Tag: Canada

Study: Cannabis Legalization Not Associated With Increased Adolescent Use

Written by Johnny Green on June 10, 2025. Posted in Policy.

Modern cannabis prohibition policies were enacted starting in the early 1900s, and since that time, cannabis advocates around the world have worked very hard to reform laws that prohibit cannabis activity,...

Discussing Advanced Cannabis Cultivation Technologies

Written by Johnny Green on June 8, 2025. Posted in Business, Science.

Advanced cannabis cultivation has come a long way in recent years. Humans have cultivated the cannabis plant for centuries. However, much of it was outdoors under the sun without the use of technology. In...

Researchers Pinpoint Markers That “Significantly Influence Cannabinoid Production”

Written by Johnny Green on June 8, 2025. Posted in Science.

Anyone who has cultivated cannabis knows that certain strains produce better cannabis than others, and sometimes also in larger volumes. Even if all things were equal, from light exposure to environment...

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Calls For Cannabis Excise Tax Reform Intensify In Canada

Written by Johnny Green on May 21, 2025. Posted in Business, Policy.

Taxing cannabis commerce can be a delicate thing. On one hand, a major argument in favor of cannabis policy modernization is that it will generate public revenue for governments that allow legal cannabis...

Changes Coming To Ontario Cannabis Stores

Written by Johnny Green on May 16, 2025. Posted in Business, Policy.

Changes are coming to Ontario’s emerging retail cannabis industry. The Ford government is reportedly loosening cannabis store restrictions that have historically forced brick-and-mortar retailers...

The World Continues To Learn From Canada’s Modernized Cannabis Industry

Written by Johnny Green on May 14, 2025. Posted in Business, Policy.

When Canada became the second country to adopt a national adult-use cannabis legalization measure in 2018, it was a historic moment for both Canada and the larger international cannabis industry. Uruguay...

Did Cannabis Usage Rates Spike In Uruguay And Canada Post-Legalization?

Written by Johnny Green on May 14, 2025. Posted in Policy.

A common prediction made by cannabis opponents when cannabis policy modernization proposals are being considered is that cannabis consumption rates, particularly cannabis misuse rates, will dramatically...

Analysis Finds Legal Canadian Cannabis Has Largely Displaced Unregulated Market

Written by Johnny Green on May 12, 2025. Posted in Business, Policy.

A major goal of every jurisdiction that has modernized its cannabis policies to permit adult-use cannabis activity is to help combat the unregulated market, including in Canada, where lawmakers adopted...

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Canada: Alcohol A “Greater Threat To Road Safety” Than Cannabis

Written by Frank Schuler on May 4, 2025. Posted in Science.

When it comes to cannabis policy modernization efforts, two of the most popular talking points within the cannabis opponent community are that ‘cannabis reform will harm children’ and that...