When a Health Canada representative told a media call last week the agency had “committed to conducting further consultations on the precise question of CBD as a Natural Health Product (NHP),” some expressed pessimism such consultations would arrive quickly. There were no timelines in last week’s new regulations on a move for which CBD producers have been […]
There’s a massive shift approaching for the legal adult-use cannabis marketplace: the coming era of what Deloitte called “Legalization 2.0,” which will introduce edibles/beverages/ingestibles, extracts/concentrates, and topicals to the Canadian legal market. Last week, Health Canada released its final regulations for those products, and the regs themselves have been a topic of much discussion. But […]
Unionized workers at one of three branches of the Société Québécoise du Cannabis (SQDC) on the Island of Montreal have voted for a strike mandate, saying they want better wages, paid holidays, and bonuses. Workers at the Quebec Crown corporation are paid in a manner commensurate with other employees in the retail industry, and so […]
Across Ontario, police and municipalities are hard at work raiding and shutting down those illicit dispensaries left over from before legalization. Unauthorized cannabis sellers, however, are not making it easy for them. Last Tuesday, Hamilton police victoriously announced they had shut down the last of that city’s more than 40 illicit dispensaries. “It’s a fluid […]
Since vaporizing cannabis is considered by most to be a healthier alternative to smoking, one might imagine there’s an error in there somewhere, except the GTA’s Peel Region health inspectors have made it clear they’re coming for any vape retailer who allows customers to see or handle the forbidden devices. Inspectors are adamant they’re doing […]
In the last week of March, 2014, the BC RCMP intercepted two shipments of a total 1,500 pounds of cannabis contained in 55 hockey bags and 40 boxes at the Kelowna airport. Normally a bust of that size—which the RCMP themselves called an “unfathomable quantity”—would be national news. However, investigative reporters at the National Post […]
The Liberal government’s Bill C-93, offering free record suspension but not expungement of cannabis possession convictions, received 11 amendments as it passed through the House of Commons public safety committee. The amendments reflected a variety of concerns about the legislation from all parties, including those from Liberals, Conservative, NDP, and Green MPs. Among the amendments, […]
Vancouver NPA councillor Rebecca Bligh is pushing the city to abandon a zoning decision that bans cannabis retail stores from the Downtown Eastside (DTES), an area known for its high concentration of social disparity, drug use, homelessness, and crime. At the same time, the community also shows a strong history of social activism and resilience. […]
Even while making the announcement, Blair felt it necessary to disassociate from any accusation he encourages cannabis use, saying, “It is not the government of Canada’s intention to promote the use of this drug, but for adults who choose to use it, we think it’s absolutely critical that they have the ability to make safer […]
Health Canada confirmed provinces and territories may decide for themselves whether to allow federally licensed cannabis nurseries to sell plants and seeds on-site. With home-growing as an emerging legal market, currently in its first harvest, nursery owners are eager to get the go ahead to sell as much and as freely as they can—particularly because […]
