As cannabis candies and chocolates become widely available, sweeter edibles may be more appealing to youth. We need to work to minimize the potential health impacts.
Cannabis plants are seen during a tour of a Hexo Corp. production facility in October 2018 in Masson-Angers, Québec. The province is raising the legal cannabis age to 21.
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Québec government policy is working against the objectives of cannabis legalization.
Montrealers hold up a Canadian flag with a marijuana logo on it outside a government cannabis store in the city Oct. 17, 2018.
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After cannabis was legalized in Canada last year, we saw increasing supplies, stores and sales. Next comes edibles, vapes and more emphasis on price and quality.
France is exploring the uses of marijuana as medicine.
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After a long prohibition, France is permitting medical cannabis trials. This isn’t the first time that France is testing medicinal marijuana – in the 19th century it led the world in this research.
Different kinds of cannabis on display are seen at SpritLeaf’s store in Kingston, Ont., in March 2019.
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Illegal cannabis products still dominate the market. But a fanciful election promise has become mainstream reality.
Bill Blazina, 73, uses a high-potency marijuana oil as a medical marijuana patient, but he can’t afford it at a recreational marijuana store.
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A business ethicist explores whether cannabis stocks fit in with a socially responsible approach to investing.
Evidence suggests that Muslim men in France have been disproportionately arrested and jailed for cannabis-related crimes since the drug became illegal in 1970.
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Muslims make up 9% of France’s population and half of all its prisoners – many convicted on drug charges. But social justice isn’t part of the country’s growing debate on legalization.
Cannabis producers must ensure the quality of their products is high, but not too “high.”
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With the opioid crisis there is no doubt that physicians need safer, nonaddictive pain killers. Now new insights on how to create these are coming from an unlikely source: the naked mole rat.
A new study suggests that CBD could help curve cravings in people who have an opioid use disorder.
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A study suggests that CBD could help treat people with opioid addiction. But before you go buy a bottle for any use, it’s important to know that it has been FDA-approved to treat only one disease.
Cannabis edibles will be legal in October. Is Canada ready for it?
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Cannabis edibles will be legal in October. But the regulations set by Ottawa on cannabis edibles are confusing to retailers, making it difficult for Canada to lead the way for other countries.
A flag is flown during the annual marijuana 420 gathering in Toronto.
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Canada’s federal government is running out of time before the summer session to pass a bill that would pardon those convicted of minor cannabis possession.
While 68 percent of men now support marijuana legalization, only 56 percent of women do.
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Before marijuana was legalized, people argued over how it would affect taxes, crime and teens. But only now is there enough data to settle some of these debates.
A customer holds up his receipt after being the first person to buy cannabis at the SpiritLeaf cannabis store in Kingston, Ont., on April 1, 2019.
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As marijuana and its derivatives are sold legally in more states, pets are getting into pot, accidentally. And some owners are intentionally giving them CBD. A vet explains the dangers.
Governments worry that medical cannabis tax exemptions could tempt recreational users. Some might seek prescriptions to save money. Eliminating taxes on medical purchases of only cannabis oil could work as a compromise.
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Marijuana is known for delivering a good high. But the plant’s uses go well beyond the recreational. Marijuana contains a trove of medicinal compounds whose uses we are just now discovering.