Packaging must be tamper-resistant and child-proof, but provinces decide how to follow rules Some Canadians are discovering smoking cannabis legally comes wrapped in a whole lot of plastic. Nova Scotians who have purchased legal cannabis through the province’s stores have been taking to social media, surprised their paper bags of pot are filled with so much packaging. Greg MacLean says he was...
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Toronto: Nothing in store, except cannabis enthusiasm
Header image Toronto, just after midnight: A depiction of a cannabis bud drops from the ceiling at a countdown party by the education group Leafly. picture by Chris Young/The Associated Press In Canada’s largest city, cannabis users didn’t have a legal store to line up at when midnight hit. For now, the province is...
Canada cannabis legalization: ‘We know the world is watching’
For many Canadians, the idea of legal cannabis once seemed a pipe dream. But from 17 October, Canada will become the first G7 country to give recreational cannabis the green light. It’s following a trail first blazed by Uruguay in 2013. “It’s becoming a serious industry,” says one entrepreneur. Supporters say legalization will bring new...
Canada’s Legal Marijuana Producers Will Meet Only 30-60% of Demand
Canadian pot producers have just been given something else to cheer about. A new study, reported on by CP24 and Bloomberg, claims that legal supply of marijuana in Canada is set to meet only 30% to 60% of consumer demand. Researchers from the C.D. Howe Institute, a Toronto-based think-thank, and the University of Waterloo estimate...