Latest Cannabis News

Latest Cannabis News

Jordana Zabitsky, shown in this handout image, used cannabis for both of her pregnancies after shunning prescription drugs but doctors who authored a large Ontario study say they're concerned that more people are using the substance during pregnancy and putting their babies at risk.

Doctors concerned more people using cannabis during pregnancy

Mississauga votes to allow legal retail cannabis stores

Mississauga, Ontario's largest municipality without any legal cannabis retail stores is set to reconsider its prohibition Wednesday, with a city report highlighting that its residents are "disproportionately" served by the illegal market. A variety of cannabis edibles are displayed at the Ontario Cannabis Store in Toronto on Friday, Jan. 3, 2020.

Mississauga, Ont., set to reconsider ban on cannabis retail stores

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Cannabis and Communities

There are still a lot of unanswered questions about the industry in Ontario, which is likely affecting cities’ decisions to opt in or out of hosting retail stores, experts say.

As cannabis deadline looms, 170 Ontario municipalities still have not decided on opting out of stores

Shoppers line up to purchase cannabis from a store in Calgary after recreational marijuana was legalized nationwide in October. The first retail pot stores in Ontario will open by April 1.

Brampton man who hit Ontario cannabis store jackpot ‘elated’ to be among 25 lottery winners

Ontario is holding a lottery for cannabis stores on Friday. Here’s what the rest of the country tried and how it turned out

Cannabis and Health

Veterinarians brought five dogs to Parliament Hill on Wednesday to draw attention to what they see as glaring omissions in the legalized regimes for medical and recreational marijuana.

Vets lobby at Parliament Hill to expand medical cannabis laws to include dogs, cats

Michelle Gray’s licence was suspended after her saliva tested positive for cannabis. Now, she is planning a court challenge, saying she shouldn't have been penalized because other police tests confirmed she was not impaired.

N.S. woman plans constitutional challenge of roadside cannabis test

Cannabis use among Canadian high school students grew before legalization, study finds

Cannabis and the Law

In this photo illustration, smoke from a cannabis oil vaporizer is seen as the driver is behind the wheel of a car in North Vancouver, B.C., on Wednesday. Canadian police have not seen a spike in cannabis-impaired driving one month since legalization, but there needs to be more awareness of laws around storing marijuana in vehicles and passengers smoking weed, law enforcement officials say.

Pot users know driving high is bad, but many of them do it anyway, survey finds

The Toronto Star is hosting a Reddit AMA with three leading industry professionals Tuesday, Oct. 16 at noon.

What does cannabis legalization mean for you? You asked and the experts answered

What we know — and don’t know — about smoking legal weed in Alberta

Cannabis in Canada

Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., questions Interior Secretary Haaland during a Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing on the budget, Wednesday, July 13, 2022, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are pushing their Senate colleagues to pass legislation that would make financing easier for cannabis operations in the United States. THE CANADIAN PRESS/

As midterms approach, Capitol Hill lawmakers push banking reforms for legal cannabis

Sean Kady is co-owner of Cosmic Charlies, a Toronto cannabis company that uses a punch card loyalty program to draw in consumers.

Price matching, loyalty programs adding to race for lowest cannabis prices

One third of budtenders hired in the last year already left their job: study

Cannabis stores push into malls, airports as competition among retailers increases

Ont. to allow cannabis delivery, curbside pickup on permanent basis starting March 15

Cannabis has contributed $43.5 billion to Canada’s GDP since legalization: report

Testing finds dangerous chemicals in illegal cannabis: OPP

Cannabis edibles in high demand but not quite a jackpot for Toronto store owners facing shortages

Saskatchewan opening up retail cannabis market to help meet consumer demand

Cannabis courses and programs wafting across Canadian university and college campuses

In high-stakes world of pot edibles, cannabis companies aim to start small

A long way from Pablo Escobar: Colombian entrepreneur seeks to sell Canadians medical cannabis

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