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Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. The Crown corporation in charge of cannabis sales in Nova Scotia has signed an agreement with …
Read More »N.S. premier firm on cannabis crackdown as tensions grow with Mi’kmaq communities – Halifax
Nova Scotia’s premier says he’s unfazed after the Sipekne’katik First Nation passed a resolution banning him and two of his cabinet ministers from band lands. In their announcement, Sipekne’katik First Nation called the three politicians “undesirables.” When asked what he thought about the ban, Houston replied, “Why is that? Why …
Read More »Cannabis can be used as a psychedelic in therapy, but it’s not for everyone, some mental health providers say
Other People’s Problems40:41Welcome to Other People’s Problems – On Drugs Some Canadians who suffer from mental illness are turning to psychedelic therapy that utilizes cannabis instead of better-known psychedelics such as psilocybin. In psychedelic therapy — an emerging field, no matter the substance — patients use drugs that alter their …
Read More »How $10K of cannabis was delivered to the wrong Toronto store — and then disappeared
Receiving cannabis shipments has become a routine practice for Taylor Caldwell: she gets a call with the approximate time of delivery, it arrives, she signs the paperwork, then adds it to the store’s inventory. But Caldwell, general manager of Kindling Cannabis Leaside, said the delivery on Dec. 28, 2024 was …
Read More »Meth, cellphones, cannabis among $88K in contraband seized at Manitoba prison – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Correctional officials say they’ve seized over $88,000 in contraband from the medium security unit at Manitoba’s Stony Mountain Institution. The Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) said Thursday that cannabis, meth, and cellphones were among the seized items, and that the investigation continues. …
Read More »Canada’s delay on including mental health in MAiD faces constitutional fight
A man who says he suffers from chronic and worsening mental health issues is among those launching a court challenge of the federal government’s assisted dying law, which excludes people suffering solely from a mental disorder. An application filed by Dying with Dignity in Ontario Superior Court on Monday argues …
Read More »Flin Flon duo charged in raid on home cannabis store: Manitoba RCMP – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A pair of Flin Flon residents are facing a raft of charges after RCMP say they discovered an illegal cannabis store inside a home. Police said an ongoing investigation led them to raid the Princess Boulevard home on April 30, a search …
Read More »Guardrails needed for Ontario high school vape detectors: Education minister
Ontario Education Minister Stephen Lecce says the province needs to “create guardrails” around vape detectors in provincial high schools after one school board installed devices that include noise detection. On Monday, Global News revealed that six public high schools in Brampton and Mississauga have installed devices in student washrooms that …
Read More »Canada’s cannabis industry burning out 5 years after legalization – National
When Abi Roach thinks about the 20 years she spent fighting for Canada to legalize cannabis, she says pot legislation is like a clenched fist. The analogy, which Roach first heard from a former Toronto councillor, represents the tight grip on the cannabis market that legislators held for centuries. It …
Read More »Unlicensed Mississauga cannabis store raided, two men charged – Toronto
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Two men are facing drug-related charges following a police raid on an unlicensed cannabis store in Mississauga on Friday. In a press release, Peel police said that Strategic Tactical Enforcement Policing (S.T.E.P.) officers along with uniform officers executed a Cannabis Act search …
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