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The B.C. Craft Farmers Co-op is calling for the leaders of all three main political parties to pledge to review and reform the rules regulating their industry. Aaron McArthur reports.

The owners of an unauthorized cannabis shop in Moncton say a recent police raid was unlawful, because the business is protected by Indigenous treaty rights. Suzanne Lapointe spoke to a constitutional lawyer about the legal grey area around the issue in the province.

A new report has found cannabis-impaired driving is on the rise in Canada. As Skye Bryden-Blom reports, the data shows it’s especially problematic in Atlantic Canada.

A judge has ruled the City of Vancouver didn’t have adequate proof that a dispensary owned by prominent cannabis activist Dana Larsen was selling mushrooms that contained a controlled substance. Travis Prasad reports.

Tokyo Smoke is closing 29 stores and restructuring its business, citing “current market and regulatory conditions.” Global News’ Nivrita Ganguly speaks with Dope Brands senior consultant Abi Roach and Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU) entrepreneurship professor Bradley Poulos about why Canadian cannabis retailers are struggling to thrive.

Surveillance video provided by the Edmonton Police Service of two suspects at cannabis shop at 131 Avenue and 82 Street, where they are seen drawing and pointing a handgun while robbing the clerk of cash and a safe on June 17, 2024.

A closer look at the legal grey area around cannabis stores amidst a rise in police seizures, a new program aims to help seniors stay in their own homes and out of nursing homes longer, and police investigate after a body was found in the Miramichi River.

Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and Niagara Regional Police jointly shut down six ‘Indige Smoke’ locations between Hamilton and Fort Erie in raids last week seizing tobacco and cannabis. Investigators allege several stores were selling over a million of dollars of unauthorized product.

A new study has found that visits to the emergency room for seniors in Ontario have gone up in the last eight years. Researchers believe there is a link between the jump and the legalization of cannabis. Health reporter Katherine Ward explains.

As cannabis use in Canada grows, so does the number of people driving impaired. However, many users aren’t even aware they’re doing something illegal. Our Emily-May Simmonds has more on the law.

Asked how flavoured vape products attracting children are different from flavoured alcohol or flavoured cannabis products, Health Minister Mark Holland said on Thursday that the nicotine in the flavoured vapes is especially addictive. He added vapes were originally billed as tools to help people quit smoking, but he sees it as another avenue for youth...

Two thieves broke into a cannabis store in the Okanagan, using a truck and chain to rip the front door off its hinges.

WATCH: Some cannabis users in Saskatchewan have been concerned about possibly testing positive if pulled over by police while driving and given a roadside drug test, even though they’re not impaired. Global’s Emily-May Simmonds breaks down the science.

Six years after the legalization of cannabis in Canada, Surrey has opened the doors to retail stores in the city. Surrey’s mayor and city councillors approved framework that will allow up to 12 retailers to open up shop.

Marijuana campaigners in Germany lit celebratory joints on Monday as the country officially legalized the possession of small amounts of cannabis.

CAA Manitoba says a new survey finds that 27 per cent of Manitoba drivers say they’ve driven a vehicle after consuming edible cannabis.

A new campaign aims to spread awareness around the dangers of cannabis and the accidental poisoning of kids.

Cannabis New Brunswick held its first expo in Fredericton on Saturday. As Anna Mandin reports, the event brought crowds – along with a chance to reflect on the growing industry five years after legalization.

It’s been almost six years since Canada legalized cannabis across the country and there’s new data from Statistics Canada looking at where Canadians are buying their products. As Sean Previl reports, cannabis advocates say the data is “exciting,” but some health-care professionals are concerned more study into the products’ affects on the body still needs...

Canadians are cutting back on alcohol purchases, a new report from Statistics Canada suggests, as sales data shows a boost in another substance’s sales: cannabis. Naomi Barghiel reports.