Tag: Global News
Cannabis companies facing proposed class-action lawsuit over alleged mislabelling
6/18/20--Some major cannabis companies in Canada are facing a multi-million dollar proposed class-action lawsuit over allegations the potency of their products is “drastically different” than advertised. The statement of claim filed in Calgary on Tuesday accuses the companies of failing to properly label their products and alleges negligence on their part. Read Cannabis may undermine fertility treatment success, study warns
8/22/19--Women undergoing fertility treatment who smoke marijuana may have more success if they quit, recent research suggests. Among more than 400 women undergoing treatment with cannabis health (ART), the small fraction who reported using marijuana at the time were more than twice as likely to lose a pregnancy than those who had never smoked marijuana, or who had only used it in the past, Dr. Jorge E. Chavarro of Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health in Boston and his colleagues found. Read Aurora Cannabis to acquire Mexican company following partnership deal
12/10/18--Aurora Cannabis Inc. has signed a deal to acquire Mexican company Farmacias Magistrales. The deal to buy the pharmaceutical manufacturer and distributor follows an agreement last week that saw Aurora partner with the company. Read As legalization nears, the hardest marijuana question for universities is edibles
9/1/18--Cannabis isn’t a novelty on Canadian campuses, but with legality comes the need for rules that are more complicated than when it was simply illegal. Universities could ban pot, on paper, and treat it with varying levels of tolerance in practice. Read 80 Canna Clinic marijuana dispensary employees charged after raids in Toronto, Vancouver
6/27/17--Police charged 80 Canna Clinic employees, seized close to 180 kilograms of marijuana, and confiscated more than $350,000 in cash after raids on dispensaries and homes in Toronto and Vancouver last week. According to Toronto police spokesman Mark Pugash, six of the suspects faced “substantive charges” and were named by police, but the remaining 74 were not identified. Read Alberta cities, province respond to federal legislation on legalizing marijuana
4/13/17--The federal Liberal government has launched its effort to legalize recreational marijuana. Alberta municipalities are very concerned about the short time frames for implementing the new laws. Yet, the Alberta Urban Municipalities Association (AUMA) said it has been working hard to make sure systems are in place to educate the public, restrict inappropriate use, address health and safety issues, and co-ordinate law enforcement through RCMP and local police. Read