Articles tagged with "legislation"

Cannabis Culture believes the Comeau case is “of pressing and substantial importance” because provinces “could create barriers to the free trade of cannabis products from Province to Province,” constituting an infringement of the Constitution.

From the start, Canadian policymakers envisioned using cannabis taxes to help determine the price consumers pay, with the idea that said price would influence the behavior of cannabis consumers and producers. But is such a plan feasible?

“If people can’t smoke even on a deserted beach, where can they?” Brown asked in his veto message.

The official government document—leaked to Vice last week—is full of contradictions with Ontario policy.

In spite of its late-night joie-de-vivre image, Quebec has significantly less enthusiasm toward legal cannabis than anywhere else in Canada, with only 40% of the population in favour of legalization.

The two-day hearing pits the City of Toronto against Canna Clinic, with precedent-setting implications.

Unlike Ontario, which plans to create retail stores run by the provincial government, Alberta will allow private retailers to enter the market.

Ontario’s proposed regulations give licensed cannabis producers a monopoly on commercial product sold in stores. Should LPs also be permitted to sell directly to consumers online?

Lawmakers in Michigan have introduced legislation that would allow all existing medical marijuana dispensaries to stay open while they apply for licenses.

Senator Richard di Natale, leader of the Australian Greens party, has introduced a new bill which he hopes will fix two impediments in the Australian medical marijuana bill.