Legalization Of Marijuana

• More cannabis industry layoffs likely after 500 positions cut at Aurora: experts

  Industry experts are anticipating the coming months will bring more dramatic staffing cuts and changes to leadership at small and large cannabis companies alike as they grapple with the recent roll out of edibles, a history of overspending and a lack of profitability.

  Canada

  Feb 7, 2020
  
• Black market cannabis is $3 cheaper per gram, Statistics Canada survey finds

  StatCan says it received 385 price quotes deemed plausible using the StatsCannabis crowdsourcing application between Oct. 17, when adult-use pot became legal in Canada, and Dec. 31.

  Canada

  Jan 9, 2019
  
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• Canadians spent $43M on cannabis in first two weeks after legalization: StatCan

  The agency started collecting data for in-store and online sales from cannabis retailers as of Oct. 17, when fresh or dried bud, oil, plants and seeds became legal for recreational use in the country.

  Canada

  Dec 21, 2018
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• Area police lay first cannabis related charge after legalization during RIDE check

  One person was charged with driving while impaired by cannabis in the Barrie area on legalization day, police say.

  Crime

  Oct 18, 2018
• 5 warnings from U.S. border agents after weed legalization

  In the wake of marijuana legalization in Canada, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection have a main message for people crossing into the country: don't bring any pot into the U.S.

  Cannabis

  Oct 17, 2018
• Marijuana legalization: Where you can and can’t smoke cannabis in Barrie

  With cannabis legalization just hours away, here is a list of places you will and will not be allowed to smoke in Barrie.

  Canada

  Oct 16, 2018
• Vancouver airport warning travellers about flying with pot in your luggage

  Signs are going up around Vancouver International Airport (YVR), warning travellers that carrying marijuana across international boundaries is illegal.

  Cannabis

  Oct 16, 2018
• Cannabis legalization: Where you can and can’t smoke pot in Ottawa

  There are several different rule-setters at play in the national capital.

  Canada

  Oct 15, 2018
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• Ontario government to launch awareness campaign on cannabis dangers, rules

  Caroline Mulroney says ads will begin running next week and will emphasize the rules around pot use and measures to protect children.

  Cannabis

  Oct 9, 2018
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• Lack of pot details 5 weeks from legalization ‘frustrating,’ Ottawa mayor says

  With five weeks to go until the day recreational marijuana becomes legal in Canada, Ottawa's mayor says the lack of information and detail about how this major policy shift will roll out in practice in Ontario's municipalities is "frustrating."

  Politics

  Sep 12, 2018