Recently, the Canadian federal government and provinces came to an agreement on tax sharing that will advance the legal marijuana legislation introduced by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in May of 2017. While many dispensaries are currently operating in a gray area of the law, recreational marijuana is expected to become fully legal by July of 2018.Read More
Gerald Le Dain was a luminary figure in Canada’s progressive political history. A respected lawyer and former Supreme Court Justice, he authored the Le Dain Commission, a groundbreaking study that recommended cannabis decriminalization in 1973. Unfortunately for Le Dain, the prohibitionists came after him. Hard. Through a series of dirty tactics, vicious personal attacks andRead More
Portugal’s influential Doctors’ Association called for the legalization of marijuana-based medicines on Thursday, the same day parliament started to debate a draft bill that goes even further in seeking to allow patients to grow pot at home.
CANNABIS CULTURE – Cannabidiol (CBD) is a compound in cannabis plants that may help reduce anxiety with few or no side effects. CBD oil is a product made from cannabidiol, a chemical present in cannabis plants, otherwise known as marijuana. Cannabis is a genus of flowering plant in the family Cannabaceae.
Parents of an elementary school student who has leukemia are suing a Schaumburg-based school district and the state of Illinois for the right for her to take medical marijuana at school.
The Liberal government’s Cannabis Act, or Bill C-45, if passed by the Senate, is expected to be placed into full effect this July 2018, legalizing and regulating recreational marijuana use across the country. It will ultimately be up to the discretion of each province and territory to mandate how marijuana may be used or sold.Read More