Access to legal cannabis may help some patients avoid opioids altogether. Others may use cannabis to reduce opioid intake, or beat a dependency. In a study published this week in the journal Economic Inquiry, researchers found that the legalization of adult-use cannabis reduced opioid overdose deaths by 21%. Researchers found that ‘recreational marijuana access significantly […]
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CannTrust, ‘leading’ medical cannabis provider, halts sales amid Health Canada probe
Leading medical cannabis provider halts sales amid Health Canada probe There are several overlapping methods that can be broken into pieces with dried herbs. “True” vaporization of dry herbs used by vaporizers. The process of putting dried herbs into the heating chamber. Hot air is jetted through a chamber that absorbs all the psychotropic compounds […]
Canadian pot prices rise 17% after legalization
Canadian pot prices rise 17% after legalization Canadian first-mover cannabis advantage at risk from fast-growing U.S. firms Canadian pot companies are beginning to face a growing threat from their southern neighbours. Bloomberg reports that the global advantage Canadian pot companies have enjoyed is on shaky ground given domestic sales limitations and exclusion from the […]
How to travel across Canada with Cannabis
How to travel across Canada with Cannabis What you can bring Whether in your checked luggage or carry-on, you’re permitted to carry up to 30g of recreational marijuana, with cannabis oil falling under general liquid restrictions (remember, you can only pack up to 100mL in your carry-on). If you have a greater amount due to […]
Cannabis entrepreneurs in ‘tough spot’ after Ontario caps licenses
December 18th 2018 Ontario Caps Cannabis Retail Licenses! Koby Smutylo leased 2 stores in Ottawa before government’s 25 licenses cap Leah Hansen · Cannabis entrepreneur Koby Smutylo said he is frustrated with the provincial government’s decision to cap the number of licenses for retail pot shops. An Ottawa cannabis entrepreneur who’s already leased two spaces […]
Canadian cannabis producer Tilray Inc. shares surging 94 per cent on Wednesday.
SEPTEMBER 20th, 2019 Canadian cannabis producer Tilray Inc. has had a record-breaking week on the stock market, with shares surging 94 per cent on Wednesday. The daily percentage gains of pot stocks have even surpassed giant players in the market like Microsoft, Facebook and Exxon Mobil. Canadian producer Tilray to export medical cannabis to U.S. […]
Doctors want medical pot phased out after legalization
August 7th, 2018 Doctors in Canada want to see the medical cannabis system phased out once legalization happens later this year, says a Canadian Medical Association vice-president. “The medical profession, as a whole, has really struggled with the whole concept of medical cannabis. There’s definitely some physicians who feel comfortable in that area but […]
Is Canada’s Marijuana the New Bitcoin? Stocks Surge After Legalization
July 4th, 2018 Canada gets ready to implement legal recreational marijuana later this year, the U.S. neighbor’s cannabis stocks have surged and some experts suggest marijuana could be the next Bitcoin. “I believe the incredible tailwinds blowing at legal marijuana’s back make it so the opportunity here is much like the one internet stocks offered […]
‘Deeply concerned’: Marijuana legalization moving too fast for most Canadians
June 29th,2018 The majority of Canadians want marijuana legalization delayed for up to one year. The reason is to give federal and provincial governments more time. And, to figure out how to deal with the societal implications, according to a new poll. After the Cannabis Act passed its final vote in parliament last week, […]
Weed at work: N.L. employers prepare for legalization
June 6th,2018 Lawyer Blair Pritchett leading marijuana in the workplace seminar in St. John’s. Blair Pritchett is helping businesses in Newfoundland and Labrador prepare for legal cannabis. (Andrew Sampson/CBC) In anticipation of marijuana, dry herb, weed vaporizers, becoming legal across Newfoundland and Labrador, and in the rest of Canada, employers still have many unanswered […]