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Indigenous Communities and the Cannabis Act: A Clash of Tradition and Treaties
Jesse B. Staniforth - Published on May 9, 2018Read moreSome Indigenous communities want an all-out ban on cannabis. Others want to be able to grow and sell cannabis freely. All feel they have a moral right to decide for themselves.
In Advance of Legalization, Ottawa Offers A Crash Course in Cannabis Law
Jesse B. Staniforth - Published on April 30, 2018Read moreMegan D. Wallace will be teaching the course as a survey of the possible impacts that cannabis legalization will have on the law—and the possibilities, she says, are widespread.
Canada’s Marijuana Party Founder Loves Legalization Even Though It ‘Pisses Me Off’
Jesse B. Staniforth - Published on April 25, 2018Read moreFounder of the Bloc Pot and the Marijuana Party (and co-founder of the Montreal Compassion Centre), Marc-Boris St-Maurice reflects on several decades of fighting the good fight for cannabis.
Quebec Battles Federal Law and Facts En Route to Legalization
Jesse B. Staniforth - Published on March 1, 2018Read moreIts government is fighting the federal home-grow mandate, its landlords want the right to ban cannabis, and its top-ranking officials are peddling easily disproven lies. What is Quebec’s problem?
Quebec Police Continue Zero-Tolerance Policy for Medical Dispensaries
Jesse B. Staniforth - Published on October 12, 2017Read moreNever mind that cannabis will be recreationally legal in nine months—right now it’s against the law, and the law is the only thing Quebec police care about.
Leaked Document Reveals Ontario’s Conflicted Path to Legalization
Jesse B. Staniforth - Published on October 9, 2017Read moreThe official government document—leaked to Vice last week—is full of contradictions with Ontario policy.
Cannabis in a Distinct Society: Quebec’s Idiosyncratic Grapple With Legalization
Jesse B. Staniforth - Published on October 6, 2017Read moreIn spite of its late-night joie-de-vivre image, Quebec has significantly less enthusiasm toward legal cannabis than anywhere else in Canada, with only 40% of the population in favour of legalization.
Canadians for Fair Access to Medical Marijuana Takes Aim at Quebec
Jesse B. Staniforth - Published on September 7, 2017Read moreQuebec has one of the highest barriers to medical cannabis in Canada. Canadians for Fair Access to Medical Marijuana is ready to change that.
Chuck Rifici: The Problem-Solving Cannabis Financier
Jesse B. Staniforth - Published on August 3, 2017Read moreHow a passion for innovation—and disdain for opioids—made a cannabis true-believer of this Canadian entrepreneur.