Cannabis

A cannabis plant is shown in Fenwick, Ont., Tuesday, June 26, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Tijana Martin

Feds propose raft of changes to cannabis rules to reduce regulatory burden

Producers would also be able to package multiple products together

 

FILE - Marijuana plants are displayed at a shop in San Francisco, Monday, March 20, 2023. Daily and near-daily marijuana use is now more common than similar levels of high-frequency drinking in the U.S., according to an analysis of survey data over four decades, according to research published Wednesday, May 22, 2024, in the journal Addiction. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)ff

Daily cannabis use outpaces daily drinking in the U.S., a new study says

A good 40% of current cannabis users are using it daily or near daily

 

Paramedics transfer a patient out of their ambulance to the emergency department at Michael Garron Hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto on Monday, January 10, 2022. Ambulances have been in short supply in some regions through out the province of Ontario. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

Cannabis legalization coincided with uptick in ER visits from seniors: study

Number of Ontario patients checking in with cannabis poisoning rose nearly threefold

 

Staff work in a marijuana grow room at Canopy Growth's Tweed facility in Smiths Falls, Ont., on Thursday, Aug. 23, 2018. Canadian cannabis stocks are soaring after the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration said it will reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Potential U.S. move sees Canadian cannabis stock skyrocket

Shift happens after reports U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency is moving to reclassify marijuana

Staff work in a marijuana grow room at Canopy Growth's Tweed facility in Smiths Falls, Ont., on Thursday, Aug. 23, 2018. Canadian cannabis stocks are soaring after the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration said it will reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
The head of a B.C. cannabis growers group says Vancouver’s choice to discourage instead of sanction 4-20 celebrations over the weekend was a costly “missed opportunity.” Marijuana plants are displayed for sale during a 4-20 event billed as a protest and farmers’ market in Vancouver, B.C., Thursday, April 20, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Advocates urge Vancouver cannabis tourism, calling 4-20 a ‘debacle’

BC Craft Farmers Co-Op urge city to embrace the date’s opportunity rather than ‘mitigate’ it

The head of a B.C. cannabis growers group says Vancouver’s choice to discourage instead of sanction 4-20 celebrations over the weekend was a costly “missed opportunity.” Marijuana plants are displayed for sale during a 4-20 event billed as a protest and farmers’ market in Vancouver, B.C., Thursday, April 20, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
FILE - Women with glasses of beer pose for a photo on day one of the 188th ‘Oktoberfest’ beer festival in Munich, Germany, Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023. The southern German state of Bavaria will ban the smoking of cannabis at public festivals, inside beer gardens, and even at the world’s most popular beer festival, the Oktoberfest. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader, File)

Cannabis OK in Bavaria, but not at Oktoberfest and other festivals

State to limit public consumption after Germany legalized possession starting this month

FILE - Women with glasses of beer pose for a photo on day one of the 188th ‘Oktoberfest’ beer festival in Munich, Germany, Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023. The southern German state of Bavaria will ban the smoking of cannabis at public festivals, inside beer gardens, and even at the world’s most popular beer festival, the Oktoberfest. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader, File)
Cannabis plants grow inside of Thrive Cannabis’ production facility in Simcoe, Ont. Tuesday, April 13, 2021. A group convened by the federal government to study the act that legalized cannabis is recommending the country review the excise taxes it charges pot companies. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Tara Walton

Cannabis group urges review of tax creating ‘substantial burden’ on producers

Federal 5-person expert panel releases 54 recommendations in relation to cannabis legislation

Cannabis plants grow inside of Thrive Cannabis’ production facility in Simcoe, Ont. Tuesday, April 13, 2021. A group convened by the federal government to study the act that legalized cannabis is recommending the country review the excise taxes it charges pot companies. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Tara Walton
The RCMP logo is seen outside the force’s ‘E’ division headquarters in Surrey, B.C., on Thursday, March 16, 2023. The RCMP has eased its policy on cannabis use by members, saying simply they must be fit for duty when reporting for work. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

RCMP relaxes recreational cannabis use policy for officers

The RCMP acknowledged last summer the 2018 policy was under review

The RCMP logo is seen outside the force’s ‘E’ division headquarters in Surrey, B.C., on Thursday, March 16, 2023. The RCMP has eased its policy on cannabis use by members, saying simply they must be fit for duty when reporting for work. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Owner and president Terry Robinson, sales manager Leah Hermann and processing lead Mat Harris at ShuCanna, B.C.'s first farmgate licensed dispensary. (Rebecca Willson-Salmon Arm Observer)

Salmon Arm dispensary first in B.C. with farmgate licence to grow onsite

ShuCanna hosting grand opening event Friday, Oct. 27

Owner and president Terry Robinson, sales manager Leah Hermann and processing lead Mat Harris at ShuCanna, B.C.'s first farmgate licensed dispensary. (Rebecca Willson-Salmon Arm Observer)
Cannabis seedlings at an Aurora Cannabis facilty in 2017 in Montreal. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz

Orchids, veggies and beer: Canada’s cannabis producers pivot

Tough market for core product finds firms finding complementary products to smooth the bumps

Cannabis seedlings at an Aurora Cannabis facilty in 2017 in Montreal. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
Sean Kady, co-owner of Cosmic Charlies is photographed at the cannabis store in Toronto, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston

Pot shops lucky to be in business amid competition, ad rules and THC limits

Not all cannabis retailers are managing to stay afloat

Sean Kady, co-owner of Cosmic Charlies is photographed at the cannabis store in Toronto, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
A review of the federal legislation that paved the way for the legal recreational use and sale of cannabis says companies in the legal market report struggling to realize profits and maintain financial viability. A young cannabis plant is shown in Fenwick, Ont., Tuesday, June 26, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Tijana Martin

Cannabis profits hard to come by, review of Cannabis Act finds

Federal report says public health experts remain supportive of precautionary approach

A review of the federal legislation that paved the way for the legal recreational use and sale of cannabis says companies in the legal market report struggling to realize profits and maintain financial viability. A young cannabis plant is shown in Fenwick, Ont., Tuesday, June 26, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Tijana Martin
Danko Jones (centre-left) filmed the music video for his new song Get High in Maple Ridge, which featured Remo Colasanti (centre-right) and fellow musician Damian Abraham (right). (Danko Jones/Special to The News)

PHOTOS: New music video from Danko Jones features Maple Ridge business owner

Get High was released by the Toronto rock band on Sept. 7

Danko Jones (centre-left) filmed the music video for his new song Get High in Maple Ridge, which featured Remo Colasanti (centre-right) and fellow musician Damian Abraham (right). (Danko Jones/Special to The News)
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B.C. judge allows cannabis ‘fire sale’ to stave off CRA destruction threat

Judge says CRA was intending to destroy remaining inventory of cannabis firm

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A man holds a joint while smoking cannabis, in Vancouver on Wednesday Oct. 17, 2018. Statistics Canada says nearly five per cent of cannabis users are at risk of developing an addiction to the drug, according to a survey of households. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Risk of cannabis addiction higher for young men, people with anxiety

StatCan survey finds nearly 5 per cent of users at risk

A man holds a joint while smoking cannabis, in Vancouver on Wednesday Oct. 17, 2018. Statistics Canada says nearly five per cent of cannabis users are at risk of developing an addiction to the drug, according to a survey of households. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Doctors concerned more people using cannabis during pregnancy

Study based on data from 980,398 pregnancies in Ontario between January 2015 and July 2021

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The second annual B.C. Cannabis Summit was hosted in Kelowna April 21-23, 2023. (Brittany Webster/Capital News)

B.C. Cannabis Summit blunt and blazing the way for a better legal market

The summit was held at Kelowna’s Eldorado Hotel and Manteo Resort

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The second annual B.C. Cannabis Summit was hosted in Kelowna April 21-23, 2023. (Brittany Webster/Capital News)
Ted Smith, founder of the Victoria Cannabis Buyers Club, gave a speech on the importance of continuing to support medical cannabis users. (Hollie Ferguson/News Staff)

4/20: Cannabis activists smoke outside B.C. legislature to push for legalization changes

Victoria Cannabis Buyers Club has repeatedly defied laws it says don’t properly serve medical users

Ted Smith, founder of the Victoria Cannabis Buyers Club, gave a speech on the importance of continuing to support medical cannabis users. (Hollie Ferguson/News Staff)
Leadership Council is calling for changes to the Cannabis Act for communities to better access the benefits of legalization. Kootenay Krush Farms is located near Parsons. (Black Press Media File)

First Nations group calls for changes to Cannabis Act

First Nations Leadership Council says rights, needs ignored by colonial government during legalization

Leadership Council is calling for changes to the Cannabis Act for communities to better access the benefits of legalization. Kootenay Krush Farms is located near Parsons. (Black Press Media File)
UBCO researchers isolated the genome for black root rot, a fungus killing cannabis plants in a licensed growing facility in the BC Kootenays. Here, healthy roots, left, are compared to those affected by black root rot. (contributed)

‘Nightmare ooze’ a strain on cannabis industry: UBC Okanagan researcher

The research can be read in the Plant Disease journal

  • Apr 20, 2023
UBCO researchers isolated the genome for black root rot, a fungus killing cannabis plants in a licensed growing facility in the BC Kootenays. Here, healthy roots, left, are compared to those affected by black root rot. (contributed)