With the legalisation of cannabis last year, comes what is being called ‘cannabis 2.0’ or edible products. Jameson Berkow discusses this latest phase of legalisation in Canada. He is a reporter with the Globe and Mail’s Cannabis Professional news service.… »
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Economy, Environment, International, Politics
Federal Court of Appeal hearing challenge to pipeline project
The highly contentious Trans Mountain pipeline expansion (TMX) project is back in court yet again. Six challenges to the pipeline were granted access in September to the Federal Court of Appeal in Vancouver to challenge the government’s environmental consultations and… »
Drug needles for prisons: legal challenge
Challenge wants government to provide clean needles for addicts Both the law and the theory hold that drugs are illegal and not allowed in prison. In practice it’s a different story, and because of a scarcity of syringes in prison… »
Arts and Entertainment, Economy, Environment, Health, International, Internet, Science and Technology, Politics, Society
Legal cannabis in Canada: one year later, and ‘edibles’ join ‘smokables’
It was one year ago today that the federal government legalised recreational use of marijuana. Because sales would now be government regulated it was supposed to bring in significant revenue to government coffers, create substantial profits for suppliers in a… »
Black market pot getting cheaper, legal pot more expensive
It was supposed to dry up the black market of cannabis and a source of important funds for criminal groups. At least that was one of the hopes, if not a goal, of the Liberal government when it legalised recreational… »
Drunk driving law: Charter of Rights challenge (interview)
Case may eventually make it to the Supreme Court of Canada (public commenting is open on all RCI stories at bottom- comments will be shown after examination) The case begins with an elderly woman who went to a liquor store… »
Economy, Health, Politics, Society
Government cannabis sales vs black market
Billions of dollars for black market, or billions in revenue for government and industry? On this first day of legal sales of recreational marijuana (medical sale has been legal since 2001), crowds have gathered to purchase from government stores, and… »
Canada’s military and legalised cannabis
With the coming legalisation of recreational use of cannabis, Canada’s military has been working to develop a policy to deal with the situation. A draught policy has just been released by the Department of National Defence with just over a… »
To pot, or not, Senate amendments to Canada’s cannabis law
The Canadian Senate has proposed several amendments to the government’s plan to legalise recreational cannabis use this year. An amendment to entirely ban the possibility of growing marijuana at home was proposed was put forward. The Senate social affairs committee… »
Fallout from Stanley murder trial continues
(respectful public commenting is open at very bottom of page) The trial involved a second-degree murder charge against a farmer who shot and killed an intruder on his farm. Most people feel the case would not have attracted widespread attention… »
Health, International
Humanitarian NGOs urge Ottawa to make foreign aid part of its COVID-19 response
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