help one recognize what the cannabis consumer enjoys… something that some of the provincial governments seem to be avoiding at all ...
Read More »Kushbury – Blessed Edibles Dark Chocolate Sea Salt Float Bar Video Review
Video by Micheal Kushbury, Kushbury.com Blessed Edibles – Dark Chocolate Sea Salt Float Bar I am very excited about today’s review! We are taking a look at the Dark Chocolate Sea Salt Float Bar from Blessed Edibles! I’m excited because one of the early incarnations of this product was a big favorite of mine! It’s been over a year since I’ve ...
Read More »Why Does Cannabis Cause Paranoia in Some and Not in Others?
Article by Sera Jane Ghaly, Weed Seed Shop Have you ever wondered why cannabis makes some people extremely relaxed while it can lead to increased anxiety for others? The paranoid experience that is often associated with marijuana can be blamed on a cauldron pot of chemical reactions in the brain. This article covers the entire topic, from why it happens ...
Read More »Canada Needs to Clear the Air – and Wipe Away Criminal Records for Marijuana
Article by André Picard, Globe and Mail Legalization of recreational cannabis in Canada is only a few months away, but it’s going to take a lot longer than that to clean up the mess left behind from almost a century of prohibition. One of the most pressing issues has to be to wipe the slate clean for Canadians who have ...
Read More »Why the Addiction Recovery Community Should Accept Medical Marijuana
Article by Katie MacBride, Rolling Stone The first time someone told me it’s possible to consume cannabis without getting high, I scoffed. I was five years sober and my friend, newly in recovery, was telling me about a “special” kind of marijuana. Apparently, she said, it offered anti-anxiety and pain relieving effects without the high of “traditional” marijuana. I didn’t ...
Read More »Social Healing, PTSD & Cannabis
Article by Jesse B., High! Canada It is well known that cannabis is a healing plant, having gained mainstream and political acceptance for its medicinal virtues first and foremost. Something that’s been little recognized is that its capacity goes beyond simply healing just in individuals. By incorporating medicinal cannabis as a society, we have the potential to heal our relationships ...
Read More »Toronto Cannabis Events: January 15 – January 21, 2018
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 January 15, 2018: Ganja all levels with Joel When: 7:30pm-9:30pm Where: The House of Yoga (714 Bloor St W, Toronto) Price: $30/class, 4 classes for $100 White Mug Gang Mondays – a comedy show with ...
Read More »Measuring Canada’s Cannabis Economy
Article by The Economist IF AN agency of your government asked whether you had recently smoked a joint and how much you paid for it, would you tell it? Canada’s statistics agency, informally known as StatCan, is about to find out what that country’s citizens would do. On January 23rd it will invite Canadians to disclose their cannabis habits anonymously through ...
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