Marijuana Breaking News From Canada’s Highest Court
Bake it, brew it, flake it, eat it – but you don’t have to smoke it.
Canada’s highest court today (June 11/15) released its long awaited Smith decision, finding that restricting the consumption of medical marijuana to dried marijuana only violated Canada’s Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and as a result, the governing legislation was struck down. Possessing non-dried forms of cannabis, such as oils and edibles, is no longer a criminal act.
Let’s be clear: this ruling does not legalize the possession or consumption of marijuana for the general public. This ruling does not create any new rights. What it does do is allow medical patients with proper medical authorization to consume the doctor prescribed marijuana in a format other than smoking.
And that’s great news for the many companies that are hoping to sell cannabis-based oils, edibles, tea leaves, ointments, brownies and yes, even a vaginal lubricant called, get ready for it, “V-Love”. If...
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