Cannabis

• ‘They buy because it’s easy’: Legal shops want more than enforcement to fight illegal pot

  Though the Ford government says it’s planning to introduce new measures to crack down on illicit cannabis sales, legal retailers are questioning why it took eight years following legalization for enforcement tools to be bolstered. Several legal sellers told Global News they want Ontario to take the new rules a step further, by allowing the...

  Politics

  Oct 26
  
• University of Regina studies new concussion treatment option: CBD

  Concerns about prevention and treatment of concussions have been growing within the last several years. Five to ten per cent of competitive student-athletes will sustain a concussion; this doesn’t include any undiagnosed head injuries. The University of Regina has been working to solve this issue since 2022, when $500,000 was received from the NFL to...

  Science

  Oct 7
  
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• Amendments would let Manitoba cannabis stores drop window coverings for safety

  Cannabis stores across Manitoba may soon be able to remove window coverings that are required to prevent the public from seeing inside. 

  Canada

  Oct 6
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• Curaleaf sweetens Aurora Cannabis takeover offer after past rejection

  Curaleaf says it's boosting its bid despite Aurora rebuffing past overtures because it wants to signal good faith negotiations and show it's worth combining the businesses.

  Cannabis

  Oct 5
• RCMP seize more than 2,000 lbs. of cannabis from B.C. man in Saskatchewan

  Saskatchewan RCMP officers seized more than 1,900 lbs. of dried, illegal cannabis, as well as hashish and THC resin from the man who was heading eastbound on Highway 1.

  Crime

  Sep 14
• Police seize $1.5M in illegal cannabis from Brampton grow operation

  Ontario police say nearly 4,000 cannabis plants were seized from an illegal grow operation in Brampton, with two men now facing charges.

  Cannabis

  Aug 12
• Ottawa pledges millions to study cannabis mental health, pregnancy impacts

  Funded through the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, the group of 10 research teams across Canada will work together to study how cannabis affects the brain.

  Health

  Aug 12
• Curaleaf looks to buy Aurora Cannabis, takes bid directly to shareholders

  U.S. company Curaleaf Holdings is launching an unsolicited takeover bid for Aurora Cannabis — a proposal the Edmonton-based company is discouraging shareholders from entertaining.

  Cannabis

  Aug 11
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• Quebec cannabis use is dropping, but how much depends on age range

  Cannabis has been slowly dropping in Quebec since being legalized nationally in 2018, with youth 15-20 being the most noticeable drop.

  Canada

  Apr 14
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• N.S. premier calls First Nations protests that blocked highways unacceptable

  Potlotek First Nation says it rejects the RCMP's description of earlier protests as an "illegal blockade" — but didn't give specific legal rationale in a news release Saturday.

  Canada

  Apr 5