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The debate on whether marijuana should be legalized, or at least decriminalized, has been simmering for years. Decriminalization involves merely removing an offence from the Criminal Code, while allowing the activity to be prohibited by other means suc…
If Kamloops Mounties consider Carl Anderson a problem, it might well be he is a problem of their own making. Who is Carl Anderson, you’re asking? Depends on who you talk to. For some, he is no doubt a saviour, a supplier of high-grade medical m…
A proposed ban on dispensing medical marijuana without explicit federal approval drew medical marijuana users, legalization activists and residents from across the North Shore into the District of North Vancouver’s council chambers Tuesday night …
The Canadian Association of Medical Cannabis Dispensaries (CAMCD) responds to news that the federal medical marijuana program will undergo a massive overhaul. CAMCD was recently established to promote a regulated approach to medical cannabis access and is currently creating a certification system for dispensaries to ensure that high-quality care is available for patients across the [...]
The federal government is expected to announce new rules for growing medical marijuana that would only allow licensed growers to cultivate and distribute it. The move would eliminate individual and private growers from the current system, whereby eligi…
By Amy Minsky, Postmedia News The federal government is expected to announce new rules for growing medical marijuana which would make it so only licensed growers would be permitted to cultivate and distribute it. The federal government is expected to announce new rules for growing medical marijuana which would make it so only licensed growers [...]
Last week in Hartford, the Connecticut House of Representatives passed Bill 1014, An act concerning the penalty for certain non-violent drug offenses. Assuming Governor Dan Malloy signs off, Connecticut will become the 14th American state to decriminal…
Police across the country are increasingly alarmed over the “widespread” abuse of medical-marijuana licences issued by Health Canada. On Friday, authorities announced they had arrested three people in Maple Ridge, B.C., who were found to be…
Permits Required, Agricultural Location Needed People in Surrey who use or grow medical marijuana will soon have to obtain municipal permits and growers will have to relocate to an agricultural area. Surrey council endorsed a plan that would place rest…
A year ago, Guelph’s Medical Cannabis Club was raided by police. Its founder, Rade Kovacevic, has since been influential in the creation of a national network of medical cannabis dispensaries. It is to be the first of its kind in Canada. “…
