Canada Marijuana

• Why a cannabis lobby group is petitioning feds to raise THC levels in edibles

  A petition heading to Parliament will ask Health Canada to raise the limit of THC allowed in edibles to 100 milligrams per package from 10 mg.

  Cannabis

  Nov 21, 2023
  
• Accidental cannabis poisoning is on the rise among Canadian kids. What can be done?

  To further reduce the risk, experts say markets can design and reformulate edibles to make them less appealing to children in an effort to avoid such accidents.

  Cannabis

  Sep 3, 2022
  
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• Canadians growing too much weed at home, regulator warns

  Canadian health regulator on Thursday raised concerns about the large quantity of medical marijuana people were growing at home.

  Cannabis

  Dec 18, 2020
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• Health Canada data reveals roughly 95% of pot samples tested negative for pesticides

  Health Canada testing has found that although the majority of pot samples from licensed producers tested negative for pesticides, a handful contained a banned fungicide.

  Cannabis

  Nov 29, 2019
• Canada’s legal pot market is gaining strength, but still has far to go

  The legal industry has made progress over the past year, but further success will require improvements in product supplies, retail convenience and pricing.

  Commentary

  Jul 13, 2019
• A look at Canada’s first 4-20 celebrations since legalization

  The annual event has traditionally been a day to celebrate the drug and also to protest for the legalization of cannabis.

  Cannabis

  Apr 20, 2019
• Six months after legalization, high prices and supply issues boost illicit pot market

  It has been six months since Canada became the first industrialized country to legalize recreational cannabis, in a bid to stamp out the illicit market, but the price gap between legal and illicit marijuana appears to be widening, according to Statistics Canada.

  Cannabis

  Apr 20, 2019
• Aurora Cannabis shares higher after Peltz comes aboard

  Aurora Cannabis shares soared following news that it has appointed U.S. billionaire Nelson Peltz as a strategic adviser and given him the option to buy a stake in the company.

  Cannabis

  Mar 13, 2019
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• Criminal lawyers begin to see pot disputes roll in

  Vancouver criminal lawyer is sounding the alarm over new laws after a 24-hour driving prohibition and $230 fine was issued to a 38-year-old Victoria man for allegedly driving with pot in his car.

  Canada

  Oct 30, 2018
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• Cannabis IQ: A visitor’s guide to smoking legal marijuana in Canada

  Foreign visitors hoping to smoke legal marijuana in Canada will face a tangled mess of local, provincial and federal laws governing how and where cannabis can be used.

  Cannabis

  Oct 17, 2018