Medical Marijuana

• Ottawa has lost control of veterans’ medical marijuana program, audit finds

  The audit's results come amid an explosion in the number of veterans seeking reimbursement for their medical pot, from around 100 in 2014 to more than 18,000 last year.

  Canada

  Sep 14, 2022
  
• City of Winnipeg enacts new licence requirement for medical cannabis growers

  A new licence requirement for medical cannabis growers takes effect in Winnipeg Tuesday.

  Politics

  Aug 31, 2022
  
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• Canada on track to spend $200M per year on medical cannabis for veterans

  Veterans Affairs Canada said the government is on track to spend nearly $200 million this year as more and more former service members ask the government to pay for their cannabis.

  Health

  Aug 7, 2022
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• Aurora Cannabis closing 1 Edmonton facility, relocating manufacturing to Ontario

  Aurora Polaris' medical distribution operations will move to the adjacent Aurora Sky facility, while manufacturing will be relocated to Aurora River in Bradford, Ont.

  Cannabis

  Sep 22, 2021
• Calgary Humane Society benefits after AHS turns down honorary donation from cannabis group

  A Calgary medical marijuana advocate who died from cancer is being remembered at Humane Society after Alberta Health Services declined the donation.

  Health

  Jan 4, 2021
• Canadians growing too much weed at home, regulator warns

  Canadian health regulator on Thursday raised concerns about the large quantity of medical marijuana people were growing at home.

  Cannabis

  Dec 18, 2020
• Saskatoon man calls for federal government to widen medicinal cannabis coverage

  Saskatoon man Aaron Unger uses prescription cannabis to treat the pain caused by Crohn's disease, but says he can't afford the cost because the province doesn't cover it.

  Canada

  Nov 24, 2020
• Survey: Canadians cite systemic barriers to legal medical cannabis

  The vast majority of Canadians who use medicinal cannabis do not consult a health care provider regarding their treatment, a recent survey found.

  Canada

  Oct 17, 2020
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• U of A partners with Edmonton cannabis company to research treatment of neurological diseases

  Atlas, an Edmonton-based medical cannabis company, has donated $300,000 to fund three research studies at the University of Alberta's Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry.

  Cannabis

  Dec 3, 2019
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• Western University researchers show how CBD blocks side-effects of THC in cannabis

  Research out of Western University is showing for the first time how cannabidiol (CBD) helps to lessen psychiatric side effects of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in cannabis.

  Cannabis

  Sep 30, 2019