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Ashley Keenan: Cannabis Topicals Are Canada’s Billion-Dollar Blind Spot

by Ashley Keenan March 10, 2021

The Canadian cannabis industry has a billion-dollar blind spot when it comes to topicals. When cannabis 2.0 products rolled out, topicals took a backseat to more buzzworthy products like vape pens and edibles. Over a year later, cannabis infused lotions, bath products,…

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Endometriosis: The Invisible Illness That Some Women Are Treating With Cannabis

by Amanda Siebert March 8, 2021

It is estimated that seven percent of Canadian women will develop endometriosis during their lifetime, a painful and highly misunderstood condition that, according to a 2020 study takes an average of five years to diagnose. But for a…

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New Doc Profiles Jack Kungel, an Ontario Cannabis Guru Paying it Forward

by David Silverberg March 5, 2021

“I’m illegally alive instead of legally dead.” This statement, punctuated with a quick laugh, comes from 68-year-old Jack Kungel in the short documentary Jack’s Garage. Resembling a shopping mall Santa Clause with his bushy white beard and wide smile, Kungel just explained to…

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Kirk Tousaw: The Court Cases That Changed Cannabis in Canada

by Kirk Tousaw February 25, 2021

Twenty years after the launch of Cannabis Health, former lawyer Kirk Tousaw sums up the court cases and challenges that led to legalization.

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Adult-Use Versus Medical Cannabis: Why They Are Different (Even if the Plant is the Same)

by Ashley Keenan February 23, 2021

A molecule of CBD is a molecule of CBD, whether it is in a skin cream, a recreational product, or a physician-authorized medicine. But the case of adult-use versus medical cannabis is more complicated than genetic material. As a cannabis patient,…

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Is This Progress? Three Scientists Weigh in on Cannabis Research

by Amanda Siebert February 16, 2021

Cannabis scientists weigh in on the impact of the cannabis research licence in Canada, in this follow-up to a NYT op-ed.

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176 applications received for medical marijuana-related businesses

by Cannabis Health August 28, 2015

The City of Vancouver has received 176 applications for medical marijuana-related businesses after setting out new zoning and business licence regulations in June to address concerns related to public safety. Of these Stage One applications, 69 have the potential to be licenced…

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P.E.I Medical Marijuana Facility Under Construction

by Cannabis Health August 18, 2015

The first P.E.I medical marijuana facility is under construction. Called Canada's Island Garden, the 24,000-square-foot facility, which will contain two floors for growing cannabis and a 3,600-square-foot office, is slated for completion in November. It is in BioCommons Research Park — a business…

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B.C. University offers medical marijuana course

by Cannabis Health August 17, 2015

Kwantlen Polytechnic University in British Columbia will be offering a medical marijuana course this autumn. The course called Introduction to Professional Management of Marijuana for Medical Purposes in Canada, will teach students how to operate a marijuana business under new government regulations, and…

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Medical Marijuana Oil Production Licences Granted

by Cannabis Health August 10, 2015

Health Canada has granted Hydropothecary, CanniMed, and Tilray medical marijuana oil production licences. On July 8, 2015 the Government of Canada announced it would allow licensed producers of medical marijuana to produce and sell medical marijuana oil under new supplementary licences. This was…