October 17

• Toronto police union boss says 28 day ban on pot ‘is simply not practical’

  Toronto Police Association president Mike McCormack says a new draft policy outlining rules around officers smoking pot off duty "is fraught with all kinds of issues."

  Canada

  Oct 13, 2018
  
• Moncton business community readying for cannabis legalization

  A discussion was held Thursday to talk about how employers can prepare for legalization, and how they can adapt once it's implemented.

  Cannabis

  Oct 11, 2018
  
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• Conservatives decry justice minister’s remarks that impaired driving charges will come ‘case-by-case’

  With days to go until legalization, Conservatives are slamming a statement by the justice minister that pot-impaired driving charges will be considered 'on a case-by-case basis.'

  Canada

  Oct 10, 2018
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• West Vancouver and Abbotsford Police implement 24-hour no pot rule

  The Abbotsford Police Department is prohibiting use of cannabis within 24 hours of a shift.

  Cannabis

  Oct 9, 2018
• Almost 2 million Ontario drivers have driven under the influence of cannabis: CAA

  "There is a common perception that cannabis users feel that they drive better when under the influence of the drug," experts said.

  Canada

  Oct 4, 2018
• Victoria MP calls on federal government to expunge criminal records for minor cannabis possession

  NDP MP Murray Rankin will table a piece of legislation in Ottawa on Thursday calling on criminal records for any Canadian carrying a charge for minor cannabis possession to be expunged.

  Politics

  Oct 3, 2018
• Marijuana legalization will start in Newfoundland and roll westward

  While it was debated for many years, the actual process of legalization will take five and a half hours, as it moves slowly from coast to coast.

  Canada

  Sep 26, 2018
• Why it will likely get harder to buy cannabis in Vernon after legalization

  At least three Vernon marijuana shops plan to shut their doors, some temporarily, until provincial permitting is worked out.

  Consumer

  Sep 25, 2018
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• Employers say adjusting to marijuana in the workplace will be a ‘learning curve’

  In a recent survey conducted by Mercer Canada, only one in three employers felt prepared for the impending changes coming on October 17th.

  Aug 22, 2018
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• B.C. fire chiefs push for ban on homegrown pot as legalization looms

  With pot to be legally available in stores come October, fire chiefs say there's no reason to be growing it at home.

  Aug 2, 2018