Walk into Sephora or a spa, and you are likely to find beauty products containing cannabidiol, better known as CBD. These CBD-infused products claim to do everything from combat signs of aging to promote deep relaxation. For example, Saint Jane Beauty claims that its calming serum contains “full-spectrum CBD” and is a “powerful treatment” with … Read more
A man who says he suffers from chronic and worsening mental health issues is among those launching a court challenge of the federal government’s assisted dying law, which excludes people suffering solely from a mental disorder. An application filed by Dying with Dignity in Ontario Superior Court on Monday argues that it is discriminatory to … Read more
Thousands of cannabis products are being pulled off the shelves across Canada over intoxication concerns arising from labelling errors — and some adverse reactions have been reported. In an update on Friday, Health Canada added two brands and eight new lots of cannabis extract oils and softgels to its earlier recall alert from June. The … Read more
During a stop on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” on Monday, the “Elvis” actor was asked for the story behind photos of him and the Oscar winner hanging out at the rapper’s Malibu home in March. “That was wild,” he said of the Instagram snapshot posted by Snoop’s son Cordell Broadus. “A mutual friend said, ‘Do you … Read more
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted June 5, 2024 4:44 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size A representative for Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberté says the Canadian entrepreneur has been fined about $24,000 for cannabis possession in French Polynesia. Anne Dongois says a court in Papeete, on Tahiti’s … Read more
A new study has linked the legalization of cannabis with a rise in the number of Ontario seniors visiting emergency rooms. The number of people aged 65 and over checking into ERs in Ontario for what amounted to cannabis poisoning grew sharply over an eight-year period, particularly after cannabis was legalized, according to the report … Read more
Image: Colorado DMV The State of Colorado is giving weed enthusiasts an opportunity to wear their passion for hashin’ on their sleeve, er, automobile. The state was famously the first to legalize cannabis for adult recreational use in 2014, and has spent the last decade leaning into the revenue-generating business of weed. Since 2021 the … Read more
Americans are currently debating whether they’d rather have Joe Biden or Donald Trump in the White House, but ahead of 4/20, cannabis industry insiders are also buzzing about who they’d rather have in their blunt rotation. In honor of Saturday’s hashish-centric holiday, HuffPost canvassed folks working in the marijuana industry to see which presidential candidate … Read more
A group convened by the federal government to study the legislation that made cannabis legal is recommending the country review one of the industry’s biggest gripes: excise taxes charged to pot producers. A report compiling 54 recommendations from the five-person expert panel released Thursday urged Finance Canada to consider a new model that would increase … Read more
Nearly six years since cannabis became legal for sale in Canada, new data shows a majority of those using the products available are exclusively buying from legal sources. The data released Monday found almost 72 per cent of Canadians who used cannabis in the 12 months before the national cannabis survey of 2023 was conducted … Read more
