Three public meetings hosted by City of Powell River for exchanging information and receiving input about the legalization of cannabis will take place in May. The first public meeting is Wednesday, May 9, at Evergreen Theatre. Additional meetings take place on Wednesday, May 16, at Max Cameron Theatre and at …
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Paula Simons: Buzz kill: Will Sherwood Park be a legal cannabis desert?
Festival Place in Sherwood Park. An image from the Strathcona County website. So far, only one company has applied to the Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis Commission to open a cannabis store in Sherwood Park. Strathcona County / Edmonton Have you heard of “Toronto the Good”? Well, meet “Sherwood Park …
Read More »Study: Frequent Cannabis Use Unrelated To Brain Morphology
by Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director April 30, 2018 The frequent use of cannabis is not associated with changes in brain structure, according to data published online ahead of print in the journal Addiction. An international team of scientists from Australia, the United Kingdom, …
Read More »Realtors warn legal cannabis home cultivation could undermine property values
With the full legalization of recreational cannabis expected in just months, the country’s real estate agents are warning that provisions allowing for home cultivation of marijuana plants could undermine property values. In an appearance before the Senate’s social affairs committee now studying Bill C-45, the cannabis legalization bill, the Canadian Real …
Read More »Sask. has lowest provincial rate of cannabis consumption per capita: StatsCan
Saskatchewan people consume 16 grams of cannabis each per year on average, according to Statistics Canada. StatsCan released new region-specific information Monday about cannabis consumption and production across Canada. It included both the medical and illegal cannabis use. It says that in 2017, Saskatchewan had the lowest rate of any province at 16 grams per …
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