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High spirits abound despite the waits to be first buyers of legal cannabis in Montreal

High spirits abound despite the waits to be first buyers of legal cannabis in Montreal

Sprawling lineups were a fixture at the few operational Société québécoise du cannabis (SQDC) storefronts on the first day of legal, Canada-wide cannabis sales. In Quebec, 11 shops opened their doors to customers, three located in Montreal. And it wasn’t […]

Eeyou Istchee will tolerate cannabis when Canada legalizes it

Eeyou Istchee will tolerate cannabis when Canada legalizes it

In the past 12 months, according to the Cree Health Board, more than one in four Crees have used cannabis – including more than half of Cree high school students. One in six Cree high schoolers used cannabis daily. Like […]

Questions remain as Canada prepares to legalize cannabis

Questions remain as Canada prepares to legalize cannabis

In a scene that wouldn’t be out of place in a standard action movie, police armed with assault rifles burst into the cannabis dispensary on a calm Tuesday evening and arrested almost everyone inside. The reserve police in the community […]

Eeyou Istchee considers its options as legal marijuana legislation approaches

Eeyou Istchee considers its options as legal marijuana legislation approaches

One of Justin Trudeau’s 226 election promises in 2015 was to legalize the recreational use of cannabis in Canada. Despite breaking or ignoring several campaign commitments it appears that his Liberal government will follow through on this one. As Canada […]