Shoppers Drug Mart has been granted a license to sell medical cannabis online. Health Canada’s list of authorized cannabis producers and sellers has been updated to reflect that the pharmacy giant can fill prescriptions for dried and fresh cannabis, as well as plants, seeds, and oil. A website has been set up by the company, […]
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This weekend, we shopped our budgets off, Elon Musk said he didn’t know how to inhale, and California affirmed the legality of cannabis delivery. Now, what’s next? Well, Deadpool does a Christmas movie with Fred Savage. “The Boss” Bruce Springsteen drops a concert film and album. And the final season of the new Voltron assembles […]
Michiganders awoke on Thursday to find themselves in a state where adult use of marijuana is legal—and the homegrow laws are among the most generous in the country. Now that the long fight for legalization is over and the bill passed by voters last month is officially in effect, the feeling across the state has […]
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California regulators on Friday said cannabis deliveries can be made anywhere in the state, even in locales that ban the industry. Law enforcement groups and the California League of Cities opposed the move, arguing that deliveries to places that ban cannabis erodes local government control and will increase crime in those […]
President Donald Trump confirmed on Friday that he plans to nominate William Barr, a Republican lawyer and former Justice Department official, to replace ousted Attorney General Jeff Sessions. What would that mean for cannabis? Barr has already served once as US attorney general, from 1991 to 1993, during which he earned a reputation as a […]
A Canadian curling league is set to embrace legalization this winter as it hosts what could be the country’s first-ever Bongspiel. Hosted by the Wiarton & District Curling Club in the Ontario town best known for its prognosticating groundhog, the 420-friendly curling event will take place on Jan. 26. Bongspiel co-convenor Ted Ratcliffe tells Leafly it’s an idea […]
When I travel, I appreciate seeing how other cultures treat cannabis and how local attitudes and traditions affect the experience. Obviously, this is much more enjoyable in cannabis friendly locations. I had the opportunity to spend some time adventuring through the south of Spain, and I was excited to learn of their somewhat progressive cannabis […]
Canopy Growth Corporation announced on Thursday that it has acquired Storz & Bickel in a €145 million ($220 million CAD) deal. The German company, maker of the Volcano, is globally recognized as a leader in the design and manufacturing of medically approved vaporizers. RELATED STORY The Volcano: A History of the World’s Most Iconic Cannabis Vaporizer “S&B […]
[embedded content] On the air in Britain since 1960, the world’s longest running television soap opera is closing in on 10,000 episodes. In a 1993 episode arc, a senior citizen named Sylvia bought a few weed brownies to deal with her arthritis, and then started sharing them with fellow geriatrics. Over the course of time, […]
