Cannabis US DEA suggests big increase of cannabis and psilocybin production for research The agency says it supports research into the substances and it's necessary for the FDA to approve new quotas Kathryn TindaleSeptember 1, 2021
Health and Safety Cannabis can help reduce tobacco and nicotine use, study shows According to Canadian researchers, cannabis can help people cut the country's most fatal dependency Natalia Buendia CalvilloAugust 31, 2021
Business Pure Sunfarms puts cannabis test results online in push for transparency Potency labelling is one of the most important factors for consumer purchases, but some LPs are 'cutting corners,' CEO aruges Kathryn TindaleAugust 16, 2021
Canada Wildfire forces evacuation of Aurora’s outdoor grow in Westwold, BC Thirteen staff members and their families were safely evacuated and some have been able to return home Kathryn TindaleAugust 13, 2021
Health and Safety Fentanyl video by US sheriff’s department prompts misinformation warnings from experts, advocates By perpetuating false narratives about fentanyl, lives are put at risk, advocates argue Kathryn TindaleAugust 10, 2021
Canada Advocates threaten legal action against Health Canada for delaying patient access to psilocybin Advocacy group TheraPsil is teaming up with lawyers to pressure the government to grant access and develop regulations Natalia Buendia CalvilloJuly 30, 2021
Business Wildfires disrupt cannabis cultivation in southern BC From workers' safety and looming evacuations to crop loss, this year's wildfire season is causing unease and there are still several weeks to go Kathryn TindaleJuly 28, 2021
Canada BC first in Canada to bring in prescribed safe supply of illicit drugs $22.6M over 3 years will be directed to health authorities to implement, monitor and evaluate the approach Kathryn TindaleJuly 15, 2021
Canada Canadian government awards $1M for drug-testing technology Scatr’s ‘Series One’ can test drugs within 60 seconds and aims to save lives from toxic opioid crisis Kathryn TindaleJuly 9, 2021
Health and Safety Rhode Island first US state to sanction harm-reduction centres Studies of harm-reduction centres in other countries have shown they effectively reduce overdose deaths Kathryn TindaleJuly 7, 2021