Recreational Marijuana

• Oregon to become first state to decriminalize hard drugs, other states adopt recreational pot

  The possession of small amounts of hard drugs will be decriminalized in Oregon after people in that state voted in favour of the initiative on Tuesday.

  Politics

  Nov 3, 2020
  
• After a year of legal cannabis, Hamilton shops get set for ‘Phase 2’

  A year after the legalization of recreational cannabis in Canada, Hamilton has two legal pot shops and three more on the way.

  News

  Oct 17, 2019
  
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• Western University researchers show how CBD blocks side-effects of THC in cannabis

  Research out of Western University is showing for the first time how cannabidiol (CBD) helps to lessen psychiatric side effects of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in cannabis.

  Cannabis

  Sep 30, 2019
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• Couche-Tard wants to be ‘key player’ in the sale of cannabis

  The Quebec multinational wants to be one of the ``key players'' in the North American cannabis market.

  Canada

  Sep 18, 2019
• Ontario Cannabis Store returns $2.9M in CannTrust products back to company

  The move by the provincial retailer comes as CannTrust faces problems with Health Canada.

  Cannabis

  Aug 19, 2019
• Hamilton’s second licensed cannabis store opens for business

  Hamilton's second licensed cannabis store has opened its doors at its Dundas location.

  Cannabis

  Apr 26, 2019
• London’s first pot shop Central Cannabis opens to huge demand

  By the time it finally opened its door on Monday morning, Central Cannabis had a line of roughly 100 people outside, waiting to buy pot from London's first brick-and-mortar store.

  Cannabis

  Apr 1, 2019
• Quebec cannabis stores to open in Montreal, Brossard and other areas

  A new Montreal outlet will be located at 5240 Queen Mary Rd. in the Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce borough and is expected to open this summer.

  Cannabis

  Mar 8, 2019
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• Hamilton opts-in to legal pot shops, after divided council deadlocks on opting out

  Councils in both Hamilton and Burlington recently deferred their decisions until Jan. 14, to allow for more community input.

  Cannabis

  Jan 14, 2019
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• Toronto staff recommend allowing cannabis retail stores to operate in city

  A report being considered by Toronto city council on Thursday says allowing cannabis retail stores to operate "would support the goals of preventing youth from accessing cannabis and eliminating the illegal cannabis market."

  Cannabis

  Dec 10, 2018