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Canada legalizes it

As Canada prepares to become the first G7 nation to legalize the recreational use of cannabis, we explore the big issues raised by this grand progressive experiment – from crime to public health to the growing movement for amnesty

31 May 2024

  • Grand Theft Auto V's Michael takes a hit from his son's bong

    I tried playing video games stoned for the first time in my 50s – and I have some thoughts

    Dominik Diamond
    Marijuana is legal where I live in Canada, so I decided to give it a try and see whether it would improve my gaming experience – or just end in a panic attack

16 October 2018

  • Selling marijuana without a license will incur fines of up to $5,000 or up to 14 years in prison – but you can share with your friends.

    Marijuana legalization, explained: the key facts about Canada's new laws

    Where can you buy it? Can you grow your own? Can you smoke and drive? And will Canada legalize other drugs now, too?

7 June 2018

  • A cloud of smoke hangs over the crowd as thousands of people smoke marijuana during the 4-20 annual marijuana celebration Annual 4-20 Marijuana Festival, Vancouver, Canada - 20 Apr 2018

    'I deliver to your house': pot dealers on why legalization won't kill the black market

    The success or failure of cannabis legalization comes down to one thing: beating the black market. So what do dealers think?
  • ‘A lot of people will think: what are you doing? It’s already legal’ ... Vancouver’s gay pride parade, 2010.

    One party is dreading marijuana legalization: the Marijuana party

    Like Ukip after Brexit, the Marijuana party won the very battle it was established to fight. But its leaders insist the resistance continues against ‘prohibition 2.0’
  • People are seen at the Melbourne Free Cannabis Community 420 Rally held at Flagstaff Gardens in Melbourne, Friday, April 20, 2018. (AAP Image/David Crosling) NO ARCHIVING

    Goodbye counterculture: what will happen when weed goes corporate?

    Big corporations will reap the benefits of cannabis legalization in Canada – but what will that mean for musicians and artists?

6 June 2018

  • Jasmit2

    How do you market weed when you can't market weed?

    Canadian cannabis vendors are trying to carve out market share for a product they can’t legally sell yet … or advertise. So they’re getting creative
  • People pass joints as the time reaches 4:20 PM at the annual 4/20 marijuana event at Sunset Beach in Vancouver, British Columbia

    All eyes on Canada as first G7 nation prepares to make marijuana legal

    From crime to health to business, Canada’s decision to legalize marijuana is a grand progressive experiment that promises to answer a host of questions
  • Peel police Costable Barrett Hagopian examines marijuana plants in basement of home on Bridgewood Drive in Mississauga.

    I served 20 years for cannabis. Now the police are cashing in on it

    Rosie Rowbotham
    The same authorities who hounded dealers are now investors in cannabis – and there’s still no amnesty for past convictions. The hypocrisy is staggering, says Rosie Rowbotham, a former producer at CBC Radio
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