A federally regulated medical marijuana company caught selling products tainted with a banned pesticide that can cause debilitating health problems has been unable to determine how the chemical got into its supply, raising new questions about the oversight of the industry. Read More...
P.E.I.'s medical marijuana factory is officially licensed to sell its product by Health Canada, says the company's co-owner. "We've had a production licence to cultivate cannabis for few months now. We've had several crops that we've been able to harvest," said Edwin Jewell, president and co-owner...
The City of West Kelowna is considering two bylaw amendments aimed at cracking down on commercial marijuana growing operations and dispensaries in the Okanagan city. City council passed first reading of one bylaw amendment Tuesday afternoon that tightens restrictions around marijuana production facilities. Read More...
News Release From Department of Justice Canada February 16, 2017 - Toronto, ON - Department of Justice Canada Bill Blair, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada Jody Wilson-Raybould, has started a cross-country tour to discuss the legalization and regulation of cannabis. Mr....
More than a million dollars of medical marijuana has been destroyed so far amid the fallout from a tainted cannabis scare hitting the government-regulated sector, as patients’ fears grow that Health Canada has no way of knowing how big the problem actually is. Canopy Growth Corp.,...
Garfield Mahood has spent 30 years fighting for the Canadian government to require plain packaging for cigarettes. So, the long-time non-smokers' rights activist says he doesn't have much faith in the government's ability to regulate and restrict the marketing of marijuana. Read More...
Health Canada has announced it will begin random testing of medical marijuana products to check for the presence of banned pesticides after product recalls affecting nearly 25,000 customers led to reports of illnesses and the possibility of a class action lawsuit. Read More...
The teen years are a high-stress, often anxiety riddled time, and research shows that young Canadians admit to turning to marijuana to cope. Nicole* was 13 when she began using marijuana. She said at first she smoked pot due to peer pressure, but then she realized...
The teen years are a high-stress, often anxiety riddled time, and research shows that young Canadians admit to turning to marijuana to cope. Nicole* was 13 when she began using marijuana. She said at first she smoked pot due to peer pressure, but then she realized...
A Nova Scotia human rights board has ruled a Halifax-area man’s prescribed medical marijuana must be covered by his employee insurance plan. Gordon “Wayne” Skinner, of Head of Chezzetcook, had argued that he faced discrimination when he was denied coverage by the Canadian Elevator Industry Welfare...