Vancouver Board of Variance Approves Two More Dispensary Appeals
The Vancouver Board of Variance approved two more appeals at yesterday’s meeting, with both Granville locations of Green Rhino...
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Life Insurance Company Is First To No Longer Charge Higher Rates For Cannabis Users
We recently covered how the life insurance industry viewed cannabis smokers in the same regard as tobacco smokers...
City of Vancouver Files Injunctions to Close Dispensaries
The City of Vancouver has filed injunctions against 17 dispensaries that have refused to close after the city’s...
Toronto Mayor Tory Offers No Apologies for Dispensary Raids
Less than a week after Toronto police raided many of the city’s cannabis dispensaries, mayor John Tory said...
Ontario government won’t grant exception for vapour lounges and compassion clubs from smoking restrictions
The provincial government won’t allow vapour lounges and compassion clubs to be exempt from rules that restrict medical...
Ontario Premier Says Police Had No Choice But Raid Dispensaries
In her first statement on yesterday’s police raids against Toronto medical cannabis dispensaries, Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne said officials...
Toronto Police Begin Raiding Dispensaries
Toronto City Police have confirmed that several dispensaries in the city have been raided. Dubbed “Project Claudia” by authorities,...
Bill Blair Indicates Licensed Producers to Play Large Role in Legalization
Liberal MP Bill Blair spoke out this Tuesday, giving the clearest sign so far that government licensed producers will have...
Vancouver’s ‘Green Rush’ Spreads to Nelson
While Toronto has recently overtaken Vancouver as the cannabis capital of the country, the boom of the cannabis...
Life Insurers View Tobacco and Cannabis As Same Risk
Insurers say that tobacco and cannabis carry the same risk, resulting in higher premiums for Canadians that use...