Written by Toronto Toker for Dankr.ca. Tuesday May 23rd, was the second court hearing following the arrest of Jodie and Marc Emery at the airport, as well as Erin & Chris Goodwin the following day in court and Britney Guerra in Hamilton. These arrests and raids were done as part of “Project Gator” focusing on what was Cannabis Culture. At the ...

Article by Lift News The Government of Canada’s Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) has just made a funding announcement that will make those in Canada’s cannabis industry pique their heads in interest. According to the government release, the project is entitled Catalyst, and is requesting research proposals for “Population Health Intervention Research Related to the Legalization and Regulation of ...

Article by Devon Scoble, Lift News With nearly 200 vendors from across the globe and an all-star lineup of speakers, this year’s Toronto Lift Cannabis Expo is going to be better than ever. To get the most from your weekend at Canada’s largest cannabis trade show, we’ve put together a list of the top events, attractions and activities. Read on ...

Article by David Brown, Lift News Darrell Dexter was the Nova Scotia Premier from 2009-2013, and is now the vice-chair at Global Public Affairs, Canada’s largest privately held government relations firm. As vice-chair, Dexter will be taking on the firm’s cannabis industry clients, offering advice on navigating new rules as they roll out. Lift spoke with Dexter recently on his thoughts ...

Article by Alan Brochstein, New Cannabis Ventures BNN hosted the CFOs of Canopy Growth (TSX: WEED) (OTC: TWMJF), its partially owned subsidiary, Canopy Health Innovations,  and Emblem (TSXV: EMC) (OTC: EMMBF) on Money Talk on May 17th to discuss the opportunities and challenges in the cannabis industry. One of the most interesting aspects of the conversation was how licensed producers ...

Article by Harrison Jordan, Lift News The Canadian government plans to legalize and regulate recreational cannabis in July 2018. Legal marijuana will be new territory for many Canadians, but not for current medical users, says public policy expert Will Stewart. “If you’re a medical patient now,” Stewart told us, “you probably have a pretty good understanding of what it’s going ...

Via Toronto Police Services Marijuana dispensary search warrant executed, “Weed the North,” 23½ Camden Street Broadcast time: 12:14 Wednesday, May 24, 2017 14 Division 416-808-1400 Case #: 2017-910251 The Toronto Police Service would like to make the public aware of arrests in a Controlled Drugs and Substances Act investigation. On Tuesday, May 23, 2017, at approximately 7 p.m., officers executed a ...

Article by Natalia Goodwin, CBC News The mayor of Charlottetown is voicing his concern over Canada’s plan to legalize marijuana. “This year it’s marijuana, next year it’s another drug, next year it’s another drug, and I think it’s a sad reflection on Canada today,” said Lee, who doesn’t think marijuana should be legalized. “That we have people dying on the ...

Article by Chris MacDonald, The Motley Fool Canopy Growth Corp.  (TSX:WEED) was the first Canadian cannabis company to cross the $1 billion market cap threshold for a number of reasons. Among them, Canopy was one of the first firms to receive official Health Canada licensing, and is also currently among the largest national producers and distributors of medical cannabis products ...

Article by Kristy Kirkup, Globe and Mail A former Liberal cabinet minister who led a federally appointed task force on legalizing cannabis says Canada’s plan to greenlight the drug for recreational use is in keeping with the spirit of international treaties — all of which criminalize the possession and production of marijuana. It will be up to the government to ...