Tag Archives: National Post

‘A 24/7 thing’: Ottawa police begin checkstop blitz to target cannabis-impaired drivers — even in the morning

OTTAWA — Around 10 p.m. on Thursday night, a driver pulled up to a police [...]

19
Oct
Federal government will make it easier to get pardon for minor marijuana convictions

OTTAWA — The federal government plans to move Wednesday on easing the process of obtaining [...]

18
Oct
Best of the Post’s cannabis coverage: Everything you need to make sense of legalization

The era of legal weed in Canada arrives Wednesday in a slurry of harried news [...]

18
Oct
Historic midnight legal cannabis purchases usher in new era for Canada

ST. JOHN’S, N.L. — One of the first customers to buy legal recreational cannabis in [...]

18
Oct
Chris Selley: Marijuana legalization is here to stay, even conservative opponents admit

An Abacus Data poll released this week suggests Canadians are ready for marijuana legalization even [...]

17
Oct
Will police officers in Canada be allowed to get high?

From allowing it as long as officers are ‘fit for duty’ to a total ban, [...]

16
Oct
Thinking of driving while high? A new study shows pot increases the risk of a crash even five hours after inhaling
October 16, 2018

A considerable proportion of people who smoke pot have rather blasé attitudes towards driving while [...]

Police struggling with how they’ll collect blood samples from suspected drug-impaired drivers

OTTAWA — Canada’s largest police forces are grappling with how to reliably — and quickly [...]

11
Oct
Officials say it’s up to federal workplaces to decide if their cannabis rules need updating

OTTAWA — With recreational cannabis one week away from becoming legal, federal officials say it’s [...]

10
Oct
Pot producers are working around restrictive Health Canada guidelines to visually distinguish their brands. Here’s how

Recreational cannabis users won’t lack for choice when the drug becomes legal in Canada on [...]

26
Sep
Legal cannabis sales could reach more than $1B in fourth quarter: Statistics Canada
September 25, 2018

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada forecasts Canadians could spend more than $1 billion on legal cannabis [...]

Myriad of health claims suggest cannabis is a panacea for what ails us. But is it?
September 16, 2018

TORONTO — Google the word “cannabis” coupled with just about any disease — arthritis, epilepsy, [...]

Medicinal cannabis is generating increasingly widespread health claims, but here are some facts
September 16, 2018

TORONTO — Here are some facts about cannabis for medical use, which is generating increasingly [...]

Justice Minister approves first saliva screening roadside test for presence of marijuana

OTTAWA — Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould is giving the green light to a new roadside [...]

16
Sep
Strict restrictions on pot smoking expect Canadian military personnel to make ‘responsible choice’, says defence chief
September 16, 2018

OTTAWA — The Canadian military has unveiled new restrictions on when service members can use [...]

Justin Trudeau cautions Canadians to be wary about toking before they travel

WINNIPEG — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is sounding a cautionary note about the recreational use [...]

15
Sep