Article by Solomon Israel, The Leaf News It’s safe to say the Conservative government of Canada under former prime minister Stephen Harper was never interested in reforming Canada’s cannabis laws. Under Harper’s leadership, the Tories continued the war on drugs by maintaining the criminal prohibition on non-medical cannabis use and increasing the penalties for cannabis-related crimes. Arrests for simple marijuana possession soared during Harper’s time ...

Article by CBC News A judge on Friday ruled that police raids carried out in May 2016 at 43 medical marijuana dispensaries in Toronto were constitutional. The constitutionality of the searches had been challenged by Mark Stupak — one of more than 90 people who were charged following the Project Claudia raids. Stupak, the owner of the SoCo Medical Social Collective, was charged in 2016 with possession of marijuana for ...

Article by Manisha Krishnan, Vice News Raids on weed dispensaries have been panned by many as a waste of police resources, seeing as recreational cannabis will soon be legal. But recently, one Hamilton police officer broke down just how much of a strain they really are, noting that cops in that city are struggling to even store the illegal weed they ...

Written by Toronto Toker for Dankr.ca. House of Shambala Overview: House of Shambala is a company operated by two medical patients who have been growing for a long time. All products are grown and extracted by House of Shambala themselves. Their main product is the Liquid Dab, a fully decarboxylated (activated) extract that works great in vape pens and edibles. Accessing ...

Article by Michael Spratt, Canadian Lawyer Last week, the Liberal government’s half-hearted cannabis legislation passed second reading in the Senate. Normally, this would not be cause for celebration. After all, there is little downside in voting to study legislation and the marijuana bill is no exception. Opponents to the bill, if not persuaded by evidence heard at committee hearings, can still ...

Article by Jay Schmoeker, Twelve High Chicks We’ve said “talk to your doctor about cannabis” before, and meant educate your GP about its benefits for salving or managing illnesses. But there are other reasons to talk to other doctors about cannabis too, even recreational use: cannabis conflicts with medications. I came across a Tumblr post recently warning people to cop ...

Article by Jenna Valleriani, Ottawa Citizen When the federal government released its 2018 budget, it came as a surprise to many that it was planning to not just tax recreational cannabis, but add a new excise tax on medical cannabis as well. Excise tax is usually reserved for products deemed to have a high social cost, such as tobacco or ...

Article by Manisha Krishnan, Vice News An Ontario judge shut down a medical weed dispensary owner’s claim that his arrest during Toronto police’s Project Claudia raids was unconstitutional. A successful outcome could have paved the way for thousands of charges issued during dispensary raids to be tossed out. Marek Stupek, owner of two medical pot dispensaries in Toronto called the Social ...

Articel by Caleb McMillan, Cannabis Life Network This is what the Senate didn’t understand: There were small growers who were here first. Before the LPs. Growers who established the BC Bud brand. Governments talk about the tax-revenue they’ve missed out on with prohibition. So, they’ve promised legalization and even gotten into the game. Thinking, hey, this should be easy money. ...

Aritcle by Samantha Edwards, Now Toronto When cannabis is legalized across Canada, Toronto condo dwellers eager to light up inside their homes may see that dream go up in smoke. In Toronto, some condo boards are planning to ban smoking weed inside both individual units and on balconies despite personal residences being one of the few places where smoking will ...