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| Aug 24, 2016 |
Access to Cannabis for Medical Purposes Regulations
Canada Gazette: Access to Cannabis for Medical Purposes Regulations (ACMPR) |
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| Aug 16, 2016 |
Understanding the New Access to Cannabis for Medical Purposes Regulations
The way individuals access cannabis for medical purposes is changing. As of August 24, 2016, the Access to Cannabis for Medical Purposes Regulations (ACMPR) will replace the Marihuana for Medical Purposes Regulations (MMPR). |
| Aug 11, 2016 |
Medical marijuana patients can grow 'limited amount' of cannabis at home under new laws
Canadian medical marijuana patients can grow their own cannabis or get someone to grow it for them under new, expanded rules that come into effect later this month, Health Canada announced Thursday. |
| Apr 22, 2016 |
Judge reserves decision on allowing more patients to grow prescription pot
A Federal Court judge has reserved a decision on expanding the criteria for who can currently grow their own medical marijuana. Lawyer John Conroy appeared in Vancouver court on Friday to ask Judge Michael Phelan to vary a ruling he made in February that struck down legislation requiring patients to buy medical marijuana from designated growers. Phelan gave the Liberal government six months to come up with a new law and extended an injunction allowing 28,000 medical patients to continue growing or possessing cannabis. |
| Apr 5, 2016 |
OverGrow Canada Tour kicks off
Starts: KELOWNA Tuesday, April 5 Ends: HALIFAX Sunday April 17 |
| Mar 29, 2016 |
Statement from Health Minister Philpott confirms Canada's way forward on marijuana
OTTAWA - Today, the Honourable Jane Philpott, Minister of Health, issued the following statement regarding the matter of Allard v. Canada: Following a careful review of the Federal Court's decision in the matter of Allard v. Canada, the Government of Canada has decided not to appeal the decision. In the coming months, the Marihuana for Medical Purposes Regulations (MMPR) will be amended to give effect to the Court's judgement. The Government's intention is to have completed the amendment process by August 24, 2016, which is the timeframe set by the judgement. In the meantime, I would like to remind authorized medical marijuana users that the MMPR remain in full effect. Unless one is covered by a Court injunction, Licensed Producers are the only legal way to obtain marijuana for medical purposes. At the same time, our Government will be moving forward with the legalization, strict regulation and restriction of access to marijuana. In the near future, a Task Force will be established that will consult broadly with experts in public health, substance abuse and law enforcement in order to examine and report on all of the issues related to legalization. The Honourable Jane Philpott, P.C., M.P. Minister of Health |
| Mar 7, 2016 |
B.C. court is second to reject mandatory minimum for growing pot for purpose of trafficking
A B.C. Supreme Court judge says sending someone to jail for a minimum of half a year for growing more than six pot plants for the purpose of trafficking is cruel and unusual punishment. |
| Feb 24, 2016 |
Ban on medical marijuana patients growing own pot struck down by Federal Court
A Federal Court judge has struck down federal regulations restricting the rights of medical marijuana patients to grow their own cannabis and given the Liberal government six months to come up with new rules. |
| Dec 4, 2015 |
Throne speech reaffirms Trudeau plan to legalize pot
Legalized pot is still part of the plan, the Liberals reaffirmed in Friday's speech from the throne. "The Government will introduce legislation that will provide greater support for survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault; that will get handguns and assault weapons off our streets; and that will legalize, regulate and restrict access to marijuana," Gov. Gen. David Johnston said in the speech. |
| Oct 21, 2015 |
Pot Stocks Jump After Grit Win
TORONTO - Of all the industries across Canada, none could possibly be happier with Monday's election result than the medical marijuana sector. Justin Trudeau's plan to legalize marijuana promises to bring massive opportunity to an industry that only came into existence last year. Marijuana equities moved higher on Tuesday as investors absorbed the news. Shares of Canopy Growth Corp. ( formerly Tweed Marijuana ) jumped 13 per cent, while Aphria Inc.'s shares climbed 11 per cent. |
| Oct 20, 2015 |
Mandatory Minimum sentence for marijuana production cruel and unsual
CONCLUSION [267] The mandatory minimum sentences imposed by ss. 7(2)(b)(i)(ii) and s. 7(3)(c) are inconsistent with s. 12 of the Charter and are therefore declared of no force or effect under s. 52 of the Constitution Act, 1982. |
| Oct 9, 2015 |
Pot Grower Fined $10
NEWMARKET - A huge undercover police sting that saw a medical pot-grower dragged through the courts for two years ended with a grand slam in court Thursday - a $10 fine. "This is ludicrous," an exasperated Clifford Dawson said outside court. "This cost the taxpayers millions and two years of my life. All for $10? Does this make any sense?" Dawson, 34, of Innisfil, who walks with a cane and suffers from scoliosis, pleaded guilty to production of marijuana. |
| Oct 9, 2015 |
Researchers Urge Doctors To Prescribe Pot Instead Of Opioids
Canadian doctors should use medical marijuana instead of frequently abused opioids to treat patients with neuropathic pain and a host of other conditions cannabis has been proven to combat, Vancouver-based HIV/AIDS researchers argue in a newly published editorial. Thomas Kerr, Julio Montaner and Stephanie Lake of the B.C. Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS argue the Canadian Medical Association is holding pot to a higher standard than other pain-relieving pharmaceutical drugs and is ignoring high-quality, peer-reviewed studies on the use of cannabis. Their editorial is in the latest edition of the Journal of the Canadian Public Health Association. |
| Sep 29, 2015 |
Ontario judge strikes down mandatory minimum sentence for pot growing
An Ontario judge has struck down one of the Conservative government's signature drug laws - a six-month minimum jail term for growing between six and 200 marijuana plants for the purpose of trafficking. |
| Sep 18, 2015 |
Alberta Denies Medical Marijuana For Child
Girl's Seizures Had Improved With Cannabis Extract, Prompting Mom to Seek Help at Ontario Clinic An Alberta mother whose daughter has severe epilepsy has travelled to Ontario for a medical marijuana prescription after the girl's doctor said he was no longer allowed to provide permission to purchase the product. In 2013, Sarah Wilkinson had started extracting cannabis oil from dried marijuana - purchased from a licensed grower with a prescription from a neurologist at Alberta Children's Hospital - to prevent life- threatening seizures in her eight-year-old daughter, Mia. |
| Aug 18, 2015 |
University Offers Course On How To Grow, Sell Pot
It's high time a B. C. university offered a class on how to grow and sell medical marijuana. That was the thought process behind a new course being offered at Kwantlen Polytechnic University starting this fall, according to Jim Pelton, the university's executive director of continuing and professional studies. He said the idea for the course came about after university faculty spoke with licensed medical-marijuana producers in B. C. and realized there was hunger for a class on the subject. |
| Aug 17, 2015 |
Medical Marijuana, in Depth Review
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| Aug 15, 2015 |
Mounties Must Return Marijuana
MOUNTIES will have to give back the weed they seized after mistakenly raiding a grow-op, only to later learn the owner had a valid permit to grow medical marijuana. |
| Aug 15, 2015 |
Vancouver, BC: So You Want To Open A Pot Shop?
The City of Vancouver is holding private information sessions for current and potential pot shop operators to "learn how to make a successful medical marijuana business licence application" as it embarks on its plan to become Canada's first city to regulate the illegal dispensaries. The city is advertising the sessions on its website, saying "staff will explain everything you need to know about the new regulations and how to successfully apply for permits and licences to run a marijuana-related business." |
| Aug 2, 2015 |
Feds Stamping Out Pot Advertising
Health Minister Rona Ambrose ordered a crackdown on groups that illegally advertise marijuana and restated the Conservative party's pledge to keep storefront dispensaries illegal Saturday on the eve of the expected launch of a federal election campaign. "Today I directed Health Canada to create a task force to crack down on illegal marijuana advertising," Ambrose said in a statement. |