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Pot candies, vaping snuffed out for now in Canadian legalization Jen Skerritt and Josh Wingrove, Bloomberg News A key segment of Canada’s marijuana industry will remain banned for up to a year after the drug becomes legal for recreational use — making it harder for Justin Trudeau to kill off the black market. Edibles, beverages, and […]

Canadian cannabis companies are focusing on South America as their major next expansion market amid the early stages of a broad global push to secure new areas of growth beyond their home base. Canadian marijuana producers Aphria Inc. and Canopy Growth Corp. are increasingly turning their attention to a market that counts 600 million potential […]

ST. ALBERT, Alta. – The Alberta government entity tasked with regulating cannabis has signed supply deals with 13 licensed producers, including Aurora Cannabis and Canopy Growth Corp., as it gears up for legal recreational pot in October. The Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis Commission says it chose the producers from a list of 31 marijuana […]

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Epidiolex (cannabidiol) oral solution for the treatment of seizures associated with two rare and severe forms of epilepsy, Lennox-Gastaut syndrome and Dravet syndrome, in patients two years of age and older. This is the first FDA-approved drug that contains a purified drug substance derived from marijuana. It […]

Molson Coors Brewing Co. (TAP.N 2.30%) has been engaged in discussions with several Canadian-based cannabis companies to invest in them and collaborate on future cannabis-infused beverages in a move aimed at stemming the brewer’s declining beer sales, multiple sources familiar with the matter have told BNN Bloomberg. The tie-up would see another major U.S. player enter […]

OTTAWA — The Senate has voted to pass Bill C-45, the government’s legislation to legalize cannabis, meaning that recreational marijuana will soon be legal across Canada. Some parliamentarians are calling it an “historic” moment in this country, while others are warning of the work left to be done: raising public awareness about the implications of […]

VANCOUVER — Beer brewed with marijuana, baking mixes concocted to bring out the unique flavours of cannabis oil and good, old-fashioned pot cookies: Canadian companies are creating them all, but it’s unclear when stores will legally be able to stock the edibles for recreational users. Instead, business owners have been getting creative to manufacture, refine […]

BANFF, Alta. — The Alberta resort town of Banff has banned smoking or vaping cannabis in public places once it becomes legal. Council has decided to limit the use of marijuana to private property in the small mountain town that attracts a large number of international tourists and has a reputation as a place to […]

OTTAWA — The federal government set the stage Wednesday for a possible showdown with the Senate over legalization of cannabis after it rejected 13 amendments approved by the upper house — including one recognizing the authority of provinces to ban home cultivation of marijuana plants if they choose. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau used the occasion […]

A fridge full of organic vegetables purchased or harvested with the best of intentions, and then life gets busy, leaving no time to peel,

Cut the halves into smaller pieces and place in a large pot of water with a steam basket to keep the pumpkin pieces from touching the water.

Organic food consumption is rapidly increasing. The heightened interest in the global environment and a willingness to look