marijuana

The Senate has rejected an attempt to prohibit Canadians from growing a small number of marijuana plants at home once recreational cannabis is legalized.

Aurora Cannabis Inc. has inked a friendly deal to acquire MedReleaf Corp. in an all-stock transaction valued at $3.2 billion, marking the biggest acquisition to date in Canada's cannabis industry.

Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor says the federal government has reached millions of young Canadians through various, intensive public education campaigns aimed at informing them about the health and safety risks of using cannabis.

Legal marijuana will be sold in plain packages emblazoned with a yellow health warning and a red stop sign stamped with the silhouette of a pot leaf, according to draft regulations released Monday by Health Canada.

With marijuana legalization only months away, members of Nunavut's new government are finally discussing how the territory will handle the change.

The federal government is taking a somewhat noxious approach to studying just how much pot Canadians are consuming: researching our sewage.

The Town of Banff is grappling with unique challenges before this year's legalization of recreational pot. With a reputation as a place to get a "Rocky Mountain high" and with a large international tourist base, the small mountain town is already on the radar for retailers.

As the race to produce enough cannabis for the soon-to-be-legal market gets increasingly crowded, licensed producers are setting their sights on the next frontier in the race for maximum pot profitability: developing retail stores.

Inside this southern Ontario greenhouse, workers delicately clip each stem of a potted orchid onto thin, black stakes jutting out from its soil, marking the finishing touches on the final floral harvest before turning over a new leaf: marijuana.

The federal government is putting $1.4 million toward research into the effects of legalizing recreational marijuana, saying the work will help it understand the impact of the country’s new pot laws.

A cross-country squabble over how best to divvy up the proceeds of Canada's coming legal-weed windfall is about to intensify as finance ministers gather for high-stakes talks in Ottawa.

The federal government's plan to legalize marijuana by next summer is a step closer.

Public pressure on the Quebec government was so strong it had little choice but to table a strict bill on marijuana legalization that will give the province full control over the industry, say stakeholders and business officials.

The Alberta government plans to control the online sale of legalized marijuana but will leave over-the-counter sales to private operators.

Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister on Monday, Nov. 6, 2017, that the province's private sector will be involved in the distribution of marijuana when recreational use is legalized next July.