14 Feb Featured, Medical Marijuana Medical marijuana should remain distinct from recreational market, patients say March 30, 2018 By Shelby Pierce Diana Koch never wanted to numb her pain and anxiety with opioids. After seeing family members struggle with addiction, she fel...Continue reading
20 Dec Featured, Marijuana News Marijuana use down among minors, up among older Canadians, StatsCan study finds December 20, 2017 By Shelby Pierce More older Canadians, including senior citizens, are using marijuana as fewer minors consume the substance, according to a new study re...Continue reading
29 Nov Featured, Marijuana News Canada just passed the bill to legalize recreational marijuana; now headed to Senate November 29, 2017 By Shelby Pierce Canada made history last night after passing a bill to legalize recreational marijuana, which puts Canada on track to become the first ...Continue reading
22 Nov Featured, Marijuana News Health Canada will make a major announcement about the regulation of cannabis November 22, 2017 By Shelby Pierce The Honourable Ginette Petitpas Taylor, Minister of Health, and Bill Blair, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice and Atto...Continue reading
22 Nov Featured, Marijuana News BREAKING (UPDATED): Health Canada releases paper on cannabis regulation: no limits on # of licensed producers, packaging guidelines, Jan 20 deadline to respond November 22, 2017 By Shelby Pierce Health Canada has just released a paper Tuesday outlining regulatory recommendations for the legalization of cannabis in 2018. Canadian...Continue reading
13 Nov Featured, Marijuana News Canada looks to raise $1b in recreational marijuana taxes November 13, 2017 By Shelby Pierce OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) — Soon-to-be legal recreational marijuana sales in Canada could bring up to C$1 billion (US$800 million) annually ...Continue reading
13 Nov Featured, Marijuana News Canadian Pot Stocks Rally on Trudeau’s Dollar-a-Gram Tax November 13, 2017 By Shelby Pierce Canadian marijuana stocks surged Friday after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government proposed a tax of one dollar a gram of legaliz...Continue reading
20 Oct Featured, Marijuana News Governments grappling with how to keep pot bought online out of the hands of underage users October 20, 2017 By Shelby Pierce The Liberal government's point man on pot legalization says strict safeguards will be put in place for home delivery of the drug once i...Continue reading
14 Sep Featured, Marijuana News Canada police ask government to postpone legal marijuana September 14, 2017 By Shelby Pierce Canada’s police services told the Canadian government Tuesday that there is no chance they will be ready to enforce new laws for nation...Continue reading
30 Aug Featured, Medical Marijuana Provinces agree legal pot must be competitive with black market, Bill Blair says August 30, 2017 By Shelby Pierce The man tasked with leading the drug’s legalization in Canada said “in order to defeat organized crime on this thing, we have to be abl...Continue reading