Could a cannabis store be coming to Arctic Canada?
Nunavut’s Department of Finance has received an application to open a cannabis store in Iqaluit, and is looking for community
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Canada’s Yukon territory has highest per capita pot sales in country, study says
Yukoners led Canadians in buying the most legal pot per capita from retail stores in the first year of legalization, according to a study released
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Online cannabis sales won’t ‘dent’ illegal market, says minister in Northern Canadian territory
The Nunavut government, in Canada’s eastern Arctic, says it can’t undercut black market cannabis sales without a physical retail store.
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Alaska Congressman seeks legal path for cannabidiol
Alaska Congressman Don Young has joined a group of House Democrats who are seeking legal status for a product called
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Northern Canada: Yukon territory taking applications for marijuana retail licences
The Yukon government began accepting applications on Wednesday, for private retail cannabis licences. But applicants in Whitehorse, the territorial capital,
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Canada’s substance use costs per person highest in Northern territories, study shows
Canada’s northern territories are spending the most per capita on costs related to substance use, according to a report released
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Northern Canadian city’s retail store for legal cannabis runs out of product on first day
Stores across Canada’s Northwest Territories began selling legal cannabis for the first time Wednesday, and the demand was high, with
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Officials in Canada’s east-Arctic say cannabis legalization is start of longer conversation
Wednesday marked the start of legal cannabis in Canada and a larger conversation about its pros and cons, according to
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Fearing issues at U.S. border, Canada’s western Inuit put stop to cannabis sales in Arctic town
Cannabis becomes legal across Canada on Wednesday, but unlike other large communities in the Northwest Territories (N.W.T.), residents in Inuvik
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What you need to know about legal cannabis in Canada’s three northern territories
Canadians are waking up Wednesday morning to a country where cannabis is legal for the first time. We’ve broken down
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Canada’s marijuana consumption highest in Northern cities, stats show
With the legalization of marijuana only two months away, new Statistics Canada data shows urban northerners smoke pot more frequently
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Politics, pot & polar ice – Arctic week in review
On this week’s news round-up, we bring you some of your most read stories from Eye on the Arctic this
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