The provincial bodies that regulate Canada’s physicians have no way of tracking how doctors are prescribing medical marijuana, leaving them unable to determine how often the drug is prescribed, to whom and in what quantities. That leaves them with little way to keep tabs on prescribing...
Marijuana legalization is looming in Canada, but what's in today's weed — and what isn't — may surprise you. CBC's Marketplace looked into the marijuana market ahead of the legalization of recreational pot, which is expected to be introduced through legislation in spring 2017 and to...
The Canadian Paediatric Society is urging the federal government to take steps to protect children and youth should it follow through on its plan to legalize recreational marijuana next year. In a position statement released Thursday, the CPS is recommending there be an age restriction for...
Medical-marijuana patients won a court battle at the beginning of this year allowing them to grow their own cannabis at home, but they have no legal way to obtain the seeds or seedlings at an affordable price. Read More Ottawa tweaked its medical-cannabis regime two months ago,...
Have you ever gone to work high? At one time, this may have been a question that underachieving high school students asked each other as they made their way to their evening shift at Burger King. However, as the frequency and legitimacy of marijuana usage increases,...
The Siksika First Nation is exploring the possibility of becoming the first medical marijuana producer on indigenous land in Canada. Siksika Nation Chief and Council, led by Chief Vincent Yellow Old Woman, approved the submission of an application for a mandatory licence to produce pharmaceutical grade medical...
The Canadian government is getting gouged on its veteran medical marijuana program, and a VICE News investigation has revealed the likely culprits. According to figures provided by Veterans Affairs Canada, the number of retired soldiers obtaining medical marijuana from the government saw a staggering 15-fold increase...
The nurses aren't dispensing "purple kush" or Island "sweet skunk" with the evening meds. But hospitals on Vancouver Island are making way for medical marijuana use by patients. Dr. Richard Jones, the director of Pharmacy Services with Island Health, helped to draft guidelines for medical marijuana use in...
Faced with skyrocketing costs and ballooning demand, the federal government is dramatically cutting back the amount of medical marijuana it will cover for veterans. Veterans Affairs Minister Kent Hehr plans to scale back the limit for reimbursement from 10 grams of medical marijuana per day to...
Canada's largest pharmacy chain has formally applied to be a distributor of medical marijuana. "We have applied to be a licensed producer strictly for the purposes of distributing medical marijuana," Shoppers Drug Mart spokeswoman Tammy Smitham told CBC News in an email Tuesday. Read More ...