Under the Excise Tax Act, illicit cannabis producers could face huge fines or five-year prison terms—on top of the potential 14-year prison sentences they face under the Cannabis Act.

“If the government’s mandate is to stamp out the black market, they need to allow for vaporization and concentrates as soon as possible,” says dosist CEO Josh Campbell, who testified before the Senate last week.

A Loblaws spokesperson said the cannabis would be sold behind the counter in small, existing tobacco shops ‘adjacent but separate’ to the grocery stores.

In the product call, the OCS asks whether each product fits in the categories of “Good,” “Better,” and “Best.”

When the BC government this week released the full text of its two legalization bills, the Canadian cannabis Twitter-sphere took aim at a number of the provisions within the province’s proposed rules.

What does the case mean for cannabis in Canada? For one, it shows that provinces can enact offences and fines for individuals who bring a certain amount of cannabis over the border from other provinces—if provinces deem to do so.

The amendments would make it so that cannabis shops would be prohibited from using medical terms such as pharmacy, dispensary, apothecary, drug store, medicine, medicinal, health, therapeutic, or clinic.

“What continues to fascinate me is the intersection of politics, law and regulations, cultural and societal values, and business.”

A Canadian police force has conceded that one of its officers misspoke when they suggested that cannabis consumption leads to breast growth in men—or, as the officer told the students, “Doobies make boobies.”

Coming into effect on October 17, Canada’s Cannabis Act will legalize adult-use recreational cannabis across the country. Here’s a province-by-province guide to Canada’s new cannabis regulations.