Ottawa Might Try to Prohibit Homegrown Pot
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government warns legalized recreational marijuana will be a strictly controlled substance — so much so that even homegrown weed may be prohibited.
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Ontario Should Avoid Rigid System for Selling Pot
Once marijuana is legalized, Ontario should not lock itself into a single rigid distribution system that treats adult consumers like naughty children and allows a substantial black market to survive.
Marijuana Legalization in Canada: What We Know and Don’t Know
Liberal government hopes to introduce legislation to legalize marijuana in 2017.
Learning From Beer and Wine in Selling Marijuana
In our haste to decriminalize marijuana, we have opened up a regulatory vacuum that looks increasingly dopey.
Gary Johnson: Marijuana Doesn’t Make You Stupid
Libertarian presidential hopeful Gary Johnson is sticking up for marijuana after 2012 GOP nominee Mitt Romney last week said smoking the drug “makes people stupid.”
The Multibillion-Dollar Marijuana Industry Could Soon Come Out of the ‘Gray Market’
The Senate Appropriations Committee voted on Thursday to allow banks to provide financial services to legal recreational and medical marijuana dispensaries, according to The Denver Post.
The First Big Company to Say It’s Serving the Legal Marijuana Trade? Microsoft.
As state after state has legalized marijuana in one way or another, big names in corporate America have stayed away entirely.
NDP Demands Immediate Decriminalization of Marijuana
MP Murray Rankin says too many people are getting criminal records for something that will soon be legal.
Israel Mulls Decriminalizing Cannabis
Justice minister suggests fines will replace criminal proceedings, while local report says ministers will vote Sunday on draft bill.
The DEA Just Approved a Way to Smoke Marijuana Legally for the First Time
The unofficial pot-smoking holiday of April 20 may be over, but marijuana advocates got another reason to celebrate on Thursday.
