Cannabis Act faces defeat in the Senate today (Updated)
Update: Bill C-45 lives for another day with a 44-29 victory, according to Global News. Today, the Cannabis Act...
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Canada’s strict new packaging rules for recreational cannabis
On March 19th, the Canadian government released its updated guidelines for legal cannabis, which features strict guidelines for...
Free market vs. government monopoly: recreational cannabis fight heats up in Ontario
Featured image courtesy of Canadian Press/Chris Young It’s “government-owned monopoly” versus “free market retail” as Ontario’s political parties...
Is the “Ontario Cannabis Store” name and logo really that bad?
Perhaps in response to strict cannabis marketing restrictions, the Liquor Control Board of Ontario has unveiled the name...
March 1st marks “Lounges Day of Action” in fight for Ontario’s cannabis lounges
It was a day for lounging in Ontario’s cannabis lounges as Sensible Ontario declared March 1st the “Lounges...
Aurora Cannabis & Shoppers Drug Mart deal latest of many between pharmacies & LP’s
Aurora Cannabis has joined the growing list of licensed producers who will supply Shoppers Drug Mart with medical...
Berkeley, California becomes 1st sanctuary city for cannabis
Berkeley, California became the first American sanctuary city for cannabis as it fights the Trump Administration’s cannabis crackdown. That...
MMJ Canada raided in Hamilton Again but they’re here to stay
On Feb. 8th, 2018, all three of MMJ Canada’s dispensaries in Hamilton, Ontario, were raided by police, according...
Doctors call for prescription-level packaging standards for cannabis
The Canadian Medical Association is calling for prescription level packaging standards for cannabis– both recreational and medical- and...
BC Conservatives fight for craft cannabis- but not everything is what it seems…
An unlikely ally is fighting for BC’s small, craft cannabis growers- the BC Conservatives- who are demanding that...