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NEW REPORT HIGHLIGHTS CITIZENSHIP FRAUD, VETS DRUG BENEFITS
Michael Ferguson’s just released spring report has them squirming again in Ottawa. Here’s why: The federal Auditor General finds Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada lacks a systematic way of...
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REGULATIONS CONSIDERED FOR T.O. POT DISPENSARIES
Toronto’s Municipal Licensing and Standards Committee is expected to look at regulating the city’s booming marijuana dispensing industry, when it meets today. Yesterday, the city’s by-law officers...
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CITY SEEKING CLARITY ON POT RULES IN WAKE OF DISPENSARY RAIDS
Toronto’s Board of Health’s urging Ottawa to provide ”immediate” clarity on marijuana regulations just days after the police raids of over 40 dispensaries. Councillor Joe Cressy says the city’s been...
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SHARP INCREASE IN DRUG-IMPAIRED DRIVING
The Toronto Police Traffic Services is expressing concern over what’s being called a staggering increase in the number of drug impaired driving cases. Toronto Police Constable Clint Stibbe told a panel...
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TASK FORCE: LEGALIZE MARIJUANA SALES TO THOSE OVER 18
A task force, appointed by the federal government to study the legalization of marijuana, recommends sales be restricted to those 18 and older with personal growing limits of four plants per person....
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MARIJUANA USE NOW LEGAL IN STATE OF MAINE
Marijuana becomes legal in the state of Maine today. Voters narrowly passed the ballot question in November, and the waiting period between the vote and legalization has expired. So, it’s legal to use...
View ArticleTRUDEAU SAYS MARIJUANA LEGALIZATION FRAMEWORK TO BE ANNOUNCED BY SUMMER
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government is drawing the line at marijuana when it comes to legalizing illicit drugs. Trudeau made the comments yesterday on a visit to British Columbia....
View ArticlePRINCE AND PRINCESS OF POT ARRESTED AFTER APPEARANCE ON ‘THE ZOOMER’
Prominent marijuana activists Marc and Jodie Emery have been arrested in Toronto and police raided seven pot dispensaries connected to the couple. Lawyer Jack Lloyd says the couple was taken into...
View ArticleREPORT: MARIJUANA TO BE LEGALIZED CANADA DAY 2018
According to several reports, the Federal Liberals are getting set to announce exactly when marijuana will be legalized. It’s believed that next month, the government will announce the drug will be...
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LONG-PROMISED POT LEGISLATION TO BE INTRODUCED TODAY BY TRUDEAU LIBERALS
Long promised legislation to legalize marijuana in Canada is expected to be introduced today at noon by the Trudeau Liberals in Ottawa. Measures are expected to include limits for legal possession, age...
View ArticleJIMMY KIMMEL GETS SOME LAUGHS FROM OUR PLANS FOR MARIJUANA
Jimmy Kimmel had a little fun with our plans here in Canada to legalize the recreational use of marijuana. The late night comic and talk show host spoke about the Trudeau government’s planned...
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WILLIE TO JEFF: “SMOKE A JOINT”
Zoomer legend Willie Nelson has some advice for U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions. Give marijuana a try. Sessions is a hard-line anti-marijuana crusader. Nelson, the 84 year old music legend, is a...
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ROLLING STONES’ MUSE PALLENBERG DIES
The woman who was said to be a muse for the Rolling Stones has died at the age of 75. Anita Pallenberg had three children with Stone’s guitarist Keith Richards…and was arrested along with Richards in a...
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WITH 1-YEAR UNTIL LEGALIZATION, EXPERTS OFFER 10 TIPS ON MINIMIZING POT HARM
Age, frequency of use, and method of consumption can all affect risks associated with marijuana use. (David Horemans / CBC) Just some of the findings of a study published in June’s issue of the...
View ArticlePOT CHARGES DROPPED AGAINST MANY WHO WERE ROUNDED UP IN POLICE RAIDS
Charges are being dropped against many of the people who were caught up in last year’s police raids on Toronto marijuana dispensaries. Toronto Police spokesman Mark Pugash says the Crown’s decision to...
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ONTARIO’S POT PLAN INCLUDES 150 STORES, ON-LINE ORDERING
The Wynne government’s unveiled a framework to handle the sale and manage the use of marijuana after the Trudeau government legalizes its recreational use next summer. (Attorney General Yasir Naqvi,...
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CANADIAN POLICE WON’T BE READY FOR NEW POT LAWS, PRINCE OF POT UNDERSTANDS WHY
Canadian police say there is a zero chance they will be ready to enforce new laws for legalized marijuana by next summer. That message was delivered Tuesday by representatives of the Canadian...
View ArticleJULIAN FANTINO TO BE PART OF NEW MEDICINAL MARIJUANA-BASED BUSINESS
A well known name in Ontario law enforcenment has joined with another former lawman to launch a business aimed at helping medicinal marijuana users. Julian Fantino, the former Toronto Police Chief, OPP...
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COURSES OFFERED ON GROWING YOUR OWN WEED
Along with legal recreational marijuana next summer comes the provision that you can grow up to four pot plants at home for your own personal consumption. That change is the impetus behind a series of...
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ONTARIO NAMES FIRST MUNICIPALITIES THAT’LL GET LEGAL POT SHOPS
The GTA will get some of the first group of standalone marijuana stores once pot’s legalized in 2018. The LCBO, which will run them, and the province have identified the first 14 municipalities that’ll...
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