Delta-8 has caused quite a stir in the world of cannabis, with federal and state governments trying to find ways to cope with this new entrant into the products field. As laws are being put in place to keep it out, a new question becomes, is delta-8 THC a recreational or medicinal product?

Burb Cannabis is hoping to be a hit with the student body, but first needs the green light to set up shop at a University of British Columbia (UBC) campus.

It is believed that any such approval would make Burb Cannabis the first cannabis retail outlet to be located on university property in Canada, according to Mugglehead Magazine.

Most parents in Canada teach their kids how to swim at a young age because we have a lot of lakes and pools. 

“We can’t drain all the lakes and all the pools out there. It’s better to equip our kids with the skills to be able to swim if they fall into a lake.”

Chantal Vallerand is the executive director of Drug-Free Kids Canada, and makes this analogy when discussing how parents should educate their children about cannabis.

“No matter what we do there will always be substances available to our kids, and our kids are always going to be susceptible to being offered them.”

Vallerand believes simply telling kids to say no is not sufficient.

The cannabis plants have had a bad reputation for many years. Campaigns against the use of marijuana as a “gateway drug” portrayed the plant and its products in a negative light, but more recently studies have shown that cannabis can be useful for human health, while the negative effects of using it are not so dramatic.

CBD oil is a an extract of the Cannabis sativa and Cannabis indica plants, the same ones that are dried up to make marijuana. Unlike marijuana, CBD oil does not have any psychoactive effects, and is thus considered a better way to use cannabis for medical purposes.

Ben & Jerry’s made a bold new flavor announcement in May 2019: CBD ice cream was coming ... “as soon as it’s legalized at the federal level.”

Two years later, the “groovy” treat still isn’t available to the public, as snack makers continue to wait for a green light from U.S. officials for cannabis-infused foods. But as demand for edibles continues to rise and the market tops the billion-dollar mark, Big Food is getting ready.

Studies that show no links between legal cannabis programs and marijuana use by young people should be encouraging news for advocates and those who are wary of cannabis.

A new batch of data shows that despite marijuana earning its legal status in several U.S. states, young people aren’t exactly getting their hands on the stuff any easier. This data adds to a growing body of evidence that indicates that legal marijuana doesn’t make it more likely for teens to consume it.

Historically, cannabis was portrayed as the scourge of humankind. Films like ‘Reefer Madness’ were coupled with other forms of propaganda and spread throughout the world. That propaganda had one goal — to demonize cannabis users. Cannabis consumers were portrayed in horrific ways that weren’t based in fact in an attempt to convince society that the ‘harms’ of cannabis were significant and factual.

The fact of the matter is that cannabis is much safer than many other legal substances, including and especially alcohol. One study found that cannabis was 114 times safer than alcohol. A more recent study found that cannabis may actually be able to reduce alcohol cravings.

Researchers at the University of New Mexico (UNM) have found people suffering from nausea who consumed whole natural cannabis flower had at least some relief within five to 60 minutes.

But not only did individuals report significant symptom improvement almost right away — with nausea falling an average of almost four points on a scale of zero to 10 — that improvement increased by the hour-after mark.

You wouldn’t know it given the cold snap Toronto experienced last week, but for pot lovers the May 24 long weekend marked the official start of weed-planting season. 

Under legalization, Canadians can grow up to four plants per household. And according to the latest sales data, Canadians are embracing the right to grow their own. The pandemic has not only seeded an explosion of interest in vegetable gardening. A whole new generation of Canadians is trying their hand at growing weed for the first time.

Cannabis seed sales have been growing steadily since they first entered the legal market in 2020, but the pandemic has sprouted a revolution of sorts.

The number of dogs becoming ill from accidentally consuming THC-containing cannabis products is – like the dogs – becoming higher, according to data from a new University of Guelph study.

According to experts, the increase in cannabis-intoxicated canines is directly linked to the increased legalization and/or decriminalization of the drug across North America in recent years.