PROPOSED MEDICAL MARIJUANA RULE CHANGES TARGETED
There’s a warning today from a group representing medical marijuana users. The Medicinal Cannabis Patients’ Alliance of Canada says proposed changes to the medicinal pot system will lead to doctors...
View ArticleMARIJUANA REPORTS RECOMMENDS LEGALIZATION
A new Organization of American States study on Marijuana use has been released. It was commissioned in response to some Latin American leaders who want the war on drugs to include possible...
View ArticleTRUDEAU UNAPOLOGETIC ABOUT POT USE
Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau is making no apologies for admitting to using marijuana and says it’s time to change the law. In an interview with Huffington Post Canada, Trudeau admitted to having...
View ArticleMOST CANADIANS FEEL MARIJUANA LAWS SHOULD BE RELAXED, AS MORE POLITICIANS...
Justin Trudeau’s support for the legalization of marijuana appears to be on the right side of public opinion. Last week, the Federal Liberal leader admitted he has smoked pot as recently as three...
View ArticleCANADA HAS NO PLANS FOR MILITARY INTERVENTION IN SYRIA
The Prime Minister says Canada has no plans for military intervention in Syria. At a news conference in Toronto today Stephen Harper said Canada supports its allies who are contemplating attacks...
View ArticleMARIJUANA LAWS IN CANADA CHANGING
It’s not decriminalization or legalization but it would be a major change in Canada’s laws on marijuana possession. Justice Minister, Peter Mackay has directed the justice department to look at and...
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DOCTORS CONSIDER EDUCATION CAMPAIGN TOO POT-LITICAL
Three doctors groups do not plan on participating in Health Canada’s upcoming anti-drug campaign. The College of Family Physicians of Canada, Canadian Medical Association and Royal College of...
View ArticleCALL IT FIZZ WITH A BUZZ
How about a pop with some pot. That’s what a company in Vancouver, Washington is about to start selling now that recreational marijuana is legal in that state. Mirth Provisions will soon be marketing...
View ArticleMEDICAL MARIJUANA WANNA-BE’S OVERWHELM HEALTH CANADA
The Health Canada agency is being swamped by a so-called “green rush.” That’s because the number of Canadian companies applying for lucrative licenses for medical marijuana – tops one thousand. So far,...
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CAMH CALLS FOR LEGALIZATION OF MARIJUANA
Canada’s largest centre for addiction and mental health wants marijuana to be made legal. CAM-H in Toronto says doing so with strict regulations would be the most effective way to reduce the harm...
View ArticleCHANGING ATTITUDES TOWARD POT SUGGEST LEGALIZATION SOONER RATHER THAN LATER
Changing attitudes by Canadians about marijuana may mean we’ll soon see the legalization of the drug in this country. That’s the thinking of Jurgen Rehm of the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health in...
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WILLIE NELSON’S LIFE GOES TO POT
”I felt like that I’d bought so much it’s time to start selling it back”. And with that, the 81-year old country music star and ”Roll Me Up and Smoke Me When I Die” singer becomes the latest celeb to...
View ArticleCOURT RULES ON EDIBLE MARIJUANA
The Supreme Court of Canada says medical marijuana can include products other than dried pot, such as cannabis-infused cookies brownies, oils and tea. The court has upheld a lower court ruling that...
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MARIJUANA USE TOPS CIGARETTE SMOKING AMONG U.S. COLLEGE STUDENTS: STUDY
If you have children in post-secondary school, they may not be smoking cigarettes, but new research suggests they could be smoking marijuana. More U.S. college students are making a habit of using...
View ArticleEMPLOYERS URGED TO TREAT MEDICAL MARIJUANA LIKE OTHER DRUGS PRESCRIBED TO...
There’s a call for employers to start treating marijuana like any other drug prescribed by a doctor. Cannabis is slowly becoming more accepted as a treatment for conditions such as common pain, and...
View ArticleMULCAIR PROMISES TO LEGALIZE MARIJUANA AS ‘WAY OF FUTURE’
Tom Mulcair is taking a page out of Justin Trudeau’s campaign book, saying he would move toward the full legalization of marijuana if he becomes Prime Minister on Monday. The NDP leader says that move...
View ArticleTRUDEAU WARNED BY U.S. EXPERTS ON DIFFICULTIES OF LEGALIZING MARIJUANA
An American marijuana policy expert is warning Prime Minister-Elect Justin Trudeau that legalizing pot is going to be a lot harder to implement than he might think. Sam Kamin is a professor of...
View Article“CHEERS” STAR APPLIES FOR HAWAII MARIJUANA LICENCE
Actor Woody Harrelson has applied to open one of the first dispensaries of medical marijuana in Hawaii. The 54 year-old former star of the hit television comedy “Cheers” made the application under his...
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MAJORITY OF CANADIANS (7 IN 10) SAY MARIJUANA SHOULD BE LEGALIZED: NANOS...
A strong majority of Canadians, 68 percent, agree with a plan by the Trudeau Liberals to legalize marijuana. A new Nanos Research poll also reveals that half of them feel users should be able to grow...
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PHILPOTT: FEDERAL POT BILL COMING NEXT SPRING
Canadians now know when the Trudeau government will start the process of legalizing and regulating marijuana. Health Minister Jane Philpott told delegates at drug treaty talks at the United Nations,...
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