marijuana

Jagmeet Singh says he's witnessed the devastation of British Columbia's opioid overdose epidemic and it breaks his heart.

The federal Liberal government on Tuesday, October 31, 2017, rolled out the latest phase of its legalized-pot plans: a five-year, $36.4-million campaign to help teach Canadians — especially the younger ones — about the health and safety risks associated with using marijuana.

An American Indian activist and former U.S. congressional candidate in North Dakota accused of inciting a riot during protests against the Dakota Access oil pipeline says he'll seek to present a "necessity defence" — justifying a crime by arguing it prevented a greater harm.

Canada's health minister says pilot projects have begun on roadside police testing for marijuana, and the plan is to have rules in place for edible cannabis around July 2019.

The looming deadline for legalized marijuana has local governments in British Columbia crafting wish lists for provincial legislation, from where pot should be grown to how it should be sold.

Voters in the Quebec riding of Lac-Saint-Jean will have no shortage of options when they choose their next MP in a federal byelection on Oct. 23.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is proposing to levy a federal excise tax on recreational marijuana once it becomes legal next July, with the provinces and territories receiving half the revenue.

On Thursday, Sept. 21, 2017, the leader of the Coalition for Quebec's Future (CAQ) published a tweet congratulating himself for having interested Wynne in his party's energy strategy.

Three Liberal cabinet ministers came under fire on Tuesday from opposition parties concerned about sweeping implications of federal pot plans set to take effect next summer.

New Brunswick creates Crown corporation to oversee marijuana sales and says it's the first province to announce it has lined up a secure supply in time for legalization.

Canada's justice ministers are asking for clarity and support as they scramble to organize and police an entirely new marijuana industry in fewer than 10 months.

Canada's police services say there is zero chance they will be ready to enforce new laws for legalized pot by next summer.

Major labour law changes, including a $15 minimum wage, and marijuana will be on the front burner as Ontario's legislature returns from its summer break on Monday, Sept. 11, 2017.

Trudeau said decriminalization is not the approach Canada will take to deal with deadly overdoses often involving the opioid fentanyl.

Canada's elite athletes are smoking, eating and investing in marijuana. Is a toke before stepping to the start line far off?