Health Canada saw lab tests showing toxins in retail pot, minister confirms September 24, 2016 AggregatedNews Canada 0 Comments Health Canada has confirmed it reviewed lab reports warning that dangerous chemicals not approved for any human use were found in cannabis sold at dispensaries in Vancouver, but took no action. Health Minster Jane Philpott issued a statement late Friday… Read More→
Vancouver Grants First License for a Medical Marijuana Dispensary May 24, 2016 AggregatedNews Canada, Retail 0 Comments On the heels of last month’s announcement from Canada’s health minister at the United Nations’ General Assembly that legislation to legalize marijuana will be introduced next spring, changes are underway in Vancouver. Over the past year, several British Columbia cities… Read More→
Vancouver Is Showing Toronto How to Handle Medical Marijuana Dispensaries May 16, 2016 AggregatedNews Canada, International, Policy & Legal 0 Comments Toronto is looking west to Vancouver as it considers implementing some regulations on illegally operating medical marijuana dispensaries across the city. The decision comes after a rapid growth in the industry in Toronto, with dispensaries opening on the Danforth, in Kensington Market, in Bloordale and on Dundas Street West, to… Read More→
Majority of Vancouver’s Marijuana Dispensaries Are Breaking City’s Proposed Rules April 24, 2015 John Hollon Cultivation, Retail 0 Comments Sixty percent of Vancouver’s marijuana businesses violate city hall’s proposed rules that they not be located within 300 metres of each other, and more than a third are too close to a school or community centre, an analysis by The… Read More→