Health Canada is investigating whether two cannabis companies violated advertising laws when they sponsored a fundraiser last fall for a Toronto-based charity with ties to Bill Blair, the federal minister who oversaw the legalization of the drug. Canopy Growth Corp., which is one of Canada’s largest...
As Melissa Ellsworth drops several grams of dried cannabis into her Magical Butter machine to be ground into oil, she pauses to reflect on how long it took the Workers' Compensation Board of Nova Scotia to start paying for her medical marijuana. Five years and one...
People who use cannabis alone rather than with others are twice as likely to screen positive for psychosis, a new Dalhousie University study has found. The study, published last month in Drug and Alcohol Review, also found that solitary tokers are more likely to use the...
One of Canada's foremost brain injury experts said he's "reasonably hopeful" that there is potential for the medicinal value of cannabinoids to be combined with other treatments to help those affected by post-concussion issues. Read More...
A First Nation operating a cannabis dispensary without a provincial permit has laid the groundwork for taking the federal and Saskatchewan governments to court Read More...
Statistics Canada said Friday that annualized Canadian household spending on cannabis totalled $5.9 billion in the fourth quarter, with the black market still accounting for $4.7 billion of that figure Read More...
When you have a work-related injury or illness we’re here to help you recover and get back to work. This may include providing you with health-care benefits and in some cases that may include medical cannabis. To decide if we can include medical cannabis in your...
Over the past months, Health Canada has received a large number of questions regarding the regulation of Cannabidiol (CBD). In response, the attached Fact Sheet entitled “All About Cannabidiol” was developed. It contains information about CBD in cannabis and hemp products under the Cannabis Act. This Fact...
A new study shows that medical cannabis is effective in children with autism in relieving symptoms such as tics, rage attacks, restlessness, depression, and seizures, according to a press release publicized on Thursday. The study was conducted by researchers from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU)...
Come April, there’s likely to be a lot more grass at the Lombard Glen Golf & Country Club. The course, located in Smiths Falls, Ont., is set to become Canada’s first cannabis-friendly golf facility. In fact, when it does open, it will do so with a...