Following an investigation in July 2020, Langley RCMP seized 67,370 in European Union currency, $6,554.70 in Canadian currency, $130 in U.S. currency and two one-ounce gold bars A summer 2020 police investigation in Langley led to the seizure of cash and gold valued at nearly $120,000 allegedly linked to drug …
Read More »More than 700 cannabis plants seized from illegal grow-op in Waterloo
More than 700 cannabis plants seized from illegal grow-op in Waterloo KITCHENER — Police officers seized more than $200,000 in cannabis products from a pair of commercial buildings in Waterloo last week. Officers carried out a search warrant at the buildings on Baffin Place on Friday afternoon. According to a …
Read More »CANNABIS CONVICTIONS EXPUNGED IN USA AS CANADA LAGS BEHIND
With marijuana now legal in several US states and the whole of Canada, demand for millions of people to have their cannabis convictions expunged is growing. In states like California and Illinois, the elimination of criminal records for cannabis possession is now being carried out on a mass scale, freeing …
Read More »OPP PROVINCIAL ENFORCEMENT TEAM Closes 78 Illegal Storefronts and Seize Over $178 Million in Drugs
In the last two years, members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Provincial Joint Forces Cannabis Enforcement Team (PJFCET) have tackled illegal cannabis production, sale and distribution enterprises across Ontario. The PJFCET is responsible for enforcing the cannabis laws and investigating criminal enterprises that exploit or abuse the legal cannabis …
Read More »Calgary Humane Society accepts donation from local cannabis group after gift refused by provincial cancer centre
Alberta Health System declined honourary donation in the name of Calgary man who grew his own medical cannabis and advocated for others to do so. Alberta Health Services (AHS) may have refused a $6,000 donation meant as a thank you for the care cannabis advocate Rick Beaver received while battling …
Read More »Health Canada concerned too much cannabis is being grown at home
Canadian health regulator on Thursday raised concerns about the large quantity of medical marijuana people were growing at home, after its data showed a significant jump in daily average production permitted by health care practitioners. While the practitioners can allow registered patients to grow limited amounts at home for personal …
Read More »Two more men convicted in ‘troubling’ Aamjiwnaang pot bust
Two of the people arrested nearly two years ago by Sarnia police after officers seized more than $121,000 worth of cannabis, edibles and cash from a pot shop in the Aamjiwnaang First Nation were convicted this week. Two of the people arrested nearly two years ago by Sarnia police after …
Read More »Here’s why Joe Biden’s election win is good news for cannabis and psychedelics
Canada’s legal cannabis producers are rejoicing while an Oregon vote legalizing magic mushrooms offers a boost to legalization efforts here The election of Joe Biden is not only good news for potheads and medical cannabis users stateside. Canada’s legal cannabis producers, which saw their stock prices soar on the heels …
Read More »Heavy Metals Found in 90 Percent of Tested Rolling Papers, Californian Study Finds
A new investigation of cannabis rolling papers available in California has found traces of heavy metals in 90 percent of products. Carried out by the Californian branch of SC Labs, the investigation also found detectable amounts of pesticides in 16 percent of the samples, and five percent registered over the …
Read More »Where does cannabis grow wild?
Ditch weed. Feral cannabis. Wild marijuana. If pot has one clear advantage over alcohol, it’s that hikers never stumble into a field of wild beer or feral wine But around the world, tonnes of cannabis can be found growing without any human intervention. In a viral 2016 YouTube post, travel …
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