Canada

Medical cannabis has been legally available to Canadian patients since 2001, and more broadly through licensed retailers since 2013, but it’s still a relatively complicated system to navigate. Unlike other prescription drugs, medical cannabis is not prescribed at all, but rather its use is authorized by a doctor. Not necessarily your doctor either, as many GPs are still hesitant to advise on cannabis for therapeutic uses.  It’s an odd system that has led to the emergence of specialized clinics where patients rely on these healthcare providers to authorize an allowance of cannabis direct from a licensed source.  Some of these […]

It’s no secret that the Canadian Government’s department Veterans Affairs Canada has struggled over the years with their cannabis policy for veterans. Changes in Cannabis Policy for Veterans since the introduction It all began in 2007, when Veterans Affairs Canada made the decision to reimburse a veteran for his medical cannabis expenses. Since then, the department has been reimbursing the cannabis costs of thousands of veterans. From 2008-2014, Veterans Affairs Canada reimbursed the costs of cannabis for medical purposes to veterans based on Section 4 of the Veterans Health Care Regulations and in accordance with Canada’s Marijuana Medical Access Regulations. […]

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When Canada legalized cannabis there were many companies that started and built large grow facilities to accommodate the potential wave of demand. But initial demand was slow. This was mainly due to the fact that dispensaries were heavily regulated and/or controlled entirely by the governmental provinces. Without a mechanism for incentives, governments were slow to push through with opening stores and getting permits passed. This created a significant amount of supply piling up at growers’ facilities. Things are changing. A brief pause during the initial lockdown phase of COVID notwithstanding, there are significant increases in cannabis sales throughout Canada on […]

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