Article by CBC News Toronto’s board of health supports the call to immediately decriminalize marijuana, a recommendation prompted to prevent more possession convictions leading up to pot’s impending legalization. On Monday, the board voted unanimously in favour of that decision, recommended by Toronto’s medical officer of health, Dr. Eileen de Villa. The federal government has set its sights on legalizing marijuana in Canada ...

Article by David Brown. Lift News The Standing Committee on Health is expected to begin hearings on Bill C-45, the Cannabis Act by this September, says committee vice-chair Don Davies. Committee member and NDP Justice Critic Alistair MacGregor will also be joining Davies to discuss aspects of the bill. Although there have been rumours of a summer session for the ...

Written by Brent, for Dankr.ca Rosin is a solventless, cannabis concentrate made through the application of heat and pressure. Rosin allows you to consume the essential oils of the cannabis plant without burning the plant matter. Rosin is currently the safest form of concentrate to produce because of the lack of solvent. Get the answers to more cannabis questions on ...

Article by Phil Wong, Hemp Market Watch via High! Canada This month’s High Canada was over at O’Cannabiz. We met some interesting and knowledgeable guests. We had the pleasure of sing down with the Marijuana Money Man, Scott Jordan of Dynamic Alternative Finance. Scott, tell us, how did you get this amazing title as the “Marijuana Money Man”? The Denver ...

Article by David Brown, Lift News The Standing Committee on Health is expected to begin hearings on Bill C-45, the Cannabis Act by this September, says committee vice-chair Don Davies. Committee member and NDP Justice Critic Alistair MacGregor will also be joining Davies to discuss aspects of the bill. Although there have been rumours of a summer session for the ...

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 June 12, 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 All Levels Ganja Yoga When: 7:30pm-9:00pm Where: The House of Yoga ...

Article by Amanda Siebert, The Georgia Straight Over the last few days, federal members of parliament have been busy debating the pros and cons of Bill C-45, or the Cannabis Act, during a second reading in the House of Commons. As expected, there has been much emphasis on the tired and repetitive rhetoric of “keeping cannabis out of the hands ...

Article by David Brown, Lift News The Cannabis Act, Bill-C45, has passed second reading in the House of Commons today, and will now be referred to the Standing Committee on Health (HESA). It passed with 200 for and 76 against. HESA is chaired by Bill Casey (Liberal). Vice chairs are Len Webber (Conservative) and Don Davies (NDP), with over 100 ...

Article by Cy Williams, High! Canada High! Canada had the absolute pleasure recently to sit down and chat with one of Canada’s most brilliant woman in weed – Irie Selkirk. So Irie, will you tell us about how you got into the cannabis industry? Absolutely, so I have had positive cannabis experiences my whole life. I spent my first years ...

Article by Jacquie Miller, Ottawa Citizen Inside a nondescript building in an industrial park in Carleton Place, construction crews are building growing rooms for cannabis plants. RockGarden Medicinals is the third medical marijuana grower to pop up within an hour’s drive of Parliament Hill. The mother-son team behind the business is hoping to be awarded a licence from Health Canada ...