The legalization of cannabis in Canada is months away, but after Oct. 17, any admittance to smoking or even working in the marijuana industry to a border patrol officer can get you banned from entering the United States.
OCS to sell paraphernalia while marketing it alongside regulated pot could jeopardize the financial stability of Ontarian head shops — or outlaw them entirely.
“The Liberals have lied to us. This is not legalization, this is decriminalization to a point and criminalization after that,” McLean said.
“Right now the licensed producers are barely able to keep up with the medical market, there’s not a chance they’ll be able to keep up with the recreational market,” said Jennawae McLean.
Local pot users discuss their concerns with the Canadian Mental Health Association’s suggestions for strict restrictions on the use and distribution of legalized marijuana
A spokesperson for CBSA said the investigation is related to the illegal importation of goods. A post on the 420 Kingston Facebook page says the CBSA seized all of their seed products.
420 Canada worked to provide the highest level of cannabis competition. With over 50 entrants placed into distinct categories, the nations most revered growers and hash makers were put to the test.
Elliot Ferguson | The Kingston Whig Standard Next month’s federal election could be historic for proponents of marijuana legalization. With the country’s three main political
adians authorized to use medical marijuana has been skyrocketing. In 2002 – a year after the government first permitted access through Health Canada regulations – 500 patients had registered. Today, there are more than 50,000.
New federal rules that would have made it illegal for medical marijuana users to grow their own plants were set to take effect Tuesday. But a court injunction last month put the new laws on hold, at least temporarily.
Ca·lyx [ˈkāliks]:
A protective layer
that forms over
the developing flower.
Tri·chomes [ˈtrīkōmz] :
Resin that forms
a protective barrier
on cannabis and
contains terpenes
and cannabinoids
like THC and CBD.
