Article by Kim Trynacity, CBC News The federal Minister of Health told her provincial counterparts at a meeting in Edmonton that much work is being done to prepare for the fast-approaching legalization of cannabis. Ginette Petitpas Taylor said at a news conference following a meeting with provincial and territorial health ministers that her priority is to craft a “prevention” program to launch ...
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Legal Cannabis Market Much Bigger Than Expected
Article by David Brown, Lift News The legal cannabis market in Canada is far bigger than expected, says one cannabis industry consultant, and he has the numbers to prove it. After seeing what he felt was a lack of solid data about the future of the Canadian cannabis market, Colin Firth teamed up with Oraclepoll Research earlier this year to ...
Read More »Mary J’s Munchies – Ganja Gummies Video Review
Review by Michael Kushbury, for Dankr.ca. Mary J’s Munchies Overview: Mary J’s Munchies is a fantastic Toronto area edible company! They have a wide array of products ranging from classic two bite brownies to infused milkshakes. (both of which we have reviewed here) Accessing Mary J’s Munchies: Mary J’s Munchies can be reached through Instagram at @maryjsmunchies905 or at one ...
Read More »Netflix and The New Normalization of Cannabis
Article by HK Ablll High! Canada Growing up, any time marijuana was mentioned on TV or in the movies, it was generally either in a prohibitive way, or else, in a silly, almost patronizing way. With a shaking finger of disapproval and a sly hypocritical wink, the puritanical storytellers would condemn marijuana consumers as, at best, harmless stoners with permanent ...
Read More »Canada’s Health Ministers Set to Discuss Progress on Legalizing Marijuana
Article by National Post It’s cannabis day today at the meeting of federal, provincial and territorial health ministers in Edmonton. Federal Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor is to deliver an update on progress to have marijuana legalized as of July 1. Ottawa is in charge of the overall rules on health and the Criminal Code on the cannabis project, but ...
Read More »Canadian Scientists Claim First Science Paper on Marijuana Cultivation
Article by Brooks Hays , UPI Mention “weed paper” and people are likely to think the subject is something other than science. Not so for a group of horticulturalists in Canada. Researchers at the University of Guelph, in Ontario, claim to have published the first scientific paper on marijuana cultivation in North America. “Growing marijuana has been illegal for so many ...
Read More »Aphria Shares Fall Even as it Digs in Heels to Remain on TSX Amid Crackdown
Article by Armina Ligaya, National Post Licensed marijuana producer Aphria Inc. dug in its heels Tuesday, determined to remain on the Toronto Stock Exchange despite a warning from the group that operates the index that pot firms with U.S. exposure could face delisting. Shares of Aphria (TSX:APH), which expanded into Florida in April, closed 13 per cent lower on Tuesday ...
Read More »Toronto Cannabis Events: October 23 – October 29, 2017
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 October 23, 2017: Ganja Pranayama (All Levels) When: 5:00pm-6:30pm Where: The House of Yoga (714 Bloor St W, Toronto) Price: $30/class, 5 classes for $125 Partner Ganja marvelous Monday Lu and Joey When: 7:30pm-9:00pm Where: ...
Read More »Women, Non-Smokers, Millennials Interested in Marijuana Edibles: Ipsos Poll
Article by Patrick Cain, Global News About a third of Canadians in a recent poll (34 per cent) say they will at least try smoking marijuana after it becomes legal next summer, as opposed to 12 per cent who smoke pot recreationally now, according to an Ipsos poll conducted on behalf of Global News. But almost as many, 29 per cent, ...
Read More »Governments Grappling With How to Keep Pot Bought Online Out of the Hands of Underage Users
Article by Hannah Thibedeau, CBC News The Liberal government’s point man on pot legalization says strict safeguards will be put in place for home delivery of the drug once it is available for purchase online as planned. “If we’re going to use a mail delivery system, we have to make sure that that works, to make sure that this is not ...
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