marijuana

By Amir Khan British Columbia’s cannabis sales continue to rise, as law enforcement grapples with the unregulated market. According to a 2021 report by the Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research (CISUR), December, 2020 saw…

By Graham Abraham The majority of illegal cannabis grow operations in the province are conducted by licenced medical growers producing far over their legal capacity, according to both the RCMP and the B.C. Ministry of Public Safety. “What…

By Nicolette Colosimo and Hollie McGowan The policing agency enforcing B.C.’s cannabis law is cracking down on illegal dispensaries in the Downtown Eastside leaving users without a safe, affordable supply. Local cannabis activist Erica…

As students graduate and look for work, the local cannabis industry is hiring client care specialists, marketers, writers, nurses, business managers and entrepreneurs

A new pizza parlour at 646 Kingsway is using a special ingredient: marijuana. Mega Ill provides medically licensed patrons with a place to smoke pot and eat whole-wheat pizza. Co-founder and president Mike Klokeid was inspired to open…

Dana Larsen has an important parcel to send. He weighs out his product, vacuum packs it and slips it into a padded shipping envelope destined for Nunavut – with no return address. The recipient suffers from great pain and depends on…

Sensible BC is under pressure with only three weeks left to double the number of signatures they’ve gathered to get a marijuana referendum. With the Dec. 5 deadline of the 90-day campaign looming closer, only about 150,000 of the necessary…

A Langara College instructor is vocal regarding his approval of a grassroots campaign whose goal is to change B.C.’s marijuana laws. “Personally, I’ve been advocating legalization for quite a long time,” said Comparative Religions…