Article by Rob Ferguson and Robert Benzie, The Toronto Star   The trillium is Ontario’s official flower and marijuana could now be considered the province’s official weed with the passage of the Cannabis Act. Liberals and New Democrats voted 63 to 27 in favour of the legislation Tuesday with the Progressive Conservatives opposed as the province now begins work in ...

Article by Mark Rendell, The Globe and Mail In October, marijuana industry heavy hitter Aurora Cannabis Inc. spent $3.85-million to acquire BC Northern Lights Enterprises Ltd., a Vancouver-based company that manufactures refrigerator-sized “grow boxes.” The miniature nurseries, loaded up with high-powered lights, ventilation systems and hydroponics equipment, are designed to hold four to 18 marijuana plants and made specifically for ...

Article by Lift News According to a report by the Canadian Press, Canada’s four Atlantic premiers say Ottawa needs to speed up licensing of licensed producers during a meeting in Ottawa. Prince Edward Island Premier Wade MacLauchlan, Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil, Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Dwight Ball, and New Brunswick Premier Brian Gallant discussed the issue at a meeting of Atlantic ...

Article by Bruce Campion-Smith, The Toronto Star Legalized pot will cost Canadians about $10 a gram and Ottawa has agreed to give the provinces 75 per cent of the tax revenues to help cover costs of setting up the new regime. The agreement on the 75-25 tax revenue split came Monday during a meeting between federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau ...

Video by CBC News Canada has reached a deal with the provinces and territories for sharing tax revenue from legal pot sales. The provinces and territories will get 75 per cent of the tax revenue and the federal government will get 25 per cent. Ottawa will be capped at $100 million annually with excess revenue going to the provinces and ...

Article by Andy Blatchford, National Post The country’s finance ministers are cautiously optimistic a deal can be reached today on how the federation will divvy up tax proceeds from the eventual sale of legalized marijuana. Provincial and territorial finance ministers are meeting in Ottawa to discuss a range of issues — but the dominant topic has been negotiations towards an ...

Article by Emma McIntosh, The Toronto Star Toronto police arrested five people and seized nearly 10 kgs of marijuana after raiding a dispensary in the Trinity Bellwoods area Friday. Police also found nearly $6,500 in cash, 8.8 kg of marijuana oil, 377 g of hash and more than 125 g of shatter (a concentrated form of THC) while executing a ...

By Ontario Government Cannabis Act, 2017 S.O. 2017, CHAPTER 26 SCHEDULE 1 Consolidation Period:  From December 12, 2017 to the e-Laws currency date. Note: THIS ACT IS NOT YET IN FORCE. Sections 1 to 3 and 5 to 28 come into force on a day to be named by proclamation of the Lieutenant Governor. (See: 2017, c. 26, Sched. 1, s. 33) No amendments. CONTENTS ...

Article by Cecilia Keating, Lift News Quebec’s Greenhouse Growers’ Union (PSQ) wants to establish a regional network of cannabis “micro-producers” that would produce 50 per cent of the province’s supply and allow industry to flourish outside of the realm of big corporate entities. Union president André Mousseau believes that Quebec’s two licensed producers, Hydropothecary Corp and the recently-opened Aurora Cannabis ...

Article by David Brown, Lift News The Toronto Police Service say they executed a search warrant at Eden Dispensary at 760 Queen St W on Friday, Dec. 8. TPS allege they have seized 8846.13 g (8.8 kgs) of marihuana oil, 126.85 g of shatter, 9870.17 g (9.8 kgs) of marihuana, 377.72 g of hash, and $6,474 in cash. Five people were charged with ...