Article by Katie DeRosa, Times Colonist Island Health is ordering Victoria marijuana dispensaries to stop making and selling cannabis food products after receiving a complaint about one business. Island Health inspected Gorge Medijuana Dispensary on Gorge Road on March 14 after receiving a complaint about sanitation and cannabis food products, said business owner James Whitehead. Whitehead said he met with ...

Article by Kelly Crowe, Darryl Hol, CBC News With Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promising to introduce marijuana legislation by the summer, and growers of medical marijuana grappling with pesticide contamination and other quality control issues, we have a second opinion about how to legalize recreational cannabis without affecting public health. It’s easy, says one McMaster University researcher. No marketing, no advertising, no Big Cannabis. ...

Article by Cory Correia, CBC News Workers in safety sensitive workplaces will likely see increased scrutiny of marijuana impairment by employers once the drug is eventually legalized by the federal government, says labour lawyer Julie Menton. Legislation is set to be introduced by summer 2017. But, a Calgary-based oil and gas safety group recently raised concerns over workplace safety risks associated ...

Article by David Brown, Lift On March 14, the Vancouver Island Health Authority (VIHA) conducted an inspection at a Victoria cannabis dispensary in response to a telephone complaint filed with the regulator. Based on the complaint and inspection, VIHA says they have issued an order to that dispensary to no longer sell edibles. If marijuana edibles are observed in the ...

Article by Jacquie Miller, Ottawa Citizen A “budtender” who was arrested in a raid on an Ottawa marijuana dispensary says he feels betrayed by his former employer, who has refused to help him with legal bills. Shawn McAlesse says he believed he was working in a “legal grey zone” and helping people when he accepted a job with a B.C.-based dispensary ...

Article by CTV News The city of Victoria has served notice that the exemption period for compliance with its cannabis regulations has expired. Legal proceedings will be launched against any marijuana retailer that hasn’t applied for a business license or a rezoning under rules that took effect last November, the city said in a release. Thirty-three cannabis retailers have applied ...

Article by Kevin King, Winnipeg Sun If they were up to anything illegal, then National Access Cannabis Winnipeg sure picked a conspicuous spot to do it. The city’s newest medical marijuana clinic, at 101-379 Broadway, is situated close to the provincial courthouse and around the corner from the traffic division. “We see all sorts of various police and law enforcement ...

Article by David Larkins, Winnipeg Sun Manitobans are the most supportive of marijuana legalization, a new nationwide online poll shows. The poll by NRG Research conducted over five days in February found Manitoba leading in support for legalization with 59% of respondents saying they’d be in favour of it. That’s slightly ahead of British Columbia, which showed 57% of respondents ...

Article by David Larkins, Winnipeg Sun If and when marijuana legislation becomes a reality in Canada, the Winnipeg business community wants to have the answers to get to the green. The Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce will host a marijuana legalization Q&A on Friday, the intent to answer questions among the business community about what it all means, including what impact ...

Article by Jen Skerritt and Josh Wingrove, Winnipeg Free Press As investors flock to Canada’s burgeoning marijuana sector, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government is signalling recreational pot sales aren’t imminent. Liberal MP Bill Blair — the former Toronto police chief leading Trudeau’s legalization effort — confirmed a bill is due in Parliament this spring, but it won’t be the last ...