Alexis Bortell is an 11-year-old girl who is currently at the forefront of America's movement to legalize marijuana. In fact, she's suing United States Attorney General Jeff Sessions. Bortell has suffered from re-occurring seizures from a young age. Everything she and her family has tried to combat these seizures hasn't worked. Medications and doctors couldn't do anything to help her. Finally, three years ago, the family decided to move from Read entire story
We Shouldn’t Tolerate Another Year of Pot Arrests
Last Saturday marked not only the country’s 150th birthday but also the final one-year countdown to the official legalization of marijuana. Interestingly, while Canada must wait until July 1st of next year, July 1st of 2017 saw the first legal sales of marijuana in the state of Nevada. And while July 1st, 2018 will represent almost three years since the election of the Trudeau Liberals, the state of Nevada voted to legalize marijuana only Read entire story
It Could be Legal to Carry up to 30 Grams of Marijuana Under Bill to be Tabled Thursday
Highly anticipated pot plans will be made public on Thursday. When marijuana becomes a legal recreational drug in Canada, the Liberal government wants Canadians to be able to hold up to 30 grams without fear of running afoul of the law, Radio-Canada and CBC News have learned. That is just one of several details about what will be included in the federal government's marijuana legislation, which is expected to be introduced on Thursday, according Read entire story
Free ‘Nugs’ as Cannabis Culture Shops Make Debut in Montreal
Say what you will about his methods, but Canada’s self-proclaimed “Prince of Pot” knows how to make an entrance. Throngs of admirers stood in the snow Thursday and cheered Marc Emery on as he rolled up to the opening of an illegal marijuana dispensary on Mont-Royal Ave. He held court in the shop for half an hour as he made an impassioned case for the legalization of pot — leaning on logic-based arguments honed over… (c) Cannabis Culture - Read entire story
Pot Shop Ordered Closed by B.C. Supreme Court, Changes Name Instead
WeeMedical, now WeeCare Med is still operating after a long dispute with landlords and the city. An obstinate North Delta marijuana dispensary is still selling bud even though the B.C. Supreme Court has ordered it closed. The municipality has made it clear it doesn't want WeeMedical Dispensary Society to remain open in Delta, denying its application for a business license — twice. In August, Delta won its case, obtaining a permanent statutory Read entire story
New Pot Regulations Good News for Woman Living with Spinal Condition
A Winnipeg woman living with a spinal condition is preparing for a different approach to gardening thanks to new regulations from Health Canada. Crystal Rondeau eats a piece of a marijuana cookie through a tube every day. She said it’s the only thing that gives her relief. “As soon as I eat the marijuana, my pain can go from an eight to a zero,” Rondeau said. Rondeau lives with a condition that affects the nerves… The post New Pot Read entire story
California Marijuana Legalization Could Usher in New Gold Rush
Legalization of recreational weed would generate an estimated $1 billion in additional taxes per year. There is no guarantee California will vote to legalize recreational marijuana in November, but political operative and father of four Daniel Conway has already staked his future on it. Conway left his job as chief of staff to Sacramento’s celebrity mayor, former Phoenix Suns NBA basketball star Kevin Johnson, to help start the marijuana Read entire story
Toronto Marijuana Shop Operators Call Charges ‘Ridiculous’
Some of those facing hefty fines for alleged zoning bylaw infractions could face jail time on drug trafficking charges. Marijuana dispensary owners, clerks and landlords got their first day in court Wednesday, with several calling it a waste of time and money as Canada moves toward full pot legalization. More than a dozen people appeared at Old City Hall on provincial charges of contravening Toronto’s zoning bylaw that states only federal Read entire story
A Medical Marijuana Patient is Suing Toronto for $1 Million Over the Dispensary Crackdown
A medical marijuana patient has filed a human rights complaint against the City of Toronto demanding $1 million because the dispensaries closest to him were shut down during the Project Claudia raids. Raymond Hathaway, a paralegal who uses a cannabis extract called Rick Simpson oil, aka Phoenix Tears, to treat an inoperable tumour in his spine, told VICE that dispensaries in Scarborough, where he lives, were targeted by Project Claudia. As a Read entire story
Marijuana Crackdown to Continue Despite White House Directive
Marijuana Crackdown, despite White House directives to the contrary will continue largely unchanged in California. This means that despite a historic new memo from the White House announcing that it will not stand in the way of marijuana legalization in Colorado or Washington State, it will be (anti) business as usual here in California. Why? Because in spite of a guidance regarding marijuana enforcement memo sent by Deputy U.S. Attorney General Read entire story