Article by Michael Spratt, The Woodshed via Canadian Lawyer The Liberals made a lot of promises during the 2015 election. Who could blame them? A third-place party needs to shoot for the moon. But as electoral reform, lower small business taxes, stock option loopholes, modest deficits and on and on demonstrate, election promises are made to be broken. So perhaps ...

Article by Kevin Werner, Stoney Creek News via Hamilton News Hamilton Mayor Fred Eisenberger doesn’t see any conflict between investing in a medical marijuana company and issues surrounding the potential legalization and enforcement of the drug that council may have to discuss. “The legalization issue isn’t in the hands of this council,” said Eisenberger. “I see no conflict in the illegal uses ...

Video by Dopechef Media Saturday October 7th 2017 STOP THE ONTARIO POT MONOPOLY protesting the Ontario Government’s terrible plan of creating a Cannabis retail monopoly. Recorded at Queens Park in front of the Ontario Legislative Building, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Protest signs include the ‘CCBO Monopoly will fail’ and ‘No choice, no freedom.’ ‘LP Weed Safe? 10 Pesticides allowed on flowering ...

Article by Cody MacKay, CBC News The P.E.I. government is one step closer to developing cannabis legislation, following the end of a public and stakeholder survey that sought input from Islanders about the legalization of marijuana. The public survey was launched in August and closed at the end of September and asked about things such as legal age, where to sell it, use ...

Article by Chris Jancelewicz, Global News Melissa Etheridge was arrested for marijuana possession in August as she tried to cross the border from Canada into the United States. According to documents obtained by celebrity news website TMZ, Etheridge’s tour bus was stopped by U.S. Customs and Border Patrol in North Dakota on Aug. 17 as she was returning to the country. The rocker and ...

Article by Rebecca Lau, Global News Halifax Regional Police are investigating an armed robbery at a Dartmouth medical marijuana dispensary. According to police, they were called just after 7:30 p.m. to the Greenway Medical Dispensary at 327 Windmill Rd. on Thursday evening. Police say three men went into the business and threatened two employees with knives. The employees were not injured. ...

Article by Mike Okada, Cannabis Life Network There’s been a lot of buzz in Canada as the provinces rush to get ready for cannabis legalization by the July 2018 deadline. From Ontario’s announcement of an LCBO-controlled retail model, to New Brunswick creating a cannabis crown corporation, to numerous dispensary raids, to the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority relaxing the rules for flying ...

Article by Lift News The city of Toronto has succeeded in its quest for an injunction to force an unlicensed cannabis dispensary to shut down. The dispensary in question, Canna Clinic, had filed a similar injunction as well, asking the court to allow the store to remain open. Their injunction was rejected. Both of these injunction requests were made in ...

Video by YourTV Niagara The first annual Grow Up Cannabis Conference & Expo was held at the Scotiabank Convention Centre in Niagara Falls. Over 2000 people were expected to visit the 2-day conference featuring Industry Leaders. Greg Lavelle reports. See source here.

Article by CBC News The budding marijuana industry is spurring new research around cannabis that will have long-term effects on a variety of fields, from farming to new medicine, as companies look for solid scientific data on the substance. With the looming legalization of recreational pot next summer, and the expansion of licensed medical marijuana producers, scientists at the University ...