Cannabis
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4 years since legalization, has cannabis use gone up in Manitoba?In Manitoba, the Liquor, Gaming and Cannabis Authority (LGCA) has done a study that found an increase in cannabis use in the province since the drug was legalized.CannabisSep 24
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Did legal weed displace black market? Ottawa launches mandated review on cannabis lawThe legislation dictates that the federal government must investigate the impact of legalization on a wide range of issues, including public health and youth consumption.CanadaSep 22
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Province seeks to seize $15M in property allegedly tied to unlicensed DTES dispensaryThe civil suit claims Shannon and David Bauman, operating as the Real Compassion Society, acquired 11 B.C. properties worth nearly $15 million using the proceeds of crime.CanadaSep 19
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1 arrested after $1.7M grow-op busted in Madoc: Central Hastings OPPA warrant was seized at a property in Madoc where officers seized more than 1,700 cannabis plantsCrimeSep 16
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Ottawa has lost control of veterans’ medical marijuana program, audit findsThe audit's results come amid an explosion in the number of veterans seeking reimbursement for their medical pot, from around 100 in 2014 to more than 18,000 last year.CanadaSep 14
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Elias Theodorou, Canadian UFC fighter and cannabis advocate, dies at 34Elias Theodorou, from Mississauga, Ontario, was a charismatic mixed martial artist who campaigned successfully for the right to use medical marijuana as an athlete.CanadaSep 12
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Kingston Police warn public of ‘fentanyl gummies’ circulatingKingston Police send out a warning of fentanyl gummies in the city that may resemble a cannabis edible.CrimeSep 6
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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.CannabisSep 3
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Public sector strike shutters B.C. pot shops, potentially boosting black marketIndustry insiders say the ongoing strike could do lasting damage to the nascent sector, and embolden a black market that was never fully stamped in the province.CannabisAug 26
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OPP recover $2.6M of illegal cannabis in Tillsonburg commercial buildingOn Thursday, at 10:30 a.m., OPP executed a Cannabis Act search warrant at a property on Clearview Drive in Tillsonburg, Ont., and seized 2,600 plants in various stages of growth.CrimeAug 26
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