With legalization looming on the horizon, California lawmakers are already grappling over how to treat marijuana in a state with some of the strictest tobacco regulations in the country.
Rough estimates suggest that by closing some 80 cannabis storefronts, the city is forcing $10 million to $29 million back into Vancouver’s black-market economy every month.
While opioid pain relievers offer critical benefits to certain patients, such as those with cancer-related pain, the rise of opioid prescriptions has had devastating public health consequences.
CANNABIS CULTURE – High-profile marijuana legalization advocate Jodie Emery has sent an official request to Bill Blair and the Liberal Government of Canada, seeking to be included on the marijuana legalization task force.
CANNABIS CULTURE – This year’s 4/20 Vancouver celebration was the best ever, and confirms the cannabis celebration as one of the city’s premier cultural events.