But more than half of both homeowners (64%) and renters (53%) agree that smoking cannabis inside would devalue a home
A new survey suggests Canadians are warming up to cannabis dispensaries near their homes. Online real estate company Zoocasa found that 43 per cent of respondents to their survey agreed they would be comfortable with such a business operating in proximity to their home compared with 31 per cent last year. “However, those who don’t…
Canada’s drug supply is meant to provide for 37 million Canadians, not 370 million Americans. U.S. cross-border shopping could endanger Canadians
By Susan Martinuk Research associate Frontier Centre for Public Policy When U.S. presidential candidate Bernie Sanders joined a caravan of diabetics for a cross-border shopping trip to buy Canadian insulin, it was a deliberate attempt to publicize his proposed policies to reform health care. He likely had no idea that the media coverage of his…
Both countries partner with the private sector and expect patients to share the cost of treatment
By Bacchus Barua and Kristina Acri The Fraser Institute The Liberal federal government seems poised to propose a national pharmacare plan in time for the Oct. 21 federal election. Many proponents note that Canada is the only industrialized country featuring a universal health-care system that doesn’t provide universal coverage for prescription drugs. However, those same…
Canada can’t even keep itself stocked with necessary medication and falls far short when it comes to research spending
Crippling drug prices in the United States have brought even Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders and President Donald Trump together: they both favour drug imports from Canada to ease the pain. Vermont, Sanders’ home state, has approved this for state programs and 16 states are queuing up to follow suit. The proposal is seductive, a…
From mid-May to mid-June, about 4.9 million or 16 per cent of Canadians aged 15 and older reported using cannabis in the previous three months, according to a report released on Thursday by Statistics Canada. The federal agency said this was unchanged from what was reported one year earlier (before legalization) for the provinces and…
Calgary-based cannabis company Westleaf has received a licence from Alberta, Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis for its first Prairie Records branded retail store in Alberta. The store is at 4420 17th Ave. S.E. in Calgary. “This is a small but significant step in our development as a full spectrum cannabis company, with seed-to-sale operations,” said Adam…
You don’t discourage bad behaviour by making it easier and more pleasant to engage in. Except Canadians have when it comes to gambling and drug use
Not long ago, governments prohibited behaviour that was bad for its citizenry, like gambling and smoking pot. But now, government seems to encourage it, to the detriment of society. In gambling, those insufficiently aware of statistical probabilities are induced to lose money to those with a deeper knowledge of the odds – a sort of…
Westleaf Inc. announced on Wednesday that its subsidiary, Westleaf Labs LP, has entered into a white-labelling agreement with Delta 9 to supply approximately $4 million of cannabis derivative products from its large-scale extraction and manufacturing facility in Calgary. Calgary-based Westleaf said the contract will begin on Oct. 1, subject to receipt of final licence approval…
Intends to use parts of these facilities to cultivate hemp and cannabis
Calgary-based cannabis company Sundial Growers Inc. acquired U.K.-based Bridge Farm Group with plans to produce and sell high-quality CBD products globally. In a news release, Sundial said Bridge Farm is a market-leading producer of ornamental plants, flowers and herbs in the United Kingdom. It operates three growing facilities with 1.5 million square feet and plans…
Company plans to expand its product lines to include vapes, edibles and other derivative cannabis products
Calgary-base Westleaf Inc. has completed construction on its wholly-owned cannabis extraction, processing and product formulation facility in Calgary. It will have the capacity to process up to 65,000 kg of cannabis a year. “This is a significant milestone for Westleaf, marking our transition from construction to operations and execution on our plan to build a…
A new survey suggests Canadians are warming up to cannabis dispensaries near their homes. Online real estate company Zoocasa found that 43 per cent of respondents to their survey agreed they would be comfortable with such a business operating in proximity to their home compared with 31 per cent last year. “However, those who don’t…
