Ontario has issued its plans for how to implement cannabis legalization once it becomes national law, and we believe there is much to champion in the province’s approach towards building a smart regulatory framework that benefits consumers, businesses and government. As owners of cannabis grow facilities in different provinces, we are eager to begin working […]
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Canada’s Framework for the Legalization and Regulation of Cannabis and What It Means to Growers
By Leigh Coulter The Canadian government has released the November 2016 report that was filed in Ottawa by the Task Force on Cannabis Legalization and Regulation. This report contains the findings and official recommendations of the task force for establishing legal cannabis across Canada. In total, the document contains 112 pages and covers issues from […]
Canada’s Drug Stores Want In On Weed
Shopper’s Drug Mart, one of Canada’s most established retail brands, has formally applied to become licensed as a producer for Canada’s medical marijuana industry. The pharmacy chain, with over 1,200 locations, made its distribution ambitions very clear in a statement. “We have no intention of producing medical marijuana, but we do want the ability to dispense medical […]
Trudeau’s Honeymoon Is Over
It was just over a year ago that the young Millennial-favourite politician, Justin Trudeau, became Canada’s 23rd Prime Minister with a campaign full of big promises and ambition to take Canada in a radically different direct than its previous tenure under Stephen Harper. One of the largest, and quite popular, promises was the complete legalization of marijuana. […]
Cannabis Shops in Canada Remain Operational While Waiting to Legalize
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — The Cannabis Culture Lounge has everything a pothead might need to feel right at home: $3 marijuana buds, bongs for rent, bags of Skittles and Doritos for sale, and black leather couches where customers can recline in zoned-out contemplation in a pungent haze. Never mind that it is all technically prohibited […]
Canadian Medical Marijuana Patients Authorized to Grow Their Own By Health Canada
The new regulations announced today go into effect in two weeks. But with legalization of the drug looming, today’s rules could soon change again, leaving people in the booming marijuana business still wondering what the future holds. The former Conservative government scrapped home-grow permits in 2013, bringing in rules that meant the only legal way to […]
A Quick Argument For Legalization in Canada
Many arguments are made in favour of legalizing marijuana. But by far the most compelling is the potential impact on the criminal justice system. The sheer number of Canadians who are busted for possession, trafficking, production and distribution of the leafy green plant—more than 160 per every 100,000 people—dwarfs that for any other drug, including […]
Government announces marijuana legalization task force
The Task force will include experts in law enforcement, public health, cannabis research, mental health issues, and much more The Federal government announced their official Task Force on Marijuana Legalization and Regulation at a press conference this morning. The task force will be chaired by Anne McClellan. Mark Ware will be the Vice Chair. The […]
Could Canada Become a Leader of the World’s Cannabis Industry?
TORONTO — A conference on Canada’s economic future got a taste Wednesday of a possible new strategy for the country: Becoming a world leader in the burgeoning marijuana industry. Thanks to Canada’s medical marijuana program, the country’s licensed producers are already the most sophisticated manufacturers of cannabis in the world, said Alan Gertner, co-founder of […]
Canadian Marijuana Retailers Defiant Despite Government Crackdown
Operators of Toronto’s unlicensed marijuana stores said on Tuesday they would defy Canada’s drug laws and continue their sales despite a police crackdown two weeks ago that targeted nearly half of the city’s roughly 100 stores. Representatives from industry associations and at least 35 medical marijuana stores met to discuss how to keep selling as […]
