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Megan 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.

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.

The legislation includes two new acts that govern the sale and use of recreational cannabis—the Cannabis Control and Licensing Act and the Cannabis Distribution Act.

Founder 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.

Last year, the Nova Scotia Human Rights Board found the denial of coverage for medical marijuana amounted to discrimination. This month, the Nova Scotia Court of Appeals disagreed.

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.

With Canada’s recreational cannabis sales expected to reach $6 billion within three years, the industry is presenting big banks with an opportunity that some see as too good to pass up.

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.

Blair anticipates the Government will announce an official ‘buy date’ within eight weeks of the Cannabis Act attaining Royal Assent.

By making an effort to destigmatize cannabis use among women (including minority women), in the same you are trying to destigmatize women in senior government positions, you can teach Canadians to name, celebrate, and defend female agency.