OK Seriously Though, What’s Up With Government Weed?

Cannabis Culture, Law and Politics

Alright, first let’s address the obvious here. Clearly, as someone who writes for Just Cannabis, I have a default bias towards non-government run stores like JC. However, I write this as someone who has used cannabis for a long time. I care deeply about the quality available and how the government actually enacts legalization. I [...]
5 years ago Jackson Black
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Yo, What’s Happening In Quebec?

Industry Updates, Law and Politics

When cannabis was legalized in 2018, it is unlikely that cannabis users in Quebec could have predicted that as the years passed it was actually going to become even more difficult to acquire and use the plant. A new year, a new hurdle. We’re barely a month into 2020 and Quebec’s residents are already facing [...]
6 years ago Jackson Black
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A Look Back on the Last Decade – Major Events in Cannabis Around the World

Cannabis Culture, Industry Updates, Law and Politics

Well, that was a…weird decade… So many… just… bizarre events took place that I’d almost completely forgotten about.  Remember the whole Charlie Sheen ‘tiger-blood-winning’ thing in 2011? How about when the world was supposed to end in 2012? What a letdown. Nothing but an apocalyptic tease.  Could anyone have guessed that this would be the decade [...]
6 years ago Jackson Black
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The UK’s Problematic Relationship with Cannabis

Law and Politics

6 years ago Jackson Black
Weed In The UK If you’ve ever been to London and tried finding weed, you probably know that unless you have a connection, you may as well be looking for aliens. Sure, you can try the street dealers, but you risk dealing with the UK’s heavy-handed cannabis laws. In 2015, the idea of the UK [...]
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The State of Cannabis Legalization in the US

Law and Politics

6 years ago Jackson Black
To say that the United States of America has a turbulent relationship and history with cannabis would be an understatement. Before federal prohibition, many Americans used cannabis as a medicine. They also used hemp fibers in many industries – from papers to textiles and even cars. It was unlikely that someone back then could have [...]
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The Flawed Plan for Canadians’ Cannabis Criminal Records

Law and Politics

6 years ago Jackson Black
As of this month, cannabis has been legalized in Canada for a year. For many of us Canadians, it has felt like weed has been legalized for years. During the last decade, people could walk in off the street in Vancouver and buy cannabis from the store like they were buying ice-cream or ordering a [...]
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Ready for Blast Off – Cannabis Industry

Industry Updates, Law and Politics

8 years ago MaryTimes
Happy 2018 O’Cannabis… O’what a ride it’s gonna be! When crunching numbers, the Cannabis industry seems to be ready for liftoff. Even though Mr. prime minister Trudeau said that legalization date “would not be July 1”, we’re almost certain that it wouldn’t be for any later that summer 2018. For anyone who has been following marijuana industry news, industry-related projections [...]
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Federal marijuana legislation clears House of Commons, headed for the Senate

Industry Updates, Law and Politics

8 years ago MaryTimes
MPs passed the Liberal government’s bill to legalize cannabis Monday evening, sending the marijuana legislation down the hall to the Senate for further study and debate. The legislation was largely supported along partisan lines, although it secured the support of the NDP and Green Party Leader Elizabeth May. The final vote was 200 MPs in [...]
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