By now, it’s no secret that countless individuals, media outlets, politicians, activists, and so many others believe that 2016 will be The Year of Cannabis.
CANNABIS CULTURE – More Canadians are asking the government to take action on pardoning marijuana-related convictions as the country moves forward with pot legalization.
Premier Rachel Notley says she has mixed feelings about the Trudeau government’s pledge to legalize marijuana even as a federal Liberal cabinet minister says action is coming soon on the campaign promise.
CANNABIS CULTURE – NDP Justice Critic Murray Rankin recently pressed the governing Liberal Party in the House of Commons for action on campaign promises to legalize marijuana possession and overturn criminal records for pot crimes.
At a former Hershey’s chocolate factory just outside Ottawa a company called Tweed now produces a rather different confection: marijuana for Canada’s tightly regulated medical market.