Tag: canada

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May 28, 2014
05/28/2014
Corporate Cannabis? Legal Marijuana Goes Legit

Corporate Cannabis? Legal Marijuana Goes Legit

In Washington State, where recreational marijuana is now legal, the Liquor Control Board hired Prof. Mark Kleiman of UCLA to research the state’s marijuana market. He estimated...
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May 27, 2014
05/27/2014
Canada Vending Machine Dispenses Marijuana!

Canada Vending Machine Dispenses Marijuana!

The vending machines at a Vancouver, Canada storefront look ordinary enough, but instead of spitting out gum or snacks, for a few coins, they deliver medical marijuana....
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May 15, 2014
05/15/2014
Toronto’s First Medical Marijuana Clinic Will Open in July

Toronto’s First Medical Marijuana Clinic Will Open in July

According to Leaf Science, the Cannabinoid Medical Clinic will soon be the first clinic in Toronto that specializes in medical marijuana but will not be handing out prescriptions to...
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May 9, 2014
05/09/2014
Chronicle Book Review: Hemp Bound

Chronicle Book Review: Hemp Bound

Hemp Bound: Dispatches From the Front Lines of the Next Agricultural Revolution by Doug Fine (2014, Chelsea Green Publishers, 145 pp., $12.16 PB Amazon) Hemp shouldn’t have anything...
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April 18, 2014
04/18/2014
Canada’s New Marijuana Laws Set Stage for Growth

Canada’s New Marijuana Laws Set Stage for Growth

A change this month in Canada’s production and distribution laws made it legal for any licensed company to grow and ship medical marijuana to patients, and illegal...
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April 15, 2014
04/15/2014
Top 6 Ways Health Canada Is Screwing Up Medical Marijuana

Top 6 Ways Health Canada Is Screwing Up Medical Marijuana

There’s a reason patients call it “Hellth Canada,” and it’s not because they’re doing a hell of a job. Health Canada has been running Canada’s medical marijuana program...
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April 2, 2014
04/02/2014
Vancouver Pizzeria Selling Marijuana-Infused Pies

Vancouver Pizzeria Selling Marijuana-Infused Pies

Mega ILL cafe, a pizzeria in Vancouver, Canada is making headlines this week for its marijuana-infused pizza pies. Said to be the city’s first pizzeria-cum-vapor lounge, the cafe is...
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April 1, 2014
04/01/2014
Legalising Cannabis: Uruguay’s President Jose Mujica Asks World for Support

Legalising Cannabis: Uruguay’s President Jose Mujica Asks World for Support

The small South American country will soon become the first in the world to legalize, regulate and participate in the production, sale and taxation of marijuana. Uruguay’s “weed...
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March 19, 2014
03/19/2014
Preventing Patients From Growing Medical Marijuana Unconstitutional: Lawyer

Preventing Patients From Growing Medical Marijuana Unconstitutional: Lawyer

Changes to the medical marijuana program that will force Ottawa patients to stop growing their own pot will violate the rights of those who won’t be able...
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March 17, 2014
03/17/2014
Marijuana Stocks: This Year, April 1 Will Be the New 4/20

Marijuana Stocks: This Year, April 1 Will Be the New 4/20

This year’s 4/1 is a bigger deal than 4/20, at least from a non-US marijuana stock investing standpoint. Come April 1, not only will Canada’s MMPR program roll-out,...
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February 28, 2014
02/28/2014
Patients May Defy New Canadian Medical Marijuana Laws

Patients May Defy New Canadian Medical Marijuana Laws

New Canadian medical marijuana laws go into effect April 1, and many patients may be forced to defy them or go without medication.
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February 26, 2014
02/26/2014
Canada’s New Medical Marijuana System Will Lead to Fraud

Canada’s New Medical Marijuana System Will Lead to Fraud

Cannabis Culture reports that one of the many problems with Canada’s new medical marijuana system is an increase in fraud.
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February 6, 2014
02/06/2014
How to Get a Job in the Canadian Medical Marijuana Industry

How to Get a Job in the Canadian Medical Marijuana Industry

Leaf Science asks Tweed Inc. how to get a job in the Canadian medical marijuana industry.
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January 31, 2014
01/31/2014
Canadian Medical Marijuana Patients May Face Shortage

Canadian Medical Marijuana Patients May Face Shortage

With just 2 months before Canadian medical marijuana patients must purchase their meds from federally-approved sources, only 5 suppliers have been licensed.
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January 22, 2014
01/22/2014
Jamaica Poised to Receive Lucrative Canadian Deal to Export Medicinal Marijuana

Jamaica Poised to Receive Lucrative Canadian Deal to Export Medicinal Marijuana

Canada is willing to purchase marijuana from Jamaica, a deal that could potentially earn billions of dollars for Jamaica annually, since its cost of production is significantly...
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January 9, 2014
01/09/2014
Mamakind on Hunger Strike for Right to Use Meds in Hospital

Mamakind on Hunger Strike for Right to Use Meds in Hospital

Canadian medical cannabis patient and cannabis writer Mamakind is on a hunger strike, fighting for her right to use a vaporizer in the hospital.
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December 19, 2013
12/19/2013
Hemp Trade Alliance: Canadian Regulations Impeding Growth

Hemp Trade Alliance: Canadian Regulations Impeding Growth

Canadian regulations are restricting industry growth, according to the Hemp Trade Alliance.
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December 16, 2013
12/16/2013
Sensible BC Petition Falls Short

Sensible BC Petition Falls Short

The petition to decriminalize cannabis in British Columbia was about 100,000 signatures short of making it to the ballot.
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December 2, 2013
12/02/2013
Medical Marijuana Gaffe: 3 Patients Fired, 1 Home Invasion

Medical Marijuana Gaffe: 3 Patients Fired, 1 Home Invasion

So far, Health Canada’s less-than-discrete envelopes are responsible for at least 3 patients being fired and a home invasion, a lawyer claims.
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December 2, 2013
12/02/2013
Medical Marijuana Patient, Mountie, Can’t Smoke in Uniform

Medical Marijuana Patient, Mountie, Can’t Smoke in Uniform

A Canadian medical marijuana patient (that happens to be a mounted police officer) is not allowed to smoke while in uniform. This has created a national debate...
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