Article by Brennan Doherty, StarMetro Calgary Letting cannabis users light up without smoke blowing into other people’s faces is a dilemma governments from coast to coast are facing. With Alberta butting out the idea of smoke lounges for now, proprietors in jurisdictions such as Ontario, British Columbia, and the U.S. state of Colorado have taken bold steps to demonstrate how ...

Article by Eric Zimmer, Daily Hive The Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke (MCK) in Quebec has said it is currently studying a partnership to establish a Health Canada licensed “state-of-the-art” medicinal cannabis greenhouse of at least 50,000-sq-ft, with an additional 20,000-sq-ft of post-harvesting space. In a statement, the MCK said it is in discussions with Canopy Growth, Canada’s largest medicinal marijuana company, which ...

Article by André Picard, Globe and Mail Let the countdown begin: The end of pot prohibition – which has been in place since 1923 – is less than one month away. Come Oct. 17, adults will be able to legally possess 30 grams of dried cannabis, or the equivalent in oil. But many details need to be worked out before ...

Article by Cy Williams, High! Canada In 2016 there were numerous cannabis-based storefronts opening and operating in Ontario selling cannabis to consumers. Law enforcement efforts like Toronto’s Project Claudia and Project Gator temporarily shut down most of these stores in Toronto and other cities but in Hamilton – there has been something very different going on – at least for now… ...

Article by Michael J. Armstrong, The Conversation Legalized cannabis is just a month away, but Ontario won’t have any cannabis stores until April. That’s due to the province’s recent decision to have cannabis outlets run by businesses rather than a government agency, although the agency will still open a retail web site Oct. 17. In the meantime, the provincial government has many regulatory decisions to make ...

Written by James Bong, for Dankr.ca. High there! I’m Bong. James Bong. And I have something to say. It may seem a bit shocking, I warn you. I believe that marijuana is indeed, as many say, in fact a gateway drug. Wait! Hold On! James Bong, the cannabis crusader himself, believes the phony, despicable propaganda that marijuana leads to experimentation ...

Article by Peter Armstrong, CBC News For years now, Canada’s cannabis companies have grown in size, soared in value and existed in a sort of ethereal middle ground waiting for that distant future when pot was legal. Now as legalization looms, one of the country’s biggest licensed producers is bracing for life on the other side of that legal divide — where promise and reality ...

Article by Chris Glover, CBC News A Toronto subway train operator says she’s been forced off medicinal cannabis by the TTC and back on opioids, even though her doctor thinks cannabis is the best treatment for her chronic pain. Ellaine Farrell, 59, who has suffered from two herniated discs in her lower back and fibromyalgia, says the TTC offered her other non-safety sensitive positions if she ...

Written by Toronto Toker for Dankr.ca. Big Dan the Munchies Man Overview: Big Dan the Munchies Man is a small craft cannabis edible company. This company was started in the summer of 2018 and has been at many of the subsequent markets. Their products are handmade incorporating high quality ingredients and cannabis to create tasty edibles. Accessing Big Dan the Munchies ...

Article by Mike O, Cannabis Life Network You may have heard of the Draeger DrugTest 5000, the one and only roadside testing device approved by the federal government so far that will check whether drivers are under the influence of THC and other drugs through their saliva. But there are many concerns with this device and since its approval on ...