Tag: Liberal Party

Congratulations and Thank You for Legalizing Cannabis, Canada!

Written by Anthony Johnson on October 17, 2018. Posted in Business, Cultural, ICBC Barcelona, ICBC Berlin, ICBC San Francisco, ICBC Vancouver, Politics.

October 17, 2018, the long-awaited day that cannabis goes legal across Canada has arrived and the world will never be the same. With all due respect to the great progress made by Uruguay, who helped...

Cannabis Legalization in Canada has Global Implications

Written by Anthony Johnson on June 20, 2018. Posted in Cultural, ICBC Vancouver, Politics.

The historic vote by the Canadian Senate to pass the Cannabis Act (C-45) yesterday, setting up Canada to become the first G7 nation to legalize cannabis and the first nation to end prohibition for all...

Canadian House Passes Legalization Again, Now Back to Senate

Written by Anthony Johnson on June 18, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC Vancouver, Politics.

The cannabis legalization political football has been tossed back to the Canadian Senate as the House of Commons passed the Cannabis Act (C-45) 205 to 82, with Conservatives largely opposing the measure....

Canadian House Protects Cannabis Home Grows and Branding

Written by Anthony Johnson on June 13, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC Vancouver, Politics.

When we cannabis legalization advocates were celebrating the Canadian Senate’s vote to end federal prohibition, we had some big problems with a few amendments, namely a provision that would allow...

Canada Set to Legalize Cannabis this Summer After Senate Vote

Written by Anthony Johnson on June 8, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC Vancouver, Politics.

We knew that the Canadian Senate was set to vote on CA-45, the Cannabis Act, on June 7th, and while the measure was expected to pass, there’s always a twinge of fear that something might go wrong,...

Canadian Senate Set to Vote on Cannabis Legalization Thursday

Written by Anthony Johnson on June 4, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC Vancouver, Politics.

I’ll never forget the joy of seeing Justin Trudeau’s Liberal Party earn control of the Canadian government in 2015 as the party became the first governing political party with legalization...

Canada’s Cannabis Legalization Saved; Medical Protected in the U.S. for Now

Written by Amber Iris Langston on March 23, 2018. Posted in Business, ICBC Berlin, ICBC Portland, ICBC Vancouver, Medical, Politics.

Yesterday we wrote to you about the long and ugly process of creating policy, and the indispensable role advocacy and activism play in making sure the law works for the people. (In the case of cannabis,...

Cannabis Prohibitionists Proclaim That the Sky Will Fall in Canada

Written by Amber Iris Langston on September 14, 2017. Posted in ICBC Vancouver, Politics.

Members of the Canadian House of Commons health committee have been hearing testimony this week about the planned roll-out for Canada’s cannabis legalization program, which is set to go into effect...