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Application process opens for Alberta cannabis store licences . @globalnews . Albertans interested in selling cannabis when it is legalized later this year can now apply for a licence.... The Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission (AGLC) started accepting applications Tuesday for cannabis store licences and a spokesperson said business was steady right out of the gate. It’s about what we expected to be seeing. Hynes-Dawson reminded applicants that there’s no deadline to get applications in and no cap on the number of licences that will be handed out so people shouldn’t feel rushed to get their forms in. Those who do apply have a lot of homework to do first. There are background checks, fees and municipal approval is also needed. The process is similar to getting a liquor store licence. Generally, it’s expected it will take between two and four months to get a licence. #cannabiscommunity #cannabissociety #cbd #medicalmarijuana #instaweed #Cannabis #marijuna #maryjane #Medicalcannabis #weedsociety

Hull-Aylmer MP pledges to help clear pot offenders’ records . @cbcnews . A west Quebec MP is pledging to help some of the hundreds of thousands of Canadians with marijuana convictions get their criminal records cleared but they’ll have to wait until after legalization.... Greg Fergus, the Liberal MP for Hull-Aylmer, said he’ll be seeking remedies for some of the 500,000 Canadians who he said have a criminal record related to simple possession of marijuana. I will be one of the first people at the door saying let’s start getting busy and sharpening our pencils to try to figure out how we can best deal with this, Fergus said. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said he would not consider issuing amnesties or creating an expedited pardon program until after cannabis is legalized in July 2018. Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale has also said officials are examining all the legal implications for possible pardons, or record suspensions, for criminal records for cannabis. Charges, convictions dropping There has been a precipitous drop in the number of charges for simple possession of marijuana in Ottawa, from 341 charges in 2012 to 216 in 2016 the most recent year data is available from Statistics Canada. Ottawa lawyer Michael Spratt said that anecdotally he’s seen a decline in the number of people charged with marijuana possession over the last year. Spratt also said he’s been getting phone calls from clients anxious to clear their criminal records in light of the new law and he’s frustrated with how long it’s taking the federal government to consider expediting the pardon process. Full article; http://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.4561917 #cannabiscommunity #cannabissociety #cbd #medicalmarijuana #instaweed #Cannabis #marijuna #maryjane #Medicalcannabis #weedsociety

Canadian firm becomes first pot producer to list on major U.S. stock exchange . @cbcnews . Toronto-based Cronos Group is set to be the first marijuana company to list on a major U.S. stock exchange when it begins trading on the tech-heavy Nasdaq composite on Tuesday.... The move is a significant milestone for the company and the broader marijuana sector that has faced resistance from the Trump administration. In January, the U.S. Justice Department had repealed an Obama administration policy that eased the enforcement of federal marijuana laws in states that legalized the drug. Federal law in the U.S. still prohibits marijuana use, despite some states like California moving to legalize it. This up listing to Nasdaq is a major corporate milestone and reflects the significant progress we have made in strengthening our corporate governance and expanding our global footprint, said Mike Gorenstein, CEO of Cronos Group in a statement on Monday. The company is already trading in Toronto on the TSX Venture Exchange and its shares were up over five per cent in the afternoon after news of the new listing. Cronos shares are up over 200 per cent in the past year, similar to its counterparts in Canada that have seen shares skyrocket on the expected legalization of recreational marijuana in the country by this summer. The Nasdaq listing allows U.S. investors that were hesitant over the legality of investing in marijuana stocks outside of the country to now invest legally. We believe this will increase long term shareholder value by improving awareness, liquidity, and appeal to institutional investors, Gorenstein said. The company told Bloomberg that Nasdaq’s approval came after it spent six months preparing its application for the listing. Full article; http://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.4552128 #cannabiscommunity #cannabissociety #cbd #medicalmarijuana #inst

Medical cannabis coverage granted to UBC Okanagan students @cbcnews . . Students at UBC’s Okanagan (UBCO) campus will soon be able to get medical cannabis covered by their student health insurance plan.... The university’s students’ union has approved a pilot project to test the coverage of medical cannabis starting Sept. 1, 2018. They are the second post-secondary students’ union in Canada to take this step. In 2015, the students’ union at the University of Waterloo agreed to cover medical cannabis under its health plan. What we’re hoping ultimately is that it will improve the health and well-being of the student population by providing them with effective options for health care, said UBCO psychology professor and cannabis researcher Zach Walsh, who is overseeing the pilot project. Walsh said many medications are already covered under the health plan, and since cannabis is often prescribed by a physician and is recognized as a medicine, it should also be covered. Michelle Thiessen, chair of Canadian Students for Sensible Drug Policy Okanagan, said $20,000 of the medical budget has been set aside for a year of coverage. The pilot project will end Aug. 31, 2019. She said only students who are already registered as medical cannabis patients though Health Canada can receive coverage. We’re going to collect data during this year and see how we can make this program better, said Thiessen, who is a UBCO masters student in clinical psychology. If the student union decides it’s something they want to continue offering, then we can make an even better program. Thiessen said the UBCO campus is an excellent environment to roll out the pilot project for various reasons. Full article; http://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.4547780 #cannabiscommunity #cannabissociety #cbd #medicalmarijuana #instaweed #Cannabis #marijuna #maryjane #Medicalcannabis

Newfoundland Liquor Corp calls for proposals from stores who want to sell pot . @cbcnews .... As Canada rolls closer toward marijuana legalization, the Newfoundland and Labrador Liquor Corporation has put out the call for potential retailers, and the proposed sales structure is not sitting well with one St. John’s man with plans to open a cannabis store. I don’t want to eat peanut butter sandwiches to sell marijuana in Newfoundland, said Ross Barney, who along with a partner has spent about the last eight months preparing to open a stand-alone shop in the city’s downtown core. Barney was reacting to a new website launched by the NLC, which will license and regulate the sale of all cannabis products in the province. The site lays out the types of businesses that will be allowed to sell cannabis and the breakdown of approximately how many marijuana retailers will exist in a given region. The NLC has issued a request for proposals, with a March 29 deadline, saying retailers will get an eight per cent commission on cannabis sales. The liquor corporation has not set a price per gram, but Barney expects it to be about $10 a gram, which means he would make 80 cents for every gram sold. Full article; http://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.4544760 #cannabiscommunity #cannabissociety #cbd #medicalmarijuana #instaweed #Cannabis #marijuna #maryjane #Medicalcannabis If I sold one pound of cannabis in Newfoundland in the course of a work day, which is very difficult unless you’re a Tim Hortons, then I would probably make $360 off that, Barney told the St. John’s Morning Show.