Author: admin
Vancouver’s marijuana dispensaries in limbo until 2018
The City of Vancouver has applied for injunctions to stop 53 marijuana dispensaries from operating without a business licence, but no one expects any of them to be shut down any time soon. Read More...
Premiers resist federal proposals for excise tax on legal cannabis
Premiers have pushed back on a federal plan to levy an excise tax on cannabis and split the proceeds equally, saying provinces will have to bear much of the financial burden of legalizing the drug and thus should reap more of the financial windfall. Read More...
Calgary conference helps employers come to grips with marijuana boom
A sold-out conference in Calgary is helping businesses learn more about the impacts of cannabis in the workplace and what employers need to know before it's legalized next year. Read More...
Province of BC asking the public for input about the regulation of recreational pot
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – The province is carrying out a public consultation process on how recreational pot should be regulated. This comes ahead of legalization at the federal level next summer. Read More...
Health Canada to launch new campaign warning youth about risks of cannabis use
Health Canada is planning to launch a new awareness campaign aimed at warning minors and young adults about the risks of using cannabis in the lead up to the drug becoming legal. Read More...
Medical marijuana campany Tilray fined $50K for illegal tree cutting
Tilray will pay a $50,000 fine after illegally cutting down trees on its Duke Point site last May. Read More...
The Liberals stance in edible forms of cannabis
https://beta.theglobeandmail.com/canada/work-on-edible-marijuana-legalization-ongoing/videob16f7967-fe5c-455f-8fa9-f43a73a52b68/ Read More ...
How employers can prep for marijuana legalization
A conference in Saskatoon is aiming to help employers explore ways to get ready for the emergence of marijuana on the job as the date of legalization draws near. Read More...