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February 10, 2016

Canada Really Wants to Legalize Weed — But First it Needs to Deal With the UN

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.

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January 11, 2016

Marijuana Delivery Surprises MP, Casey Returns it to Sender

Charlottetown MP Sean Casey decided return to sender was the best option when he found a brown envelope of medical marijuana on his desk at his P.E.I. office recently.

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December 20, 2015

Alberta’s Premier Cautious on Legalizing Marijuana

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.

December 12, 2015

Judge Fines Pot Grower $1 for 30 Plants, Mocks ‘Ridiculous’ Law

One day last week, the main Gatineau courthouse was buzzing with a judge’s ruling, a loonie sentence that says much about marijuana’s road to respectability. A man was before Justice Pierre Chevalier charged with cultivating 30 pot plants. The Crown was looking for a sentence of 90 days in jail. The judge had a differentRead More