Article by CBC News Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says new marijuana legislation should be ready by summer, but his government is not considering the legalization of any other drugs. Trudeau made the comments at CFB Esquimalt, where he kicked off a two-day trip to Victoria and Vancouver, emphasizing that people need to follow existing drug laws until the new ones are announced. “Until we ...

Article by Melinda Cheevers, Niagara This Week Regional stakeholders had the opportunity to provide input on the legalization and regulation of cannabis during a round-table discussion with the parliamentary secretary to the minister of justice and Attorney General of Canada. In February, Bill Blair set out on a cross-country tour to meet with stakeholders in different communities about the federal ...

Article by Sunny Freeman, Financial Post Medical marijuana producer CanniMed Therapeutics Inc. is getting a head start on distributing cannabis through pharmacies, becoming the first licensed producer to sign an agreement with a national pharmacy chain, even though the model is still illegal. CanniMed announced Thursday it has signed a letter of intent with PharmaChoice, a member-owned cooperative, that gives CanniMed ...

Article by Justine Hunter, The Globe and Mail Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is rejecting recommendations from British Columbia’s top health officials to widen the scope of his government’s decriminalization agenda beyond marijuana to help stem the country’s growing opioid crisis. Mr. Trudeau will meet Friday with health experts in Vancouver to discuss Canada’s response to the rising toll of overdose ...

Article by Nathan Crocker, CBC News Toronto police are investigating after a gun was fired during the robbery of a marijuana dispensary on Thursday night. Police received a call for a robbery at Canna Clinic dispensary near Broadview Avenue and Gerrard Street East at 10:40 pm. Police say three suspects with their faces covered walked into the business with a gun and stole a quantity of ...

Article by Brian Morton, Vancouver Sun A Richmond wellness centre has been raided for the second time this year by RCMP searching for marijuana products. Police said Friday that officers executed a search warrant at 3 p.m. Wednesday at the WeeMedical Wellness Centre at 8050 Anderson Road. The storefront had been selling marijuana-based products openly to the public and was ...

Article by Katie DeRosa and Sarah Petrescu, Times Colonist Until the federal government legalizes marijuana, dispensaries operating in Victoria and Vancouver are illegal, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday during a visit to the capital region. “We are hoping to bring in legislation before the summer, we’re working very hard on the excellent report put forward by the task force ...

Article by Rick Newman, Yahoo News James Lee voted for Donald Trump in November and even attended Trump’s inauguration in January. Now, he’s scrambling to save a business venture two years in the making, one which a new Trump policy on marijuana could snuff out overnight. Trump’s press secretary, Sean Spicer, alarmed the burgeoning legal-marijuana industry on February 23, when he ...

Article by Bei Hu, Bloomberg News via The Globe and Mail Bets on marijuana companies helped an Australian manager soar 145 per cent last year to become the world’s best-performing hedge fund. Stock and credit investments in North American marijuana producers contributed to 22 percentage points of last year’s gain for the $200-million Tribeca Global Natural Resources Fund, said Sydney-based ...

Article by Dale Carruthers, The London Free Press After months of turning a blind eye, London police cracked down on illegal pot shops Thursday in co-ordinated raids on five dispensaries that left marijuana activists crying foul and questioning the timing. Employees were arrested and pot and other evidence seized during the raids, which came two days after former Toronto police ...