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Most Canadian Patients With MS Report Consuming Cannabis

Written by Johnny Green on May 3, 2022. Posted in Archives, Science.

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a serious issue around the world. It is estimated that as many as 2.8 million people suffer from MS globally and that someone new is diagnosed with the health condition every...

Which Country Has ‘The Best’ Cannabis Legalization Model?

Written by Johnny Green on April 27, 2022. Posted in Politics.

Cannabis prohibition, thankfully, has not always existed. For thousands of years, humans used the cannabis plant for various purposes, and it was only in the 1900s that cannabis prohibition first became...

What Is Up With The Canna Industry’s Mid Winter Blues?

Written by Marguerite Arnold on February 9, 2022. Posted in Business.

A range of indicators show that the industry, globally, is hitting a rough patch – but don’t expect this to last. There are a couple of bellwether developments of late that seem to indicate...

Cannabis Is A Major Economic Contributor In Canada

Written by Johnny Green on February 2, 2022. Posted in Business, Politics.

Canada was not the first country to legalize cannabis for adult use. That distinction goes to Uruguay which legalized cannabis for adult use roughly 5 years prior to Canada doing so in 2018. However,...

Canada Wants To Know What You Think About Home Cultivation

Written by Johnny Green on March 15, 2021. Posted in Medical.

Canada is an international leader when it comes to cannabis policy, and that was true prior to the country becoming the first G-7 nation to legalize cannabis for adult use. Canada’s top court...

Legal Cannabis Sales Outpace Unregulated Sales In Canada For The First Time

Written by Johnny Green on August 31, 2020. Posted in Business.

Legal adult-use cannabis sales started in Canada in 2018. Canada is only one of two countries where adult-use cannabis sales are legal, with the other one being Uruguay. However, unlike Uruguay which...

Canadian Retailers Sold A Record Amount Of Adult-Use Cannabis In June

Written by Johnny Green on August 25, 2020. Posted in Business.

Canada is the undeniable international cannabis leader right now. The North American nation had a well-established cannabis industry prior to legalization, and when Canada legalized cannabis for adult-use...

Canada Grants Only 257 Cannabis Pardons In Program’s First Year

Written by Johnny Green on August 10, 2020. Posted in Politics.

A cannabis offense on a person’s record can literally ruin their life. When someone is arrested and convicted of a cannabis offense, the initial punishment is the fine and/or incarceration. However,...

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Canada Now Has More Than 1,000 Legal Recreational Cannabis Dispensaries

Written by Marguerite Arnold on July 28, 2020. Posted in Business.

It is official. Canada now has more than 1,000 dispensaries. The last official count as of mid-July was actually 1010. This is a stunning development in a country that, as of the first year of recreational...