Article by Katie Dangerfield, Global News Provinces have the constitutional right to restrict the amount of alcohol Canadians buy and transport across provincial boundaries, according to Thursday’s Supreme Court of Canada (SCOC) decision. And depending on who you talk to, this decision is either a loss for Canadian consumers or a win for public health. The ruling stemmed from a case in 2012 when Gerard ...

Article by Martin Patriquin, Vice News Licensed weed producers in Canada are hoarding massive amounts of medical marijuana in their inventories in anticipation of selling it on the recreational market. But even these stockpiles won’t likely come close to meeting expected demand once weed becomes legal later this year. Between April and December 2017, stockpiles of dried marijuana held by Canada’s licensed producers ...

Article by Spencer Harwood, CTV News Thousands are expected to attend the 4-20 marijuana smoke-in at Vancouver’s Sunset Beach Friday, and while the legalization goal of the annual Weed Day will soon be met, an event organizer says there is much more to protest. This year’s event also features a unique wrinkle for organizers, police, and parents: professional development days ...

Article by Brook P, Dankr.ca April 20th is an international holiday for the cannabis community on par with Christmas. Every year on the twentieth day of the fourth month, cannabis users and activists get together as a public show of support and unity for the plant that unites us. This year Toronto’s main celebration will be taking place at Nathan ...

Written by Toronto Toker for Dankr.ca There are plenty of stories and rumors out there surrounding our favourite time of day, and day of year to consume cannabis. From 420 being the police code for catching someone blazing to there being 420 “chemicals” in cannabis, there are a lot of myths. Over the years, more information has come out surrounding 4:20 ...

Article by Rachel Browne, Vice News Black and Indigenous men and women have been overrepresented in cannabis possession arrests across Canada in the years since Justin Trudeau became Prime Minister, according to a VICE News investigation based on police data obtained through freedom of information requests. It’s the first public set of statistics of its kind, as national arrest and charge ...

Article by Joan Bryden, CTV News Municipalities will have to grapple with a host of thorny issues once recreational cannabis is legalized in Canada – but it’s the matter of home-grown marijuana plants that’s expected to cause them the biggest headaches. The Federation of Canadian Municipalities has developed a guide to legalization, released Monday, to help identify the challenges and ...

Article by Perrin Grauer, The Star Vancouver A government prohibition against mixing cannabis and caffeine makes little sense, say some research scientists. There is only speculation that the combination might pose a risk. The practice, so common in the legendary pot capital of Amsterdam that cannabis dispensaries are called “coffee shops,” appears unlikely to be coming to Canada anytime soon. ...

Article by Victoria Gibson, The Toronto Star Premier Kathleen Wynne has ordered that school boards be given a say in where provincial marijuana stores are located, noting that boards are likely to know “where their kids go at lunchtime (and) where they go after school.” Her demand came after the announcement that Toronto’s first outlet of the Ontario Cannabis Store would ...

Article by Jon Hiltz, Marijuana.com It’s rare to watch history in the making and be cognizant of an imminent, pivotal change in society. Watching Canada march toward the end of cannabis prohibition is one of those occasions. This summer, the Great White North is expected to legalize recreational cannabis at the federal level. By doing so, Canada will become the ...