Cannabis stores coming to Surrey after council approves framework
In a unanimous vote on Monday night, Surrey’s mayor and city councillors approved framework that will allow up to 12 retailers to open up shop.
Cannabis
Apr 10
CAA Manitoba says ‘alarming’ survey results show lack of awareness about driving high
The auto club says the study found that since legalization, 27 per cent of Manitoba drivers say they've driven a vehicle after consuming edible cannabis.
Crime
Apr 17
Cannabis review calls for several changes as industry struggles
A group convened by the federal government to study the legislation that made cannabis legal is recommending the country review one of the industry's biggest gripes.
Canada
Mar 22
Ontario’s top doctor calling for restrictions on legal substances, decriminalization
Ontario's top doctor is calling on the provincial government to immediately enact policy that will restrict access to alcohol, vapes and cannabis.
Health
Mar 29
Germany legalizes possession of small amounts of cannabis
Marijuana campaigners in Germany lit celebratory joints on Monday as the country liberalized rules on cannabis to allow possession of small amounts.
World
Apr 1
Mother says package presenting cannabis like ‘treat’ put children in N.S. hospital
The mother of a nine-year-old boy says packaging that depicts cannabis as a 'treat' led her son and several classmates to consume them and become violently ill earlier this week.
Canada
Mar 25
Saskatoon morning news rewind: Monday, March 25
Here's a look back on who was on 'Global News Morning Saskatoon' for Monday, March 25.
Canada
Mar 25
More Canadians buying cannabis only from legal sources, citing safety: StatCan
Among Canadian cannabis users in 2023, almost 72 per cent said they bought the product exclusively from legal sources, with product safety among the main reasons.
Canada
Mar 18
5 students ingest edibles brought to Halifax elementary school, taken to hospital: police
Police are investigating after students at a Halifax elementary school were taken to the hospital after consuming cannabis edibles that were brought to the school by a classmate.
Cannabis
Mar 21
Staff at pair of Winnipeg convenience stores busted after allegedly selling illegal cigarettes, cannabis
Winnipeg police have made four arrests after they say staff at a pair of convenience stores were selling illegal tobacco and cannabis products.
Crime
Mar 20
Clandestine shatter lab busted in rural B.C. town: RCMP
A clandestine laboratory used for the production of shatter, a chemically concentrated extract from cannabis, was busted by RCMP in rural Beaverdell.
Crime
Mar 28
Are Canadians swapping alcohol for weed? What new data shows
A Statistics Canada breakdown of alcohol and cannabis revenues shows that while some products are on the up, total alcohol sales volumes declined.
Canada
Mar 6
Winnipeg police find 64 cannabis-impaired drivers in recent crackdown
Police issued a total of 36 Provincial Offence Act notices for violations including improper storage of cannabis in a vehicle and for passengers consuming cannabis in a vehicle.
Crime
Mar 6
Okanagan’s first legal cannabis consumption patio to open in Penticton
A Penticton business is preparing to open the first legal cannabis smoking patio in the region.
Cannabis
Mar 5
Parents support Manitoba group home currently under fire for giving teens weed
A Manitoba group home is under investigation by the province for giving teens cannabis as a form of harm reduction. But some parents support the practice.
Canada
Mar 8
Private cannabis businesses worried B.C. government stores operating at a loss
The private industry said it is already facing several challenges in turning a profit, and competing with the B.C. government for customers is just another hurdle.
Economy
Feb 22
Impaired driving prevention program gives Manitoba youth ‘a realistic look’
Mothers Against Drink Driving said car crashes are the top reason Canadian kids die, adding 'alcohol, cannabis and/or drugs are involved in more than half of those crashes.'
Canada
Mar 7
RCMP, community safety teams raid 4 cannabis shops in K’ómoks First Nation
Cameron Francis of the Cedar Bark Dispensary told Global News that RCMP officers showed up "unannounced, uninvited" and without a warrant.
Cannabis
Feb 14
Aurora Cannabis reports $25M net loss as it buys Australian medical pot firm
Aurora Cannabis Inc. has announced a deal to buy the 90 per cent stake they don't already own in medical cannabis company MedReleaf Australia.
Cannabis
Feb 8
Cannabis use linked to anxiety diagnoses, worsened anxiety disorders: Ontario study
Cannabis use may increase the risk of developing a new anxiety disorder or worsen existing anxiety, a large Ontario study suggests.
Cannabis
Feb 6