Article by David Brown, Lift News As provinces move towards establishing their own rules and regulations for legal cannabis, stakeholders are busy lobbying the government for their place in the future industry. In Alberta, several companies are looking to discuss their thoughts with the government, especially the Alberta Ministry of Justice and Solicitor General, the ministry responsible for legalization in ...

Article by Josh Wingrove and Maciej Onoszko, Bloomberg News via Financial Post Canada’s most populous province expects the country to reap significant revenue from the sale of legalized marijuana, and is pushing for a bigger cut of the tax windfall. Ontario Finance Minister Charles Sousa expects strong demand when Canada legalizes recreational pot next year, but cautioned it must be ...

Article by Harrison Jordan Two studies released this week have renewed focus on CBD as a possible prophylactic option for stroke prevention as a preventative against behavioral deficits that might develop in those who use cannabis beginning in their adolescence. One study, completed by Eugene Scharf of the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, and published in Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research, found ...

Article by CBC News The New Brunswick government says it wants to create a special fund to support education programs aimed at keeping marijuana out of the hands of youth. Finance Minister Cathy Rogers announced Friday that the government intends to introduce legislation to this effect, called the Cannabis Education and Awareness Fund Act. The fund would be administered by ...

Article by Alan Carter, Global News Standing in Ontario’s legislative chamber, the province’s Attorney General made history this month with the introduction of legislation to legalize recreational marijuana. He did so with the kind of enthusiasm usually reserved for a prostate exam. Speaking to reporters afterward, Yasir Naqvi, was at great pains to explain the primary goal of the “Cannabis, Smoke-Free Ontario and Road Safety ...

Article by Jeffrey Lizotte, Lift News Ontario’s response to the Cannabis Act is actually four pieces of legislation from four different ministries smashed together. The formal title reflects that: An Act to enact the Cannabis Act, 2017, the Ontario Cannabis Retail Corporation Act, 2017 and the Smoke-Free Ontario Act, 2017, to repeal two Acts and to make amendments to the Highway Traffic ...

Article by Saugeen Shores Hub Stop and Smell the Roses, the Port Elgin business that sells industrial hemp products such as CBD, available for purchase for anyone 19 years and older, will be opening two sister stores this November. One store, opening November 4, will be in Hanover and operated by company CFO Cassie Berberich. The second store, in Owen ...

Article by Steve Lambert, National Post Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister signalled Monday that the province’s private sector will be involved in the distribution of marijuana when recreational use is legalized next July. Pallister said details of the provincial plan to govern cannabis would be released Tuesday. He rejected earlier statements from the Manitoba Government and General Employees’ Union that sales ...

Article by Tamarijuana, Twelve High Chicks I host a weekly podcast (Cannabis and Coffee with Tamarijuana) that brings experts and patients together. I have been doing this now for just over a year. And what I hear in most every conversation — be it with an advocate, activist, doctor, etc. — is worry about over-regulation. This recreational legislation by the Canadian ...

Article by David Brown, Lift News Some Canadian cannabis seed sellers using Canada-based Shopify to power their payment systems online say they have recently received letters from the company asking them to demonstrate they are authorized to sell cannabis seeds in Canada. J, of the website Jordan of the Islands, who only gave his name as “J”, says the company received an email ...