CANNABIS CULTURE – This April 20, Vancouver’s annual cannabis-fest will be moving to Sunset Beach, instead of being held at its traditional spot at the Vancouver Art Gallery.
Canada’s new Liberal government is pushing its pot-friendly ideas on the rest of the world, and one government backbencher hopes the country could be a driving force in getting the United Nations to reconsider its treaties that ban the drug.
Vancouver’s Mayor Gregor Robertson says he is looking forward to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his government following through on their commitment to regulate, control and tax marijuana.
Some of Canada’s biggest producers of medical marijuana want Ottawa to implement advertising regulations similar to those that govern the sale of alcohol