For better or worse, alcohol has a long-entrenched role in western culture. As cannabis has been treated more tolerantly in recent years and was fully legalized last fall, it’s become more available to a group of people whose habits and assumptions have been formed by alcohol consumption. And that has its pitfalls, an expert explains. “Relying on experience for […]
Hamilton’s second licensed cannabis store is open for business. The Hello Cannabis Store, located on Cootes Drive in Dundas, officially opened its doors to customers on Friday morning. Santino Coppolino, who was one of two Hamiltonians selected in the province’s cannabis retail lottery, said he’s excited to work with Hello Cannabis, which has run a […]
TORONTO – Cannabis retailers in Ontario who have failed to open their stores by a government-set deadline are facing a new round of financial penalties. In all, eleven pot retailers have been fined $12,500 each for not opening their stores by April 15. READ MORE: No spike in cannabis-impaired driving charges 6 months after legalization: RCMP Twenty-five retailers […]
Colin Hogg’s book The High Road: A journey to the new frontier of cannabis (HarperCollins) has recently been published in America. Here in New Zealand we’ve grown used to being ahead of the game in most matters of personal freedom and social progress. We know we’re a small player for sure, not quite five million people sprinkled […]
Canadian police say they haven’t been busting many more stoned drivers six months after legalization, but they are reminding drivers to keep cannabis out of reach. The Canadian Press canvassed police forces across the country and most reported no significant change in the number of impaired driving charges laid, while some said it’s too early to release […]