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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New bylaw in Inuvik, Arctic Canada bans cannabis stores in ‘downtown corridor’
If a cannabis retail store eventually opens in Inuvik, N.W.T., it won’t be in the town’s main downtown retail sector.
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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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Northern Canada: Small deficit projected in Northwest Territories budget
Money in the latest budget that’s allocated to go to five shelters in the Northwest Territories will go a long
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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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With 1 week to spare, Canada’s Northwest Territories finalizes plan for cannabis legalization
With one week left until pot legalization, the Northwest Territories government released its final plan for cannabis at a public committee meeting
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Elder in Arctic Canada wants to teach about cannabis using simple language
Ellen Smith says Fort McPherson, in Canada’s Northwest Territories, isn’t ready for cannabis. That’s not to say it’s bad or
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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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Arctic police seize pot in Kaktovik, Alaska
North Slope Borough police and postal service inspectors seized nearly a pound of marijuana Tuesday, which was being shipped from
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