Hotbox Cafe and Homegrown Hydroponics team up to open new grow shop in the heart of Kensington Market launching on Pedestrian Sunday As Canadians prepare for legalization, the question remains whether the provinces will permit homegrown cannabis.  Despite uncertainty, there is already a thriving craft medical industry well under way across Canada through the Access to Cannabis for Medical Purposes ...

Article by Lift News Legalizing recreational cannabis was a key campaign pledge for the federal government. With the Liberals doggedly sticking to an ambitious implementation date (now just 286 days away), Ottawa needs legislative progress this Fall session for C45 and in provincial capitals across Canada. As a first step, they scheduled a marathon review of C45 before the Standing ...

Article by Patrick Cain, Global News Uncle Ike’s Budget Bud is the cheapest pot we’ve found anywhere. A product line of a Seattle, Wa.-based marijuana retailer, it lives up to its name at US$99 an ounce. That works out to $4.76 a gram Canadian, and it would put the cost of a joint in the $1.50-$2 range. But you get what you pay for, an email from ...

Article by Amanda Siebert, The Georgia Straight Think Justin Trudeau is fulfilling his promise of legalizing cannabis with Bill C-45? According to Vancouver Kingsway MP Don Davies, you might want to think again. Following five consecutive days of hearings by the standing committee on health in Ottawa, its vice chair and sole member representing the NDP told the Straight earlier this week that, in ...

Article by Jacques Gallant, Toronto Star Another unlawful strip search, another crumbling criminal case. A Toronto judge has thrown out all drug evidence seized from Stuart MacPherson, finding Toronto police had no reasonable grounds to pull back his pants and boxer shorts at the scene of his arrest to locate concealed drugs near his tail bone. Ontario Court Justice Sheila ...

Article by High! Canada Comedian Alan Park was a staple in Canadian homes as one of the iconic Air Farce cast members for over 5 years. His job in the spotlight came to a halt when he was diagnosed with Stage 4 Prostate Cancer. Illness had taken over Alan’s body and there were no options for conventional treatment. Seeing Cannabis in ...

Article by CHCH News A marijuana dispensary owner spoke out at Hamilton City Hall arguing why council should reject a motion encouraging police to crack down on dispensaries. Clint Younge owns 3 marijuana dispensaries in Hamilton, storefronts that are operating illegally. “There are different styles of dispensaries running and there are different people running it and not all of them ...

Article by Jeff Lagerquist, CTV News Proposed changes to Canada’s impaired driving laws could allow police to show up at your doorstep and demand a breath sample a full day after you arrive at home, according to a criminal lawyer studying the issue. Officers may also be within the law to lay charges within two hours of a driver exiting ...

Review by Michael Kushbury, for Dankr.ca. The Canna Chocolatier Overview: The Canna Chocolatier is a producer of artisan quality chocolates infused with THC distillate. I first became aware of him through his Instagram account and was mesmerized by the look of his creations! Accessing The Canna Chocolatier: The Canna Chocolatier can be contacted through his Instagram page @TheCannaChocolatier or email ...

Article by Megan Stacey, The London Free Press Police targeted a highly visible London marijuana dispensary in a crackdown Wednesday morning, arresting five people and angering customers. More than a half-dozen officers raided the London Relief Centre on downtown’s Richmond Row at about 10 a.m., yelling for everyone to get out, said a woman who witnessed the raid. “It was ...