In 2015 Justin Trudeau was elected Prime Minister of Canada, which was considered by many to be the top marijuana reform moment of the year. Justin Trudeau campaigned on a pro-marijuana legalization platform, and stated during his campaign that if he were elected, he would get to work on legalization as soon as he...

BOGOTA — Colombia, famed for the violence of its cocaine cartels, is planning a move into the more genteel drugs business of marijuana-based oils and creams. The Andean nation’s climate and regulations make it ideally suited to profit from the incipient trade in legal marijuana, Health Minister Alejandro Gaviria...

  The Herb Co. Society marijuana dispensary at 1189 Main St. is one of 12 pot shops that could be the first in Canada to receive a business licence from a municipality. Photo Dan Toulgoet The City of Vancouver is still a few months away from making Canadian history by being the first municipality in this country to...

As previously reported on TCN, medical marijuana has been legal in Croatia since last October. The Immunology Institute is in discussion with a Canadian partner to import. Croatia could soon start importing medical marijuana. The Immunology Institute is currently in negotiations with a Canadian partner who should...

Montreal is abuzz with the federal Liberal government’s electoral promise to legalize marijuana. So CBC Montreal’s Daybreak is rolling out a week-long series it’s calling Montreal 420, which will take a look at the challenges and opportunities facing the city if the federal government legalizes marijuana for...

Legalizing marijuana will come with strict controls, MP Bill Blair says Liberal MP Bill Blair wants to make it clear the growth and sale of legal marijuana in Canada will not be a free-for-all. In an interview, the chief architect of the country’s new marijuana regime frequently used such words as “control” and...