The cannabis community in Canada launched an electronic petition from Parliament in 2016 and this outlined a formal path for cannabis legalization. One of the paths was decriminalization where the legislation would put an end to arrests for weed and personal marijuana cultivation. This was to allow farmers in Canada to harvest things like resin. Elizabeth May, the leader of the Green Party was the one who sponsored this petition, receiving more than six thousand signatures in the first week of the petition going on the Internet. People were able to sign the petition up to the first week in June of 2016. The petition eventually received thousands of signatures for reformed cannabis legalization. The petition did put a lot of pressure on the Canadian government and they acted quickly to stop ...
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The Loopholes in Canadian Marijuana Laws
There are specific loopholes in Canada when it comes to the marijuana laws, which are new to residents and visitors alike. The one thing that Canadians might find advantageous with these laws is that they will be able to consume both medical and recreational marijuana. Of course, this is what marijuana advocates love to hear. Many have been seeking cannabis reform for a while. With that being said, marijuana laws are far from being perfect. In Canada, people are allowed to smoke weed, consume edibles, but there are issues that need to be ironed out still. The Canadian marijuana laws are still being perfected and so it is important that you know the current laws so you don't get in trouble with the law.
The Edibles
As the marijuana legislation continues to be visited by lawmakers, we ...
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Here’s What To Expect From Legalized Cannabis in Canada
While the United States enjoys increasingly progressive cannabis laws, our neighbors to the north are a large step ahead of us. Canada has fully decriminalized recreational cannabis, while the U.S. still struggles to iron out legalization on a state-by-state basis. After an announcement by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, the Cannabis Act became law and received royal assent on June 21. This new law officially marks the end of a 95-year prohibition of recreational cannabis in Canada. ...
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Legal Marijuana Under New White House Administration
A business trip by a software entrepreneur coming from Hong Kong to the United States can be quite a challenge, especially since the new White House administration has taken such a strict stance on immigration. In one case, an immigrant who lived in the city of San Francisco for some years while he was studying at the local university was suffering from neck and back pain. He associated it with having to spend long hours at the computer. He would usually take legal marijuana as part of the medical solution for his health issues. At one time, the same man took a business trip to Hong Kong and upon arriving back into the United States; he was asked several questions about his cannabis use. He explained why he took legal marijuana for his health issues and once he mentioned this, he was taken ...
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Debate over Recreational Pot Sales in Canada
As recent as July 24, 2017, in a Saint Stephen's community center, residents echoed their sentiments about recreational pot sales in Canada. The debate was related to the permission to sell recreational pot in the community. A committee of eight people was selected to tour New Brunswick and listen to the thoughts that the public had about cannabis, especially recreational pot and where it should be distributed when it is legalized. Some in the committee want to know whether cannabis should be privatized, distributed through the pharmaceutical industry or sold using a Crown corporation.
Listening to Residents
According to a resident of Charlotte County and prospective marijuana dispensary owner, there are more than six hundred residents in this county alone that are medical cannabis ...
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New Brunswick Greatly Supports Marijuana
New Brunswick Greatly Supports Marijuana
New Brunswick has liberal leadership. Brian Gallant, the 34-year-old Premier, looks to green gold to save the economy. As of March 24, 2017, the province will use marijuana as one of the pillars of its economic strategy. It is giving producers financial incentives, has developed a community college program for cannabis technicians, and completely supports the cannabis industry.
Tidal Health Solutions, an agency committed to providing high-quality medical marijuana, is constructing a marijuana production facility in St. Stephens, near the Canada-U.S. border, partially due to the overwhelming support from New Brunswick. Tidal Health is the third marijuana production company located in the province.
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Growing Cannabis in North Dakota
North Dakota has finally been added to the marijuana legalization platform and growing cannabis. Even though, there are limitations, this is a good move in the right direction. The legislation passed allows medical cannabis patients to receive recommendation from a physician to legally possess and get medical marijuana, but it has to be provided by a marijuana dispensary that is licensed by the state.
The Laws
On January 3, 2017, the legislature in North Dakota met to discuss the Measure 5 legislation approved when voters agreed to allowing medical marijuana as a compassionate initiative. About sixty four of the voters agreed in the last November 2016 election. The cannabis laws in North Dakota state that a residents residing about forty miles or more from a medical cannabis ...
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Canada Cannabis Laws for 2017
Canada Cannabis Laws 2017
Government leaders in Canada are thinking about the legalization of recreational cannabis as early as 2017. Yes, within several months, Canadian pot lovers could be smoking recreational marijuana as soon as the dispensary doors open. It is predicted that several pharmacies and liquor stores operated in certain provinces will be fortunate enough to get a marijuana license in Canada. Good for medical cannabis patients, the stuff has been legally used in Canada since 2001. Fewer Restrictions These new Canada cannabis laws are specifically for distributors and cannabis growers, making the marijuana business in the United States less risky. Why? Well, many cannabis business operators won’t have to be barred from creating a bank account or conducting ...Read More
