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The Good Vibes Tour: Meet the couple biking across Canada in celebration of cannabis legalization

Cannabis-infused adventure duo Mat Leblanc and Ali Becker are biking across Canada to cultivate social awareness and spread good vibes.

Mike Harcourt will speak about his experience with medical cannabis at annual B.C. pharmacy conference

In 2002, a fall from his deck on Pender Island resulted in a serious spinal cord injury that left former premier Mike Harcourt partially paralyzed.

Canopy Growth Corporation is officially listed on the New York Stock Exchange

One of Canada's largest licensed cannabis producers is officially listed on the New York Stock Exchange.

Liberal MPs vote to maintain excise tax on medical cannabis despite pushback from patients

Liberal members of the finance committee have voted against an amendment that could have led to the exemption of medical cannabis from Bill C-74’s proposed excise tax.

Barn containing licensed cannabis grow-op burns down in Langley

A licensed grow-op that caught fire on Saturday evening in Langley has burned to the ground.

Million-dollar pitch day for cannabis entrepreneurs is coming to Vancouver

Canopy Rivers will offer $1,000,000 to an aspiring cannabis entrepreneur at the International Cannabis Business Conference.

Where is amnesty in the federal government's plan to legalize cannabis?

"Rectifying the harms that have been done by the criminalization of cannabis is central to this legislation, and yet it’s nowhere to be found.”

Councillor says cannabis supply motion aims to rid dispensaries of links to “organized crime and gangs”

“The thing that the councillors are missing is that this motion seeks an outcome that is against federal criminal law," lawyer Kirk Tousaw told the Straight by phone.

NPA councillor to introduce motion that will require Vancouver cannabis dispensaries to carry LP weed

The NPA's Melissa De Genova wants all licensed dispensaries to provide the city with audited financial statements.

YouTube's cannabis content purge "a huge loss of cultural history"

The Straight interviews UrbanRemo's Sandra Colasanti, Pot TV's Jodie Emery, and Mernahuana's Matt Mernagh about YouTube's cannabis crackdown.