As the debate about the place of cannabis in polite Canadian society has accelerated, along with steps to further legitimize its distribution for medicinal purposes, one specific quirk has seemed to draw an increasing amount of attention: How the government spells a certain nine-letter synonym....
A range of spinoff companies, many of them located in the United States, are angling to cash in on the Canadian medical marijuana market as the federal government brings in new rules for the industry. Producers of homegrown marijuana will be abolished under the...
Teenagers who use marijuana may cause permanent damage to their brains, according to a study from the University of Maryland School of Medicine. "Children who start [using marijuana] around pre-adolescence, 13 to 15 years of age, tend to develop very severe deficits," says Dr....
The number of licences granted to possess medical marijuana in Canada more than doubled in 2012, from under 14,000 in January to over 28,000 in December. Upcoming changes to the way it is approved suggest these numbers will continue to grow. The use of...
Canadians suffering from chronic and terminal illnesses including severe pain, chronic inflammation due to arthritis or the nausea associated with chemotherapy, medical marijuana has become a well-recognized option for patients and doctors to try when conventional medicine just isn't enough. Today, Health Canada licensed...
Health Canada officials who faced a room full of civic politicians at the Union of B.C. Municipalities convention were drilled with questions about the federal government saddling cities and towns with policing costs associated with medical marijuana....
The people who regulate Saskatchewan doctors wonder if they should step in where the federal government has stepped back from monitoring medical marijuana. The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Saskatchewan’s lawyer and assistant registrar recommended Friday the college’s governing council consider making new...
While the debate rages for and against legalizing marijuana, there's also a debate about how to legalize it, if that's the direction chosen. In Canada, Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau's call for legalization has spurred the discussions, while in the United States, it's Colorado and...
Liberal leader Justin Trudeau wants it legalized. Canadian cops want to fine people for simple possession. Forget jobs and the economy, it seems marijuana is back on the public agenda. Still, there are economic implications for a Canada where pot is legal or, at...
Premier Alison Redford has roundly rejected any loosening of Canada’s marijuana laws. Speaking to media in Lethbridge on the weekend, Redford said she can’t support a resolution by the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police calling for police to be able to hand out...