Article by Robert Hoban, Cannabis Now Access to medical cannabis in Canada has been permitted since 1999. The current Canadian framework allowing Canadians access to medical cannabis is found in the Access to Cannabis for Medical Purposes Regulations (the “ACMPR”), which has been in place as of Aug. 24, 2016, and sets out the current legal structure of Canada’s evolving ...

Article by Solomon Israel, The Leaf News The College of Family Physicians of Canada drew the ire of Canadian cannabis advocates in February, when it published a set of guidelines meant to help primary-care physicians decide when to prescribe cannabis. Cannabis and its chemical constituents, concluded the guidelines published in the medical journal Canadian Family Physician, “are not recommended for most patients ...

Article by CBC News Saskatchewan’s plan for the impending legalization of marijuana doesn’t do enough to ensure smaller businesses don’t get shut out and the black market is stymied, according to a University of Regina economics lecturer. George Hartner says Saskatchewan’s regulatory framework for cannabis, released Wednesday, takes a free market approach that could allow major pot producers to take control of the ...

Article by Liz Braun, Toronto Sun Here’s everything you wanted to know about a free market approach to pot but were afraid to ask — thanks to cannabis rights activist Jodie Emery. Emery and her husband, Marc Emery, are pioneers in the field, having run pot dispensaries, published Cannabis Culture Magazine and generally helped drag Canada kicking and screaming into a 21st ...

Article by Health Canada The Honourable Ginette Petitpas Taylor, Federal Minister of Health, and the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada and to the Minister of Health, Bill Blair, will hold a media availability in the Foyer of the House of Commons following Question Period at approximately 3:15 PM (EDT). Health Canada officials will hold a media technical briefing at 1:30 ...

Article by Catherine McIntyre, Maclean’s Legalizing pot was among Justin Trudeau’s most memorable promises in his run for Prime Minister. The pledge attracted droves of supporters fed up with restrictions against a substance which, by many accounts, is far less harmful than alcohol. It may even have lured in some folks who bought into his rhetoric that legalizing weed would “remove ...

Article by Bill Weinberg, Cannabis Now In what is becoming something of a ritual in Toronto, police used a hammer and crowbar to smash locks and force open the door at the city’s California Cannabis dispensary last week. No arrests were made as nobody was on the premises at the time, but several hundred grams of herb were confiscated, according ...

Toronto is an amazing city for cannabis with so many diverse events going on. Here is a list of the events going on this upcoming week and weekend: Monday March 19, 2018: Ganja Groove When: 7:30pm-9:30pm Where: The House of Yoga (714 Bloor St W, Toronto) Price: $20 Tuesday March 20, 2018: TERRIFIC TUESDAY GANJA YOGA BASIC with Jose When: 7:30pm-9:30pm Where: The House of Yoga (714 ...

Article by Elianna Lev, Lift News A Vancouver activist is doling out millions of cannabis seeds across Canada in an attempt to normalize the plant – and the culture – throughout the country. Dana Larsen is the director of Overgrow Canada, a pro-cannabis campaign launched in 2016 that has included a cross-Canada speaking tour alongside a massive mail-out component. Interested ...

Article by Geoff Zochodne, Financial Post Ontario’s newly branded cannabis retail stores haven’t started to sell marijuana yet, but they are already in the political crosshairs, and the burgeoning cannabis industry may be just fine with that. Doug Ford, the leader of Ontario’s Progressive Conservatives, made comments Tuesday suggesting he favours a more privatized approach to the distribution of alcohol and ...