Inside Halifax’s muddled roll out of its designated smoking areas – Halifax

Halifax’s scramble to get ready for the introduction of legal cannabis was plagued by uncertainty and confusion within the municipality’s own departments, documents reveal. The details are provided in cache of internal emails, memos and internal documents released under a freedom of information request, with the documents encapsulating the month before Oct. 16, the day […]

Toronto staff recommend allowing cannabis retail stores to operate in city – Toronto

Toronto municipal staff are recommending that city council should not opt out of allowing cannabis retail stores to operate in the city limits. “It is anticipated that prohibiting legal cannabis retail stores would have the unintended consequence of encouraging the illegal market to continue to operate, either through storefronts selling illegal products or by driving […]

Montreal airport lays out guidelines for flying during holidays, including cannabis rules – Montreal

The holiday season is officially upon us, which means, it’s the busiest time of the year at Montreal’s Trudeau Airport. “We expect on average 55,000 travelers per day — people that are leaving and coming into Montreal,” said airport spokesperson Anne-Sophie Hamel. To help speed things up when you pass through the airport, they say […]