Articles tagged with "legislation"

To come up with its new policy, Ontario looked at the US states that have legalized cannabis, to establish a “safe and sensible framework.”

Quebec has one of the highest barriers to medical cannabis in Canada. Canadians for Fair Access to Medical Marijuana is ready to change that.

Why don’t you just decriminalize it already? As Canada preps for the July 2018 legalization of adult-use recreational cannabis, that’s the message the federal government has been getting from the opposing New Democratic Party as well as cannabis advocates across the country.

I’m on your side, Justin. I really am. But if the new cannabis regime is to be effective, it must use tools grounded in good science and be practiced fairly. As of this writing, it does neither.

Denver’s program allows public consumption of cannabis at everything from yoga studios to coffee shops to street fairs—if applicants can manage the application process.

Canada’s alcohol industry and certain government entities are pushing to sell recreational cannabis in existing liquor stores. It’s a dicey proposition.

Canada’s impending Cannabis Act leaves specifics of distribution, possession, and purchase up to individual provinces. This week, Ontario took up the challenge with “Cannabis Legalization and Regulation,” a dossier of recommendations from the Ontario division of the Canadian Mental Health Association.

Fort Collins is considering placing a measure on the ballot asking voters to give up their right to weigh in on changes to local cannabis regulations.

Meanwhile, at least two applicants have filed for a medical marijuana dispensary and cultivation license in Bennington, Vermont.

Maine lawmakers adjourned Aug. 2, leaving important questions about the state’s new adult-use cannabis program unresolved.