A two-day conference in Edmonton is intended to educate people on the opportunities that will come with the legalization of marijuana.
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Second Cup cannabis and Leafs fans shut out: CBC’s Marketplace consumer cheat sheet.
Coffee chain Second Cup is looking into the possibility of opening marijuana dispensaries in places where they will soon be legal.
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Nova Scotia health experts recommended cannabis ban in public crowds where children present.
The cannabis bill the McNeil government is currently moving through the Nova Scotia Legislature isn’t as restrictive as the province’s own public health experts recommended, CBC News has confirmed.
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Why Canadian Cannabis Stocks Are On Sale :
Canadian cannabis producers, the darlings of the stock market in 2016 and 2017, are off to a rough start in 2018, with the Canadian Cannabis LP Index down 12.7% year-to-date despite a surge in early January to all-time highs.
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Cannabis could be a valuable weapon in the fight against Canada’s opioid epidemic.
“It’s definitely a viable option. The research definitely shows that cannabis works on opiates … to reduce or substitute opiates for a better quality of life,” said Dr. Michael Verbora, the medical director with Aleafia Medical Cannabis Care.
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Canadian banker snags $750-million in marijuana business as rivals say no.
In a down-and-out Canadian town, Bruce Linton dreamed of transforming an abandoned Hershey Co. chocolate plant into the Next Big Thing, a medical marijuana factory. But the pot entrepreneur faced a crisis typical of his edgy industry: Banks shut their doors in his face.
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Shortage of legal weed would be a gift to black market, research suggests.
While Canada’s legal cannabis industry insists it is on track to squeeze out the black market, research from the C.D.Howe Institute, the Canadian think-tank where Wyonch works, contradicts that claim.
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Stick with your dealer? Or buy pot legally? How legalization will affect the black market?
When it comes down to it, if the price of legal marijuana is too expensive, then experts predict that buyers will continue to get their pot from their trusted source at a cheaper price.
Nova Scotia amending ‘Smoke-free Places Act’ to address Cannabis.
The Nova Scotia government is looking to amend its Smoke-free Places Act in order to put more limits on where people can smoke tobacco and marijuana in the province.
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