Category: cannabis

33% of Canada’s Cannabis Market Controlled by Illegal Dealers, Says Federal Memo

About one-third of Canada’s cannabis market is still controlled by illegal dealers despite the federal government legalizing its recreational use in 2018, according to a report. “One of the main goals of legalization of cannabis was to reduce criminal activity by keeping profits out of the pockets of criminals. The illicit drug trade provides organized crime with…


Cannabis Is No Better Than a Placebo for Treating Pain – New Research

Cannabis is one of the most widely used drugs in the world. While there are only a few countries where cannabis is legal for recreational use, many more countries have legalised the use of cannabis for medical reasons. Reducing pain is one of the most common reasons people report using medical cannabis. According to a…


2 Children Hospitalized in Possible Cannabis Overdose at Koreatown School

LOS ANGELES—Two children at a Koreatown-area school were taken to a hospital Jan. 5 for “minor medical complaints” possibly caused by edible marijuana. Paramedics responded at about 11:30 a.m. to the school in the 100 block of North Vermont Avenue, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. The initial call indicated that four juveniles had…


2 Children Hospitalized in After Consuming Cannabis at Koreatown School

LOS ANGELES—Two children at a Koreatown-area school were taken to a hospital Jan. 5 for “minor medical complaints” possibly caused by edible marijuana. Paramedics responded at about 11:30 a.m. to the school in the 100 block of North Vermont Avenue, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. The initial call indicated that four juveniles had…


Who’s Getting Rich From Moroccan Hash | Documentary

This film is only available in the United States because of territorial licensing. In the vast Rif region of Morocco, cannabis farms stretch as far as the eye can see. This illegal trade is a lucrative one, yet many of the half a million Moroccans farming the crop live between poverty and fear. Shot in…


Proposed Dispensary Below Recovery Center Rejected in Costa Mesa

A new retail cannabis store was denied a location at 2001 Harbor Boulevard on Nov. 28 after a 4–2 vote by Costa Mesa’s Planning Commission, with commissioners Russell Toler  and Diane Russell dissenting, and commissioner Jon Zich absent. The denial comes after commissioners raised concerns about the location of a counseling center, which, in part, treats those with substance abuse, near the proposed dispensary’s desired location. “It just doesn’t make sense to put a retail storefront…


Proposed Dispensary Near Recovery Center Rejected in Costa Mesa

A new retail cannabis store was denied a location at 2001 Harbor Boulevard on Nov. 28 after a 4–2 vote by Costa Mesa’s Planning Commission, with commissioners Russell Toler  and Diane Russell dissenting, and commissioner Jon Zich absent. The denial comes after commissioners raised concerns about the location of a counseling center, which, in part, treats those with substance abuse, near the proposed dispensary’s desired location. “It just doesn’t make sense to put a retail storefront…


Proposed Cannabis Store Near Recovery Center Rejected in Costa Mesa

A new retail cannabis store was denied a location at 2001 Harbor Boulevard on Nov. 28 after a 4–2 vote by Costa Mesa’s Planning Commission, with commissioners Russell Toler  and Diane Russell dissenting, and commissioner Jon Zich absent. The denial comes after commissioners raised concerns about the location of a counseling center, which, in part, treats those with substance abuse, near the proposed store’s desired location. “It just doesn’t make sense to…


156,000 Ontario Drivers Recently Drove High on Edibles, CAA Estimates

An estimated 156,000 drivers in Ontario have admitted to having recently driven high on a cannabis edible, according to a survey conducted by the Canadian Automobile Association of South Central Ontario (CAA SCO). The survey said there over the past few years there has been a 10 percent increase in the number of cannabis-impaired drivers who…


10 Los Angeles School Students Treated for Possible Cannabis Edibles Overdoses: Police

Ten students aged between just 12 and 15 years old at Van Nuys Middle School in Los Angeles, Calif., are suspected of having overdosed, police said on  Thursday. Authorities were called to the school shortly after 10:30 a.m. The school is located just a short distance away from another school where a 15-year-old girl died, and three teenagers…