After months of working on an intense, detailed application process, a Moncton business is set to have a medicinal marijuana production plant in full operation by the spring. Jim Laffoley runs the company. He says the rules surrounding medical marijuana production will change on...
Marijuana comes from the hemp plant (Cannabis sativa). Itis a mixture of dried and shredded leaves, stems, seeds and flowers. The main active ingredient in marijuana is delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). Marijuana and substances that are made from it are called cannabinoids. You may wonder about using...
Every morning Matt Mernagh wakes up feeling “tenderized,†as though his body has been pounded by a mallet all night. The first thing he does is turn on his vaporizer and fill the chamber with marijuana. He brushes his cat Penny Lane while he waits...
Provincial law enforcement agencies appear to be pushing Health Canada to hand over the personal information of more than 16,500 British Columbians licensed to produce medicinal marijuana, a top pot advocate has warned....
Hospitals in Canada could soon see a spike in medical marijuana patients, and are in the midst of developing policies to accommodate them. With new medical marijuana rules set to take over by April 1st, Canadian health officials are predicting a major influx of...
A group of Ottawa technology executives has made a bid to take prospective medical marijuana producer Tweed Inc. public. Tweed Inc. made headlines last year when it revealed it was buying the former Hershey’s plant in Smiths Falls, Ont. The Canadian company is awaiting...
A medical marijuana producer is preparing to set up shop at Nanaimo’s Duke Point. Nanaimo city council unanimously agreed to rezone property in the Duke Point area last week, allowing Lafitte Ventures to grow medical marijuana on site....
As it turns out, Nov. 6, 2012, was a big day for marijuana laws. Voters in Colorado and Washington state approved initiatives to legalize pot, setting the stage for the regulated production and sale of the drug. Several other jurisdictions in the U.S. have...
White Rock is not suited for commercial medicinal-marijuana grow-ops, but the city needs zoning that addresses the facilities nonetheless, officials say. In explaining proposed zoning to attendees of a public meeting Tuesday, director of development services Paul Stanton said it will give the city...
Nunavut’s health department says nobody in the territory is currently prescribed legal medical marijuana, but there’s no policy against it. Medical marijuana is available everywhere in Canada under the federal government's "marijuana medical access program." Whether to write a prescription is up to each...