Article by Dr. Frank, Cannabis Culture In my mind, the answer to this question is simple. “Yes, all cannabis use is medicinal.” The reasoning for this? Because, even if you’re using cannabis “recreationally”, the cannabinoids and terpenoids in cannabis are working together and providing their health benefits.Lowering inflammation, busting stress, eating a full meal and getting to sleep properly – these ...

Article by Amanda Siebert, The Georgia Straight Last week, the Straight reported that three Canadian senators took a trip to Washington, D.C. to meet with anti-legalization groups and U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions—the same man who, in 2016, uttered the words, “Good people don’t smoke marijuana.” It’s bad enough that three unelected officials decided to waste taxpayer dollars seeking out the advice of a prohibitionist, but ...

Article by Joseph Hall, The Toronto Star Canada’s 4/20 celebration of all things pot may be more festive than ever this year as partakers anticipate the laws legalizing marijuana coming this summer. But a new study showing significantly increased traffic deaths on the April 20 “high holiday” is a sobering reminder of the dangers that marijuana — and freer access to it ...

Article by Victoria Gibson, The Toronto Star The owners and employees of the hair salons, pizza joints and convenience stores who will be neighbours to Toronto’s first legal pot shop had no idea about the government endeavour sidling up next door — until they saw cameras, or flipped on the news. Juliet Medina of Hi Cuts Hair and Care said one ...

Article by CBC News Residents in Thunder Bay, Ont. now know the planned location for the first cannabis retail store in the city. The province announced the first four locations on Wednesday, with the Thunder Bay store expected to be located south of the parking lot of the Real Canadian Superstore at 570 Harbour Expressway. It’s in a multi-store complex that already houses an ...

Article by Ben Adlin, Leafly. Between now and April 23, the US Food and Drug Administration is accepting public comment from “interested parties” regarding the classification of cannabis. In case you need a quick refresher, cannabis is currently a Schedule I controlled substance—a category reserved for drugs with high abuse potential and no accepted medical use—meaning it’s more tightly regulated than ...

Article by Rebecca Lau, Global News. A Halifax marijuana dispensary employee is now facing drug trafficking charges, that were prompted by a police investigation into a robbery at the business. The owner of Scotia Green Dispensary on Spring Garden Road, Carl Morgan, said the investigation into the robbery has taken a wrong turn. “We are not the bad guys here,” ...

Article by Kirstin Rushowy & Robert Benzie, The Star. Premier Kathleen Wynne is demanding answers on why one of the Ontario government’s first cannabis stores will be located 450 metres from a school in a Gerrard St. plaza. The Toronto District School Board also has concerns — saying it had asked to be consulted, but was not. “I would love ...

Article by May Warren, Toronto Star This fall, students at Ryerson University will see a new educational campaign incorporated into the usual campus cautions about binge drinking and safe sex. Responsible marijuana use. As the government of Canada prepares to legalize the drug this summer, local universities and colleges are confronting a wave of questions around how to deal with ...

Article by Kristin Rushowy, The Toronto Star The province has announced the locations of its first four marijuana shops — including one in Toronto that will be located in a strip mall alongside a student tutoring service, a kids’ martial arts centre and a McDonald’s. Toronto’s outlet of the Ontario Cannabis Store, on Gerrard St. E. at Victoria Park Ave., ...