Article by John Paul Tasker, CBC News The full implementation of legal cannabis could occur later than July 1, government officials told CBC News Tuesday. While the Liberal government is still hoping its legislation will pass Parliament before July — even though it faces entrenched opposition from some Conservative senators — it recognizes it may take some provinces 8 to 12 weeks of further work ...

Article by CBC News When the pain of Dawn Rae Downton’s inflammatory arthritis kept her up at night, her pain specialist suggested she try medical marijuana. But for Downton, the cure ended up being worse than the disease. Though the marijuana did help her sleep, she also soon developed severe nausea. “I lost nearly all of 2016 to constant nausea ...

Article by David Silverberg, Lift News A new study from Liver International concludes that patients who are current or former alcoholics are significantly less likely to get alcohol-related hepatitis, steatosis (also known as “fatty liver”), cirrhosis and liver cancer if they were cannabis users. The researchers linked marijuana use with lowering odds of being diagnosed with these diseases by 40 to 50 per cent. ...

Article by Jacquie Miller, Ottawa Citizen Ottawa lawyer Tina Fraser says someone should invent an app called “Am I Breaking the Law?” to help Canadians navigate the confusion when recreational marijuana becomes legal. Pot smokers could type in their age, location, the amount and type of marijuana they possess, where they bought it, and where they plan to consume it, ...

Article by Shree Paradkar, The Toronto Star “Entrepreneurial” is one of the terms used to describe a bunch of Canadian bootleggers who found varying success in the illicit running of alcohol to the U.S. about a century ago. They are portrayed as swashbuckling adventurers who dared to defy laws that banned alcohol, laws that in retrospect were not only archaic ...

Article by Kat McCue, Botanika A small study, based in Massachusetts, found that just three months of treatment with medical cannabis resulted in improved task performance and favorable brain activation that the researchers retrieved through MRI scans. Not only did patients experience improvements from their baseline three months before medical marijuana treatment; their brain activation patterns also more closely matched activation patterns ...

Reviewed by Toronto Toker for Dankr.ca. Medtainer Overview: Medtainer is a repurposed medical product that has been greatly accepting in the cannabis community and has inspired its use in other disciplines. The Medtainer quickly took off as the only smell-proof, water-proof grinder with a storage compartment. Accessing Medtainer: Medtainers now seem to be everywhere from the Karma Cup judges kit to ...

Article by CBC News A group representing Canada’s doctors says designing marijuana packaging should be left to federal officials and public health experts, not cannabis producers and distributors. The Canadian Medical Association said Monday that product labelling is an important way to educate consumers, especially young people, about the risks of using marijuana. The association is also urging Ottawa to apply the ...

Article by Gemma Karstens-Smith, CTV News From growing the perfect crop to marketing within restrictive rules, Canadian colleges and universities are cultivating courses for those wanting to work in the booming marijuana industry. Kwantlen Polytechnic University started offering online courses in cannabis production, marketing and financing about three years ago after officials at the British Columbia school realized there was ...

Article by Daniel Tencer, Huffington Post Did a bubble just burst in Canada’s marijuana market? Only time will tell, but one thing is clear: the buzz is wearing off for marijuana investors. After a massive run-up over the past several months, weed stocks have entered bear-market territory. The Canadian Marijuana Index plunged nearly 12 per cent on Friday. PI Financial analyst Jason ...