Canada $13M in cannabis and psilocybin seized in Alberta and BC raids Police say the raids followed an 8-month investigation into illicit online sales Kathryn TindaleDecember 15, 2021
Canada UBCO study looking at impact of cannabis use among Indigenous peoples The Indigenous-led research team has partnered with Woodland Cree First Nation and Indigenous Bloom Kathryn TindaleDecember 13, 2021
Canada BC posts $1.4M in fines to unlicensed pot shops The Herb Co. was fined $157,000 for selling cannabis without a retail store licence Kathryn TindaleDecember 6, 2021
Alternative Energy Tests of illicit Ontario weed show high levels of pesticides, low THC, police say National Research Council of Canada tests showed toxic pesticides in many samples and THC content lower than advertised Kathryn TindaleNovember 25, 2021
Canada $32M in illicit weed seized and 21 arrested in Ontario bust The 16-month investigation led to 21 arrests and 118 charges Kathryn TindaleNovember 16, 2021
Canada 3,700 plants seized from illicit cannabis grow in Ontario Police estimate the value of the raid at $3.7M Kathryn TindaleNovember 12, 2021
Canada Buying illicit cannabis online runs risks of identity theft, Edmonton police warn During arrests this year, police said they found hundreds of text messages with pictures of customer IDs Kathryn TindaleNovember 12, 2021
Canada $22M of illicit weed seized during Ontario raid Upwards of 21,000 pot plants and more than 181 kilograms of processed weed were confiscated, police say Kathryn TindaleOctober 19, 2021
Canada Sunshine Coast districts ask for more resources to enforce illicit grow ops The West Coast municipalities say they don't have the tools to enforce federal rules at the local level Natalia Buendia CalvilloOctober 8, 2021
Data Trespass grows threaten wildlife in western US states, study shows Researchers identify 3 animals of concern because their habitats overlap with illicit sites that use toxic pesticides Kathryn TindaleSeptember 3, 2021