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North Dakota Gov. Burgum pardons 24 low-level marijuana offenders
BISMARCK, N.D. – North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum has pardoned 24 people convicted of low-level marijuana crimes, in the second wave under a new policy that gives former pot offenders a second chance. The policy adopted last year allows people…
Merritt RCMP make 16 arrests in connection to illegal cannabis grow op
Police have dismantled an illegal cannabis operation near Merritt and made over a dozen arrests. Merritt RCMP executed a search warrant under the Cannabis Act at a rural property in the Merritt area Nov. 19, according to an RCMP media release.…
Judge nixes lawsuit challenging California home pot delivery
LOS ANGELES – In what could be a temporary victory for California’s legal cannabis industry, a judge has dismissed a lawsuit that sought to overturn a state rule allowing home deliveries statewide, even into communities that banned commercial marijuana sales.…
Saskatchewan woman says cannabis use to help her addiction not accepted
REGINA – For Shelby Curtis, keeping away from hard drugs starts with quieting her thoughts. The 26-year-old got a prescription to use cannabis medicinally earlier this year while in recovery and living in Regina's Raising Hope housing program for new…
Americans across party lines, regions embrace marijuana
HELENA, Mont. – Bill Stocker could be considered the archetype of a conservative voter: He's a retired Marine and former police officer who voted for President Donald Trump. But he's also among the majority of South Dakota voters who broadly…
Canadian cannabis, psychedelics industries cheer state measures in U.S. election
TORONTO – Canadian cannabis and psychedelics companies that have been eyeing the U.S. market have a few new reasons to celebrate. Through U.S. election ballot questions, five states — Arizona, New Jersey, South Dakota, Mississippi and Montana — this week…
Canopy Growth reports Q2 loss, but is optimistic about future amid Joe Biden win
Canopy Growth Corp. is cheering Joe Biden's victory in the U.S. presidential race and a series of ballot measures Americans voted in favour of last week that support the legalization of cannabis. David Klein, the Smiths Falls, Ont.-based company's chief…
Canadian cannabis, psychedelics industries cheer state measures in U.S. election
TORONTO – Canadian cannabis and psychedelics companies that have been eyeing the U.S. market have a few new reasons to celebrate. Through U.S. election ballot questions, five states — Arizona, New Jersey, South Dakota, Mississippi and Montana — this week…
Final votes confirm New Zealand won’t legalize marijuana
WELLINGTON, New Zealand – New Zealand won’t be legalizing marijuana after the final votes counted Friday in a referendum failed to overturn the result from election night — although it got close. The referendum to legalize the drug ended up…
Oregon leads the way in decriminalizing hard drugs
SALEM, Ore. – In a first in the nation, Oregon has rejected charging drug users with criminal offences, with voters passing a ballot measure that decriminalizes possession of heroin, methamphetamine, LSD, oxycodone and other hard drugs. “Today’s victory is a…
Push to relax drug laws gains big victories on state ballots
A nationwide push to relax drug laws took a significant step forward Tuesday as more states legalized marijuana for adults and voters made Oregon the first state to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of street drugs such as cocaine,…
RCMP destroy $8M illegal outdoor cannabis crop near Merritt
MERRITT, B.C. – Mounties in British Columbia's southern Interior have destroyed a bumper crop of bud after finding thousands of illegal marijuana plants. A statement from RCMP says as many as 100,000 plants were discovered growing along Highway 8, outside…
Large fire breaks out at cannabis facility in Delta, B.C., no injuries reported
DELTA, B.C. – A prominent Canadian cannabis producer says a fire in Delta, B.C. has broken out at one of its disused greenhouses. Canopy Growth says the blaze in Delta, B.C. is located at a facility that has not been…
Fire & Flower to buy longtime cannabis advocate Friendly Stranger
TORONTO – Fire & Flower Holdings Corp. announced a deal Monday to buy Friendly Stranger Holdings Corp., the longtime cannabis advocate. Under the agreement, Fire & Flower will issue 31.1 million shares to acquire the brand making the proposal worth…
Cannabis company Hexo proposes share consolidation plan to boost share price
OTTAWA – Cannabis company Hexo Corp. announced a plan to consolidate its shares in an effort to regain compliance with the US$1 minimum share price continued listing standard of the New York Stock Exchange. Shares in the company closed at…