Sam Riches

Last year, on a Friday afternoon in May, the Government of Canada quietly released some important news. It was changing the approach to testing for unauthorized pesticide use in medical cannabis. Moving forward, it said in a statement, Canada’s licensed producers would be subject to mandatory testing in all cannabis products. The government had previously […]

In late August, the Korean Customs Service, via The Korea Times, released the following statement regarding cannabis legalization in Canada: “It will still be illegal for Koreans to smoke marijuana in Canada or anywhere else. Koreans who return here after using the drug could face criminal charges.” This week, they doubled down. “Weed smokers will […]