Article by Don Martin, CTV News Way back in the mid-1970s, when the first Trudeau government was dealing with a commission advocating marijuana decriminalization, I was busted for simple possession of pot while waiting to enter a high school dance. I tried to argue it wasn’t my dope, but nobody believed me – including the judge. But after a valiant ...

Article by Colby Cosh, National Post When the federal Liberals set a Canada Day 2018 deadline for marijuana legalization last weekend, they erected a new landmark in our country’s history. I do not refer to the proposed changes to the law; you would, after all, have to be crazy to take a Liberal promise of this kind to the bank. ...

Article by Nicole Ireland, CBC News The revelation that the federal government will legalize marijuana in Canada by July 1, 2018, has sparked a flurry of speculation about possible implications. But those imagining a disastrous Canada-wide increase in high school students showing up stoned in classrooms need not worry, school boards say. “Even if it may be decriminalized and even if a student may be of ...

Article by Jacquie Miller, Ottawa Citizen Five clerks who were charged during a police raid on a Cannabis Culture shop earlier this month staged a protest at the courthouse Wednesday before their first appearance on drug trafficking charges. The “budtenders” were joined by half a dozen supporters who waved signs saying “Free the Weed!” and “No Prison for Pot.” The ...

Video by Micheal Kushbury, Kushbury.com News Flash…. well, not really. This news is kinda old! Last year Tweed began licensing select strains from international producers. First we had DNA Genetics and now we have Leafs by Snoop. Yes, that Snoop. As in Doggy Dog. Or is it Lion? Regardless, the man knows his cannabis. Sunset is a fantastic indica truly ...

Article by The Kindland Have you heard of Millennial Pink? Apparently some us just can’t get enough of it. Well thankfully, cannabis comes in an array of colors and strains. And sometimes it can even be pink. The color variance between, say, Blue Dream (which isn’t blue, btw) and Green Crack (which is green but not anything like crack) is due ...

Article by Emily Gray Brosious, Extract Twitter has started blocking search results for marijuana and cannabis related content, and activists say the change equates to undue censorship. Here’s what Twitter’s “latest” posts results page looks like for “marijuana” searches: The same non-result appears for “cannabis” searches, “weed” searches and “pot” searches. Search results for “opioids” still appear as normal, however. ...

Article by I Read Culture Billionaire Sir Richard Branson had a thing or two to say to New Zealand farmers about cannabis in a recent interview with Newshub. Branson told farmers that they should invest in cannabis instead of expanding their dairy operations. Cannabis, he believes, will be as acceptable as wine within 10 years’ time and provide the income ...

Article by Sirius J, High Times While researching into how cannabis interacts with other drugs in the brain, scientists inadvertently discovered why coffee and getting high go so well together. Caffeine reinforces the effects with THC, potentially making it more pleasurable. To get a better grasp of how a substance affects the human brain, scientists sometimes look at the interaction ...

Article by Mel Frank, Cannabis Business Times DNA Genetics exemplifies the modern cultivation business — one that was attracted to the industry out of a love for the plant and now carefully balances the culture of the cannabis community with a hugely successful, global business. Since opening in 2003, the company, owned by brothers Don and Aaron, has grown to ...