Forget about weight watchers; new research out of Nunavik suggests the secret to a slim figure might be… marijuana.

Recently, researchers from Quebec looked into why levels of Type 2 diabetes were so low among Inuit.

Dr Michel Lucas is one of the co-authors of a study linking low body weight and marijuana use in Nunavik. (CBC)

The study, called "Cannabis use in relation to obesity and insulin resistance in the Inuit population," analysed health data from 786 adults in Nunavik, and the results took them by surprise.

First Crop to be Manufactured Into Ross' Gold™ Tea Line

TORONTO, ON--(Marketwired - August 13, 2015) - Ross' Gold™, a division of Green and Hill Industries Inc. (OTC PINK: GHIL) (the "Company"), today announced its partner Canna Products recently planted 4 acres of CBD rich industrial hemp to be used for production and distribution of all Ross' Gold™ full spectrum cannabinoid products. This is the pilot for a global operation that will continue to see more acreage of hemp planted each season.

True Leaf Medicine International Ltd. (CSE: MJ) has secured coast-to-coast distribution for its new Trueleafpet™ Hemp Chew product line to be launched this fall.

Freedom Pet Supplies (Freedom) has agreed to service Ontario to Prince Edward Island and Anipet Animal Supplies Inc. (Anipet) will cover the western provinces. Both companies cover the entire Canadian pet specialty marketplace, servicing over 2800 stores between them.

These distribution agreements will support True Leaf’s strategic decision to enter the $60 billion pet industry with a line of hemp-focused pet products. Initially, True Leaf will market pet chews through direct, pet, natural health and veterinary channels in Canada and the US.

Conversations about cannabis policy are heating up. So it's no surprise that we suddenly seem immersed in claims and counterclaims on a slew of topics related to cannabis use and regulation.

Vancouver Police have now executed a search warrant on an illegal marijuana store after it was determined that the store had ties to organized crime.

Members of the VPD’s Drug Unit executed the warrant at Limelife Society, located at 4866 Rupert Street.

Police say one employee was arrested and released at the scene and police seized some evidence as part of their investigation.

In July, investigators say they received information that the store had ties to an organized crime group. Further investigation revealed that marijuana was being sold to youth and to those without a valid license.

A new report counters many of the PM’s campaign trail claims about marijuana policy

The scourge of marijuana looms large in Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s world, and in his campaign rhetoric. There are the ubiquitous Conservative Party’s “just not ready” attack ads that target Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau’s plan to legalize and regulate pot. And in the run-up to the election call, Health Canada spent $1.5 million in public funds to rerun its broadcast and Internet spots warning of the dangers of prescription drug and marijuana abuse. While Health Canada’s ads mesh perfectly with Conservative policy, they failed to get an endorsement from the Canadian Medical Association, which deemed the campaign “a political football on Canada’s marijuana policy.”

A successful IPO takes careful planning and lots of advance work. EY's Bill Demers on readying your company for prime time

Bill Demers is a partner and the Canadian IPO leader at Ernst & Young LLP.  He explains what you need to do to get your company ready for prime time.

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Conversations about cannabis policy are heating up. So it’s no surprise that we suddenly seem immersed in claims and counterclaims on a slew of topics related to cannabis use and regulation.

Cannabis causes schizophrenia. Cannabis regulation leads to increased traffic fatalities. These are just some of the examples that seem to pop up, again and again, in news articles and online. They sound true, perhaps because they are repeated so many times, and also because they are often said to be based on scientific evidence.

Q1 2016 Financial Highlights: - Revenues increase 47% to $1,249,171 - Gross Margin increases 34% to $686,124 - Grams sold total 160,560 grams

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Aug 12, 2015) - Mettrum Health Corp. ("Mettrum" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:MT)(TSX VENTURE:MT.WT), a vertically integrated agri-pharmaceutical company focused on research, development, production and distribution of medical cannabis products, announced today its first quarter fiscal 2016 financial results for the period ended June 30, 2015.

Canada’s legal medicinal-marijuana suppliers are struggling, and part of the reason why is Vancouver’s illegal cannabis storefronts.

“There is no question it has been a challenge,” Tilray CEO Greg Engel said in a telephone interview. “The proliferation of illegal dispensaries has had a significant impact.”