Article by J.J. McCullough, Washington Post A string of broken promises — from tax cuts to electoral reform — has left Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau desperate for a quick win on one of his surviving marquee platform pledges. Thus, late last month, it was announced that his Liberal government would finally get around to legalizing marijuana, with the gimmicky ...

Article by Dan McGarvey, CBC News Cannabis advocates in Calgary say the initial high around legalization is wearing off. The Liberals released more details about their plan on Thursday along with federal legislation, including two new bills: one to regulate the recreational use, sale and growing of marijuana, and another that strengthens measures to stop impaired driving. Pro-marijuana groups in Calgary are worried about ...

Article by Matthew Trudeau, Lift By all accounts the future is certainly green in more ways than one. Many ‘potrepreneurs’ in the US aiming to cash in on the green rush are looking north to Canada.  With a medical marijuana program already in place, and legislation to legalize marijuana now on the table, it’s a market many people have set ...

Article by David Brown, Lift The Canadian Pharmacists’ Association says they are disappointed that new legislation to regulate cannabis for ‘adult use’ does not include references to pharmacies. In a press release, the national association said they were pleased to see that the government followed the task force suggestion of maintaining a separate medical regime as the government establishes a ...

Article by Manisha Krishnan, Vice The Liberal government’s long-anticipated plan for legalizing cannabis in Canada focused heavily on criminality while being scant on details about how weed will be produced and sold. The government unrolled the Cannabis Act Thursday and said that its priorities are keeping the Canadian public safe, by restricting access of weed to youth and making a ...

Article by Canadian Press via Hamilton Spectator It would be easier for police to make drivers blow into a breathalyzer to detect alcohol as well as test people for drugs under the government’s new legal-marijuana legislation. The Liberals appear to be using the occasion of legalizing pot to remake criminal provisions on drunk driving as well. Proposed mandatory alcohol screening measures ...

Article by Jeremiah Vandermeer, NOW Toronto Hello NOW readers! Jeremiah here. I’m Cannabis Culture‘s Chief of Operations and Editor-in-Chief of Cannabis Culture Magazine and Pot TV. Cannabis Culture is highly honoured to have a digital residency launching today at NOW Magazine. Canada is is the middle of some big changes. Today, the government will announce its future path to legal marijuana in Canada and our country will soon be ...

Article by David Brown, Lift In a press conference today, Members of the NDP say they are looking at calling for pardons for those with pot possession charges. The NDP’s justice critic, Alastair Macgregor, told assembled media in a press conference that the NDP will be ‘looking closely’ at the legislation tabled by the Liberals today and will be considering ...

Article by Betsy Powell, The Toronto Star Mayor John Tory is taking a wait-and-see approach on what legalized pot means for Toronto, but he’s already signaled the city expects to collect a share of any tax revenue generated. “It’s hard to operate in a vacuum where you don’t know the basic parameters that will be set out by the federal ...

Article by The Montreal Gazette A lobby group representing Quebec landlords believes that authorizing the possession, consumption and production of marijuana could be a danger to the rental housing market and renters’ social lives. According to the president of the Association des propriétaires du Québec, Martin Messier, the Trudeau government isn’t taking into consideration the impact legalizing marijuana would have on the ...