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Cannabis consumption OTTAWA - Canadians consumed an estimated $5B to $6.2B worth of cannabis in 2015, a study by Statistics Canada showed. Using existing data sources, the study estimated there were 4.9M medical and recreational users of cannabis aged 15 and older in 2015. (Reuters) REPORT: Estimates of cannabis consumption 1960-2015 It isn't your father's pot OTTAWA - Some experts say that marijuana is becoming more potent because of consumer demand, and that recreational users should beware of its effects, especially young people. (CBC) Health Canada's 'scary' claim OTTAWA - An ominous 30-second ad now on YouTube and TV warns that smoking too many joints can seriously harm a teen's developing brain, with the words 'Decreased IQ' crossing the screen. (CBC) RELATED: Medical marijuana users have quadrupled There is a study for that OTTAWA - The federal Public Safety department had its researchers do a study on the street price of marijuana from coast to coast, based on the website priceofweed.com. (Global) PREVIOUS: Continue to grow their own Marijuana was criminalized in 1923, but why? Why Canada banned pot Pot farm application TORNTO - The province's former Liberal health minister, George Smitherman, is getting into the pot game with Kandavel Palanivel, a Markham pharmacist and Kim Derry, a former deputy chief of the Toronto police. (Toronto Star) Growing business Herbal incense ST JOHN'S - Herbal incense that has been linked to serious health risks when smoked is now available to buy at stores. The herbs may be sprayed with a synthetic version of the active chemical in marijuana. (CBC) MORE: Synthetic pot peddled in Vancouver ON police campaign against 'legal pot'	Massive cloud of smoke VANCOUVER - As 4:20pm approached on Thursday, thousands of people at Vancouver's Sunset Beach were asked to sit down to avoid chaos while 420 event organizers began throwing hundreds of pre-rolled joints into the crowd. Police reported that the crowd appeared to be larger than last year's event, estimating attendance around 35,000 people. (CBC) MORE: 420 is different this year Pot seized EDMONTON - Police said the total street value of the drugs seized as part of the investigation is estimated to be $1.29M, with total of 440 lbs of marijuana the largest ever seizure of the drug in the history of EPS. (CTV) Joint ventures With a quarter of a billion customers and revenues of around $300B a year, the narcotics industry is one that any big pharmaceutical firm would surely scramble to get into. (Economist) MORE: 'Green Wednesday' Canadian weed in Viet Nam HANOI - Potent marijuana grown indoors in Canada and the US is easy to buy in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City and sells for up to 10 times the price of locally grown weed. (AP) If they have it they will abuse it OTTAWA - A gaffe by Health Canada has outed thousands of medical marijuana users. (CP) Fees the real high VANCOUVER - Medical marijuana users are scoffing at pricey fees doctors are charging to get a signature for legal pot. (SunMedia) Medical marijuana recall

Oct 17, 2018 OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that Canadians will be able to consume marijuana recreationally without criminal penalties starting on Oct 17, 2018. (CBC) What you need to know about legalization Bill C-46 New police powers Impaired overhaul Smoking pot, US border Bill C-45 Senate passes pot bill Canada legalizes recreational cannabis use Marijuana legalization in Canada Surprise, Gov't overpriced Shopify to supply Ontario online	Entitlement pricing Cost of drugs on the street Senate deal Politics leads to delay Unelected hacks delay Entitled, regulators not ready More junk science laws Underwhelmed LCBO logos LCBO to pay agency $650,000 for branding Hole in the system Health Canada reveals proposed warning labels Legal weed could harm economy Legalization risks .pdf Pot laws AB rules for pot sales BC pot sellers 4 groups to sell pot in MB
Lousy, uncompetitive pot dealer Down the drain Cautionary tale Sin tax small part of government windfall Money losing plan Legalizing won't extinguish black market Impossible to train officers in time Black market will survive Pot plan a haze NB creates Crown Corp to oversee pot sales BC Premier's pot laced with fentanyl warning Value of a sin tax Legalized: fiscal considerations New ways to run afoul Tax plan unacceptable	6 companies announce deals to supply Quebec Feds face balancing act Colocating cannabis and alcohol a bad idea Cannabis in Canada Cities want at least half the money Feds willing to share revenue to help municipalities 75% share of federal excise tax revenues Politicians struggle with taxing OC targets Unlikely to kill black market Aim to keep OC out CRA dashes pot revenue hopes Weed sin tax Street price Entitled win
Stick it to sinners New pot policy Banned pesticide found in medical marijuana What's in your pot? Where to deal legal pot Task force on legalization Economic salvation Brian Gallant SAQ commissioned study recommends SAQ Bill C-45 More to come Highlights Threat to entitlement Changes to impaired laws Bill C-46 Provinces overwhelmed	Provinces' plans Tax on medical cannabis outrage Pot added to list of border questions Boon for public service union Union will be ready Pot pricing before entitlements Backup sin tax plan Provinces seek entitlement level Another sin tax Ottawa urged to withdrawal from drug treaties Legalization Obstacles Ties surprise Anne McLellan Bennett Jones
Sin taxes Marijuana could be cash cow Pricey to legally obtain seeds Government trying to catch up Shoppers applies Shoppers Drug Mart Legalized marijuana task force Keeping the Sin money flowing Creating a regulated market Free Market Regulated market Pain 'not a high priority Medical pot regulations System out of control Health Canada blocks dying patients Court upholds medical pot laws	OC infiltrated market Everybody wants sin tax percentages Cities want a % New entitled cash flow coming Legalization about much more than plant Government at work Feds lose appeal Harm reduction more effective Entitlement percentage Growing their own revenue .pdf UBC develop $15 pot breathalyzer Race to develop pot breathalyzers Colorado pot industry tour Price cutting Researchers urge pot over opioids

Guilty pleas TORONTO - Jodie and Marc Emery pleaded guilty Monday to a number of drug-related charges related to what the Crown called a 'sophisticated' dispensary operation. (CP) Bail, dispensary reopens Cannabis Culture Ordered to cease operation of Cannabis Culture Jodie & Marc Emery Charged Cannabis Culture raids Pot shops raided Vancouver raid	Cities have right 2017 BCSC 0237 Expanding, legal or not Not having a licence is unlawful Pot shop crackdown BC marijuana shops illegal Pot shops plan to fight New licensing bylaw 11 of the 176 applicants had been approved Some pot shops told to close immediately VPD raids pot shop Drug situation in Vancouver .pdf Chief defends raids

Treaties OTTAWA - As Canada moves forward with its plan to legalize marijuana, government officials have at least one international conundrum to sort out: what to do about the global treaties Canada has signed that prohibit making pot legal? (CBC) Border hypocrisy Law by treaties Summit fails to reach consensus UNGASS 2016 Doors opening What Canadians need to know CBSA prepares to smoke out tourists US to free Emery after pot term Legalization Cannabis: Senate committee on illegal drugs Pot stance should spark debate Global failure Ending the war on drugs .pdf	Reefer madness, isn't US war on drugs Game changing drug reports Drug Problem in the Americas 2013 .pdf Scenarios for the Drug Problem .pdf Minister denies Reason to keep illegal drugs illegal Law Enforcement Against Prohibition LEAP Mandatory drug sentences 'colossal mistake' Political ideology trumping evidence Commission urges changes to crime bill Top Mountie remains silent on issue Legalization won't save money Mayors vote to decriminalize pot What if the dream came true War on drugs a failure War on illegal drugs failing Chiefs suggest pot cash flow

A cash business WASHINGTON - The US federal government still classifies marijuana as a 'Schedule 1' drug, on a par with heroin. Banks that handle marijuana money can be charged with money laundering. Pot businesses, therefore, are on the whole stuck working with cash, which causes problems for more than just tax collection. (Economist) Banks as US government enforcers Price cutting Cannabis in Uruguay EMCDDA new drugs 2010 War on drugs has failed Global Commission on Drug Policy Letter Global Commission on Drug Policy Report	Falling prices Winding down the war on drugs White House defends war on drugs US drug kingpin list Burn out and battle fatigue 100 years of the war on drugs US opens Canadian front ONDCP New drugs becoming available Legalization wouldn't snuff out OC On drugs .pdf Not what the doctor ordered Are you overpaying? OC won't fade away Stick with your dealer

Any way you need it OTTAWA - Restricting medical access to marijuana to a dried form has now been declared 'null and void' - Sections 4 and 5 of the Controlled Drug and Substances Act, which prohibits possession of non-dried forms of cannabis, will no longer be in effect. (CBC)	2015 SCC 34 Minister outraged Edibles cool Grow your own Marijuana for Medical Purposes Regulations 2016 FC 236 Insurance plan must pay for medical marijuana More treatment, less enabling


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