Regulating Dispensaries Without Health Canada: An Interview with Jamie Shaw Dec 12, 2014 In this episode, Cannabis in Canada’s Jason Wilcox sits down with Jamie Shaw, a spokesperson for the BC Compassion Club Society (BCCCS) and a president of the Canadian Association of Medical Cannabis […]

9 facts about Canada’s new medical marijuana system Marijuana plants grow as Julia Ratcliffe, a technical consultant with The Bug Factory, a company that supplies insects for natural pest control, works at the MediJean medical marijuana facility in Richmond, B.C., on Friday March 21, 2014. […]

Victory: Congress ends war on medical marijuana Posted on December 12, 2014 at 12:01 am by David Downs [Updated Dec. 15, 10:13 a.m.] In a landmark moment for cannabis law reform, the U.S. House of Representatives approved a measure late Thursday night to de-fund the federal war on […]

UBC and Tilray Partner for Canada’s First PTSD Cannabis Study Research to examine medical benefits for veterans, first responders and sexual assault survivors NANAIMO, British Columbia–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The University of British Columbia Okanagan and Tilray, a Health Canada Licensed Producer under the Marihuana for Medical Purposes […]

Entrepreneur promotes pot to the super wealthy Drew Sandholm | @drewsandholm Monday, 8 Sep 2014 | 1:19 PM ET CNBC.com Cheryl Shuman likes to be called “the Martha Stewart of marijuana.” After all, Martha Stewart used her namesake to create a home-building media empire, becoming the first […]

Health Canada’s medical marijuana ad restrictions come off as hypocritical with $5M anti-pot campaign By Matthew Coutts National Affairs Reporter By Matthew Coutts | Daily Brew – Fri, 28 Nov, 2014 Health Canada clamps down on medical marijuana advertising. (CBC) Canada’s collection of medicinal marijuana growers have been warned not to […]

Medical marijuana grower looks to set up shop in Eastern Townships A Montreal-based company is hoping to be the first to open a large medical marijuana grow-op in the Eastern Townships. Bhango Horticulture has found a property in the township of Potton where it hopes to start operations […]

Thom’s Mile High Experience… Thom Hartmann shares his legal marijuana experience while visiting Colorado. On the table were these little candy bowls, and the candy was Mary Jane and Laffy Taffy.”                             […]

Jailed 23 times, the Prince of Pot says he could be the King of Cannabis By AMERICA WITH JORGE RAMOS @ThisIsAmerica  and ERIC HERBST @thisisfusion Fifty-nine percent of Canadians support the legalization of marijuana. In British Columbia, that number grows to 70 percent. Nicknamed “Vansterdam” in the 1990s, Vancouver is […]

TMZ 176 Does Cannabis Crowdfunding Work? POT TV – Potheads have taken to crowdfunding creative projects via Indiegogo or Kickstarter, but will they become involved in sites that deal specifically with just stoners? There are several websites dedicated to enthusiasts backing canna projects, but do […]

Comedian and former Stoner of the Year, Doug Benson, brings you a hilarious documentary, Super High Me. While smoking marijuana for 30 days, he endures medical, IQ, and psychic evaluations providing unexpected results. Along the way Doug performs across the country and hangs with fellow […]

The positive new take on the classic track “Because I Got High” by Afroman in collaboration with Weedmaps and NORML. Afroman recently teamed up with NORML and Weedmaps to launch a remake of his hit song “Because I Got High,” turning the hip hop classic […]

“F**k It, I quit.” News Anchor Quits On Air to Draw Attention to Marijuana Prohibition By Mike Sawyer on September 22, 2014 “[I] will be dedicating all of my energy toward fighting for freedom and fairness, which begins with legalizing marijuana here in Alaska,” she said. “And […]

Marijuana Info Bureau presents the 2nd Annual Marijuana Hunt in High Park Free weed and other prizes. Sun, Sep 7: High Park was highly controversial Sunday. It was the site of a marijuana scavenger hunt. Cindy Pom reports on what was found and who opposed […]

Approvals slow for Health Canada medical marijuana licences Dean Beeby, The Canadian Press Published Tuesday, September 2, 2014 6:47AM EDT  OTTAWA — The number of Canadian firms applying for lucrative medical marijuana licences has topped 1,000, as a so-called “greenrush” continues to overwhelm Health Canada. […]

Police raid Halifax medical marijuana operation DAVENE JEFFREY – STAFF REPORTER A Halifax police raid on The Farm Assists Cannabis Resource Centre, a medical marijuana operation on Gottingen Street on Friday, was part of an “ongoing investigation,” a police spokesman said. Police showed up at […]

Liberal CFO a pot multimillionaire JEAN-FRANCOIS CLOUTIER, QMI AGENCY FIRST POSTED: THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 04, 2014 MONTREAL — Liberal Party of Canada CFO Chuck Rifici has become a multimillionaire in just a few months thanks to his stock-traded medical marijuana company, QMI Agency has learned. Documents show […]

This Sacramento pot shop sells weed-infused lollipops while spreading the gospel by Taboola God told Moses to go down the mountain. He told Abraham to sacrifice Isaac, his only son. And, according to Bryan Davies, he made another commandment to a California couple circa 2005: […]

Cookie Power: How Baking Cookies Has Changed The Law BY TED SMITH By Ted Smith Last week the BC Court of Appeal struck down the federal regulationsrestricting patients to using dried marijuana in a case regarding Victoria Cannabis Buyers Club ex-baker Owen Smith.  Patients now have the legal […]

VICE has put together an informative series hosted by Damian Abraham of F-ck’d Up who travels around the country learning about using cannabis with Canadians Part 1  INSIDE CANADA’S NEW CORPORATE WEED SYSTEM In this episode of Canadian Cannabis, Damian visits two gigantic weed factories in […]

Medical pot cookie prohibition ruled unconstitutional Court challenge stems from B.C. case of Owen Smith, who was charged with trafficking for baking pot cookies CBC News Posted: Aug 14, 2014 10:42 AM PT Last Updated: Aug 15, 2014 6:35 AM PT Ban on medical marijuana cookies ruled […]

Opus LIVE 028 The Politics of Marijuana POT TV – Opus LIVE monday Aug 4th 028 The Politics of Marijuana. The 32nd week of 2014 and the first week of August, and what a shitty summer it’s been, pretty sure we haven’t had 5 hot […]

Medical marijuana scavenger hunts held in Toronto A Toronto business has been holding daily scavenger hunts in the city with unusual prizes: medical marijuana vouchers. The Marijuana Information Bureau (MIB) holds the events every weekday between 5 p.m. and 9 p.m. and posts the locations […]

Here’s the Full-Page Marijuana Ad in Sunday’s New York Times  By Jenna Kagel  August 3, 2014 The news: The New York Times is going to feature a cutting-edge page in Sunday’s print edition. And no, it’s not an article; it’s a full-page ad from the “Yelp for weed” company Leafly. […]