Article by Kate Dubinski, CBC News It’s a place where generations of young minds were cultivated. But soon, the former Leesboro Central Public School in Thorndale, Ont. will cultivate something very different: marijuana. The former staff room will be a nursery for young buds. And the library and classrooms will be home to hundreds of plants. The gym? Shipping and receiving. ...

Article by Sudbury.com First Nations Medicinal, a marijuana dispensary located on the Wahnapitae First Nation will re-open on Friday, Feb. 2, eight days after Anishinabek Police Service conducted a search warrant at the business, seizing a large quantity of controlled substances. Three people were arrested following the Jan. 25 raid at the the dispensary where Anishinabek Police Service executed a ...

Article by CBC News Marijuana users in Saskatoon will have to follow the same rules as cigarette smokers after legalization. At their regular monthly meeting on Monday, councillors voted unanimously to add marijuana to its current smoking bylaw. As a result, marijuana smoking or vaping won’t be allowed in restaurants, bars, parks or city-operated facilities like SaskTel Centre. Other marijuana-related ...

Article by Stuart Peddle, The Chronicle Herald The province has announced nine Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation sites around Nova Scotia that will sell cannabis when it becomes legal in July but it does not expect to make any money from the venture in the near future. Nova Scotia Attorney General and Minister of Justice Mark Furey announced the locations on ...

Article by Gary Rinne,Thunder Bay News Watch The City of Thunder Bay has told provincial government officials what areas to avoid when they consider where to set up a local cannabis retail outlet this July. Prospective locations, city hall says, should only be ones that are “away from waterways, away from schools, away from areas where young people may gather.” ...

Article by Jeff Mahoney, Hamilton Spectator If you ever thought the legal pot thing would go down nice and mellow anywhere, from Salt Spring Island to St. John’s, or Six Nations in between, what were you smoking? Case in point. Sunday’s gathering at Yogi’s Barn, 2318 Chiefswood Road, Ohsweken, to discuss the results of a recent survey about cannabis use and ...

Article by Pete Evans, CBC News Investors have rushed to pour money into the growing number of Canadian-listed shares in marijuana-related companies. But experts caution that the torrid pace is unlikely to last forever. “Everyone compares this to the dot-com era,” said Chris Damas, editor of investment newsletter The BCMI Cannabis Report. “You could throw a dart and hit a winner in cannabis.” ...

Article by CBC News It’s not just coffee chains and restaurants under pressure from Ontario’s minimum wage hike — marijuana companies say the higher provincial pay rate is driving up the cost to produce and sell cannabis products as well. Aphria Inc. said if the new $14 per hour minimum wage had been in place during its latest quarter, this would have ...

Article by Amara McLaughlin, CBC News Two Toronto police officers who allegedly ingested marijuana edibles, hallucinated and called for help while on duty Sunday have been suspended, CBC News has learned. Both officers are under investigation by the force’s professional standards unit following an incident that happened Sunday, according to Mark Pugash, a spokesperson for Toronto Police Service. CBC News has learned the officers, who work ...

Article by Chris Zelkovich, Globe and Mail Things are more than a little, ahem, hazy as Canada prepares for the legalization of marijuana at some unspecified date this summer. But while many details are still, ahem, up in the air, one thing is clear: police forces across the country are expecting a big increase in driving-while-high cases. “In jurisdictions that ...