Legal Cannabis

• 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, 2024
  
• Finally legal: Applications to open cannabis stores trickle into Mississauga, Ont.

  Mississauga was the largest Ontario city not to allow cannabis stores until an 8-4 council vote lifted the prohibition in April. Weeks later, stores are already vying to open.

  Cannabis

  May 3, 2023
  
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• Surrey, B.C. needs cannabis retail stores, says board of trade and city councillor

  Surrey Board of Trade and Surrey councillor Linda Annis say it is high time the city got on board with cannabis legalization and allowed retail stores within its boundaries.

  Politics

  Mar 1, 2023
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• Summerland, B.C. cannabis shop up for sale two years after opening

  It may be the end of Chris and Elaine Nuessler’s cannabis career, but not for their shop in Summerland, B.C. The couple is seeking a buyer for their retail cannabis store.

  Cannabis

  Jan 10, 2023
• Public sector strike shutters B.C. pot shops, potentially boosting black market

  Industry 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.

  Cannabis

  Aug 26, 2022
• B.C. cannabis use increases ‘responsibly’ three years after legalization: survey

  The 2021 B.C. Cannabis Use Survey found 32 per cent of B.C. adults age 19 and older reported using cannabis at least once in the past year, up from 28 per cent before legalization.

  Cannabis

  Aug 2, 2022
• Black market B.C. weed tainted with pesticides, contaminants, testing shows

  "You may be under the illusion that this is all produced in an organic, pesticide free environment. What we're finding, is it is not," said B.C.'s public safety minister.

  Cannabis

  Jun 9, 2021
• New York state lawmakers pass bill to legalize recreational marijuana

  The New York State’s official website recently projected that tax collections from the adult-use cannabis program would reach $350 million annually.

  World

  Mar 31, 2021
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• Mexico to pass marijuana legalization bill next week, former president says

  The bill, backed by the administration of President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, would mark a major shift in a country bedeviled for years by violence between feuding drug cartels.

  World

  Mar 6, 2021
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• Ontario’s legal cannabis industry gaining market share, but COVID-19 lockdowns could impact sales: OCS

  Ontario's legal cannabis industry is gaining ground in its fight against the illicit market, but the progress likely won't last long because of COVID-19 lockdowns.

  Cannabis

  Dec 17, 2020