Ontario’s first crop of brick and mortar cannabis stores have been approved to open as of April 1. Ten retailers are the first to receive authorization from the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO). And, more stores are expected to open throughout the month. RELATED STORY Ontario to Implement Lottery to Phase in Cannabis Retail In […]
As Canada works towards next year’s launch of an adult-use cannabis market, there are still some key regulatory issues to hammer out. One of which is how the country should handle its existing medical marijuana program. A pair of pharmacology researchers at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, want to see officials separate medical and […]
This week in Cannabis: Seth Rogen is launching his own cannabis brand, packaging for medical cannabis and recreational cannabis will soon look more similar, and the NHS reports that the personal data of 34,000 medical cannabis patients was accessed in a data breach. We’ve rounded up this week’s top stories from across Canada. Medical Cannabis Products Will Soon […]
Maple syrup holds a sweet spot for Canadians (and Americans in the North East). Already superior to anything else you could possibly apply to pancakes, the sweet distilled sap is hard to improve on… but we did it. This recipe for cannabis-infused maple syrup from The Wellness Soldier Cody Lindsay requires just two ingredients, indirect […]
The first thing I want to mention about Stoned Pizza, the New York City pizza delivery service that will bring a THC-infused pie of Sicilian-style slices right to your door, is that it is not a scam. It really works. This is not a scam. They really will deliver infused pizza to your door. In […]
If you’ve ever wondered if your pets can get high, the answer is yes, but they don’t like it and it’s not good for them. While massive strides have been made recently when it comes to understanding our animal friends, their inability to self-report makes it impossible to ever know what’s actually going on in their […]
This week in Cannabis: Tokyo Smoke is opening a cannabis store on Yonge Street in Toronto, the CEO of a Canadian cannabis company called on police to crack down on the black market, and Canada’s 2019 Budget reveals a plan to tax edibles, extracts, and topicals based on the amount of THC contained. We’ve rounded […]
Congressional support for cannabis prohibition is finally crumbling. During the last Congress, which ended Jan. 3, 2019, federal lawmakers introduced more than 60 pieces of cannabis-related legislation—more than in every prior session since prohibition began. Even more continue to roll in this year. RELATED STORY Blumenauer: Congress Will Be ‘Better Than Ever’ on Cannabis There […]
Regardless of whether weed is legal where you live, we still have to contend with roommates, parents, and neighbours, some of whom might take issue with the conspicuous scent of smoking cannabis. So, strike a compromise: Continue smoking but take actions to minimize the risk they’ll smell it in the first place. We all know about […]
Pain, when used as an umbrella term, is more vast than the Pacific Ocean. Using CBD to treat pain can be effective only under the pretense that the type of pain is well-understood and properly diagnosed. Most of us have crossed paths with the loud, piercing, cuss-worthy persona of acute pain: an elbow dings the […]
