TORONTO, Sept. 04, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Marijuana Access Canada (MAC) is comprised of a network of Board Certified physicians in the provinces of Ontario, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and will be expanding into British Columbia and Quebec in the next coming months. MAC connects patients with a Board Certified physician, who is able to write a legal prescription for medical marijuana that is fully compliant with the Marijuana for Medical Purposes Regulations (MMPR) as outlined by Health Canada.

Last week we reported on the groundbreaking new study from Canadian researchers using genomic analysis to map and compare over 100 different cannabis strains. Their findings help give a clearer picture of the genetic background of various strains and types in an industry that has long been in the dark about genetic accuracy and consistency.

This week, we had a chance to sit down with Jonathan Page, President and CEO of Anandia Labs and an Adjunct Professor at the University of British Columbia to discuss cannabis research and the implications of this most recent study. The hour long interview is available below:

KAMLOOPS – Gateway Industrial Park could potentially be the home of Kamloops’s first medical marijuana grow operation. 

“This is a first within the City of Kamloops. While we have had other inquiries this is the only formal application,” development and engineering services director Marvin Kwiatkowski says.

The application is to rezone the property at 8170 Dallas Drive, which is currently zoned industrial. Medical marijuana grow operations are only permitted in heavy industrial areas. The matter is expected to come to council Sept. 29 with a public hearing as early as Oct. 20.

SMITHS FALLS, ON, Sept. 04, 2015 /CNW/ - Tweed Marijuana Inc., ("Tweed" or the "Company") (TSXV: TWD) is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement to acquire MedCannAccess ("MCA") by way of amalgamation in an all-equity transaction that aims to bring the Company's customer experience to new levels. 

Through the integration of MCA, Tweed and its subsidiaries will be able to offer in-person client services through MCA's existing network of community engagement centres in the key market of Ontario, making Tweed the first Licensed Producer in Canada to offer in-person services in the medical marijuana industry.

It’s one of the largest medical marijuana busts in the country. Niagara police raided a medical marijuana grow on Lakeshore in Niagara-on-the-lake and cut down and seized nearly 900 plants, worth $1.6 million dollars.

Outside and behind the greenhouse police found 843 large marijuana plants growing in the hoop houses and on the grounds. Growing marijuana outside is illegal.  11 people were arrested and the property was seized.

Hans Rannala lives next door and says this marijuana grow op has been here for a few years.

The government tried to shut these types of medical marijuana grows down, but they’ve challenged it in court.

“My hands were tied.  Enforcement’s hands were tired.  They couldn’t do anything until the grow op did something silly or stupid.”

Police have dismantled a large scale marijuana grow operation on Lakeshore Road in Niagara-on-the-Lake.

Police conducted an investigation after receiving several complaints. A search warrant was executed at the property and 11 people were arrested.

Niagara Regional Police report the location has four separate legal marijuana grow licences, however not one of the persons named on the licences were at this location at the time police executed the search warrant.

Police seized 843 large marijuana plants that were being grown outside. Police say the fact these plants were outside contravened the licence to grow as all the marijuana was to be grown indoors. The value of the marijuana seized is about $1.6-million.

A marijuana-impaired teenager driving an uninsured vehicle was placed on a year's probation and fined $500 in Sarnia court.

The 18-year-old pleaded guilty Thursday to the charges. They include driving while impaired, possession of marijuana, and driving an uninsured vehicle.

On May 9 police spotted the teen's vehicle nearly striking a parked car as it left a convenience store in Brooke-Alvinston. The vehicle swerved along the road until stopped by police.

The vehicle smelled of marijuana, police said. Three freshly-rolled marijuana cigarettes, including a partially-smoked one, were found inside. The marijuana weighed 3.6 grams.

An assessment by a drug recognition officer determined the teen's ability to drive was impaired by marijuana.

Justin Trudeau says if elected, his Liberal government would start taking action to legalize marijuana "right away."

Trudeau reiterated the promise on Wednesday evening at a rally in Quebec City.

He says he wouldn't be comfortable seeing pot sold anywhere and would focus on strictly regulating its sale, similar to what has happened in "Colorado or elsewhere."

Trudeau says legalization would actually make it easier to keep pot out of the hands of children as well as bring in extra tax dollars.

"What is very clear right now is that Mr. Harper’s current approach is making marijuana too easy to access for our kids, and at the same time funding street crime, organized gangs and gun runners," Trudeau said.

Earlier this week, Tweed Marijuana Inc. (TWD) completed the acquisition of Bedrocan Cannabis Corp. (BED). The acquisition successfully combined the two largest Canadian medical marijuana producers and created a conglomerate in the Canadian medical marijuana industry.

The first priority for the newly combined company is to integrate its more than 5,600 active and registered clients and build on the unique strengths of each brand. Starting tomorrow, patients will have access to both product lines.

TWD records a $1 million profit in its most recent quarter

On Monday, TWD announced quarterly operating results and reported $1,011,783 in net income. The reported profit was primarily the result of an increase in the fair value of its biological assets.

Harpoon2015, an eclectic bunch of comedy lovers from Canada, talk to us about why legalization wont turn marijuana use into a normal everyday activity because "chugging a bottle of vodka and smoking 10 cigarettes at once" aren't an everyday normal activity and neither should it be assumed for marijuana. 

You can see more about what Harpoon2015 thinks about marijuana legalization on their site.