Police seize Lego-shaped cannabis products in Timberlea raid
Nova Scotia RCMP said the raid at Timberleaf Alternative Medical Society was conducted on Monday at 9 a.m. Continue reading
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Slight cannabis supply increase leads to 26 new Alberta retail licences
By Fletcher Kent Reporter
AGLC says since issuing 10 additional retail licences in January, there’s been “a modest increase in cannabis inventory available to retailers.” Continue reading
Trudeau government’s cannabis legalization a success, but social and political stigma remain
Long lines formed on a sub-zero morning last week to buy marijuana over the counter from three different shops in Ottawa, the first capital in the industrialized world to open them. Continue reading
B.C. saw lowest average weed price hike in Canada after legalization: StatCan
By Simon Little Online Journalist
B.C. users reported paying an average of just 3.7 per cent more for their cannabis compared to a 17 per cent jump countrywide. Continue reading
Manitoba facing some of highest-rising pot prices in Canada
The price of cannabis has gone up by more than 17 per cent across Canada since legalization with Manitoba experiencing a 28 per cent hike. Continue reading
Vernon to consider two more pot shop proposals, including a government store
By Megan Turcato North Okanagan Video Journalist
After green-lighting seven cannabis store applications in late March, Vernon city council is considering two more on Monday. Continue reading
Children’s hospital sounds alarm on kids and cannabis after calls to poison line spike
Atlantic Canada’s largest children’s hospital is warning parents about the risks of edible weed after a flood of cannabis-related calls to its poison centre. Continue reading
Cannabis sales in Saskatchewan slowest among provinces, says Statistics Canada
Statistics Canada says sales at cannabis stores in the two weeks after legalization totalled $43 million. Continue reading
N.S. looks at adding new cannabis stores after low online sales
Finance Minister Karen Casey says online pot sales were expected to account for about 10 per cent or more of total sales, but are only in the range of six per cent. Continue reading
Calls ramp up for decriminalized hard drugs as B.C. breaks overdose death annual record
By Richard Zussman Online Journalist based at B.C. Legislature
The BC Coroners Service reports 1,489 people died of drug overdoses compared to 1,420 illicit drug overdose deaths in 2017. Continue reading