Almost three-quarters of veterans using medical marijuana will feel the impact this spring when the federal government imposes a new limit on the amount of weed for which it will pay.

The report says one in three uses 10 grams — the current maximum daily allotment.

The figures are contained in an internal Veterans Affairs Canada audit that raises broad questions about the use of pot by veterans, including claims that it reduces the use of painkillers and other addictive drugs.

A study out of the University of California, Davis has provided new insights into how marijuana legalization affects teenagers' perceptions and use of the drug.

Researchers found that among Grade 8 and 10 students in Washington State, marijuana use increased after the drug was legalized. 

Attitudes were also affected. The study's findings showed teenagers were less concerned about the harms associated with marijuana after the law changed.

Results varied among slightly older students. Among Grade 12 students, no shift in attitude or use was reported.

In Colorado, where marijuana was legalized in 2012, the study's results were also different. Researchers found no change in attitude or use of marijuana after legalization — for any age group.

Toronto's marijuana dispensaries had a turbulent 2016, and there are no signs 2017 will be any different for the fledgling businesses and their many customers.

The dispensaries plan to continue selling marijuana and police plan to continue raiding them.

"They are serving a need," Michael McLellan, spokesperson for the Canadian Cannabis Retail Council, said of Toronto's marijuana dispensaries.

"There are still tens of thousands — if not hundreds of thousands — of patients frequenting marijuana retailers here in Toronto and I think they will continue to do so," McLellan said in an interview.

Will Canadian cannabis stocks remain under pressure following the release of information related to product recalls or will this weakness provide investors with the best buying opportunity of 2017?

Late last week, The Globe and Mail published an article on the discovery of Myclobutanil, a controversial pesticide found in in products sold by Mettrum Ltd. (MT.V), a federally licensed medical cannabis producer.

What is Myclobutanil?

Myclobutanil is a chemical that is prohibited for use on legal cannabis in Colorado, Washington and Oregon because of health concerns. The pesticide is known to emit hydrogen cyanide when heated.

The world cannabis industry is dramatically growing in such a various countries like The Netherlands, Canada, Uruguay, Israel or a huge part of United States of America (22 states to be exact). In these countries it is allowed to sell marijuana legally, but in some of them there are still many unnecessary restrictions which restrict the further development of the marijuana industry. For example, in some states it’s still impossible to fully profit from health, economic and social benefits provided by cannabis business. Let’s take a good look at particular countries and draw proper conclusions.
 

The United States of America marijuana politics
 

Comprehensive. Compassionate. Courageous.

Over 80 per cent of Canadians think that it would be a mistake to legalize marijuana before we have a reliable system for testing stoned drivers, a poll shows.

Driving while impaired by a drug is just as illegal as driving drunk, but testing drivers for cannabis is more challenging than testing them for alcohol. As well, there’s no consensus about where a bloodstream limit for THC should be set for drivers.

“Until Canadians are convinced that the legalization of marijuana isn’t going to make our roads less safe, we should just put the brakes on legalizing marijuana until we’ve got this figured out,” said Sean Simpson, vice-president of Ipsos Public Affairs, summarizing the poll’s findings.

One of the best questions to ask an entrepreneur is, “What’s the last great book you read?”

Whether on audiobook, ereader or tablet, or even on the ancient medium of paper, books offer a path to escape one’s own worldview and learn through the words and experiences of the author, making them a standard item in any forward-thinking entrepreneur’s home or laptop bag. 

Through talking with some of the cannabis industry’s top leaders, Cashinbis gets a lot of amazing book recommendations – some of them are cannabis-specific, and others are just great business books. 

No matter your stage in the game, we hope you enjoy the following suggestions for a stellar holiday reading list.

So far the company has only been allowed to sell to medical patients, but that will all change when prime minister Justin Trudeau makes good on his promise to legalize marijuana for recreational purposes in the Spring of 2017.