Without warning, his baby had stopped breathing, and he frantically performed CPR while his friend James Gallagher called 911.

Years later, the men still become emotional remembering that day. Boissonneault learned that his daughter had a rare disorder that caused epilepsy, and when pharmaceutical medications failed to cure her seizures, he turned to CBD oil, a non-psychoactive substance in marijuana.

Q1: I’ve got MS. What’s cannabis for?

Lawrence is certainly not alone. An estimated one in every 385 Canadians are living with multiple sclerosis (MS), which both Statistics Canada and the MS Society of Canada report is one of the highest incidence in the world. An autoimmune disease of the central nervous system, MS inflames and damages the myelin sheath that protects the nerves, disrupting the signals transmitted along them.

Eve & Co Incorporated (TSX-V: EVE; OTCQB: EEVVF) (“Eve & Co” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that as of December 7, 2018, Health Canada authorized Natural MedCo Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, to use its previously constructed 100,000 sq. ft. second flowering room as a grow area, and a packaging room as an operations area. 

With the addition of these approved areas, Eve & Co now has 220,000 sq. ft. of licenced grow and operation areas. The Company expects harvesting to commence at its newly licenced second flowering room by late March 2019.

Before Christmas, Barbados should have a framework for medical cannabis in place. However, freeing up the recreational use of the drug will have to be decided by referendum.

Word of this has come from Prime Minister Mia Mottley, who pointed out that Barbados could no longer afford to miss out on the emerging cannabis industry.

“There is no doubt that we will put a framework in place for medical cannabis within the next week or so. In fact, we have more or less taken a decision, we just need some refining and training with practitioners,” Mottley told the business community gathered at the CIBC FirstCaribbean Barbados Client Economic Forum last Friday.

Shoppers Drug Mart has been granted a licence to sell medical marijuana online.

Health Canada's list of authorized cannabis sellers and producers has been updated to reflect that the pharmacy can sell dried and fresh cannabis, as well as plants, seeds and oil.

A website has been set up by the company, which says that patients "with a valid medical document will soon be able to purchase a wide selection of medical cannabis products" from Shoppers.

A spokeswoman for Shoppers' parent company Loblaw Companies Ltd. said it's too soon to say when people will be able to start making orders.

She said the company is still working through a "technical issue" with Health Canada.

Now that marijuana has been legalized in Canada, Statistics Canada released a new report on December 7th about the job force in the country in 2018. They reported that the marijuana industry has been a positive impact on the jobs in Canada and has created thousands of new positions for Canadians. 

It contains a forecast of the next 5 years, starting 2018 and ending 2023 with a host of metrics like supply-demand ratio, Medical Cannabis market frequency, dominant players of Medical Cannabis market, driving factors, restraints, and challenges. The report also contains market revenue, sales, Medical Cannabis production and manufacturing cost that could help you get a better view on the market. Get to know the economic background and financial problems faced by the industry as well. A SWOT analysis (Strength, Weakness, Opportunities and Threats) has been made for companies working in the sector too. 

Yan Boissonneault's daughter was turning blue.

Without warning, his baby had stopped breathing, and he frantically performed CPR while his friend James Gallagher called 911.

Years later, the men still become emotional remembering that day. Boissonneault learned that his daughter had a rare disorder that caused epilepsy, and when pharmaceutical medications failed to cure her seizures, he turned to CBD oil, a non-psychoactive substance in marijuana.

"It's been two years now and she hasn't had a seizure," Boissonneault said, standing next to rows of pungent marijuana plants under glowing white lights. "That's what got me involved in this. It's quite personal. ... The only profit it gives me is the joy of seeing my daughter smile."

Local veterinarians are hesitant about animals consuming cannabis due to insufficient research. 

Under Canada’s legalization framework, cannabis can only be accessed for human use. However, as cannabis legalization has prompted much speculation about how the drug will affect humans, some people are considering if marijuana could be of medical benefit for their pets. Veterinarians and medical experts say owners should hold back, due to little research around the effects of marijuana on animals. 

Several local veterinarians in Fredericton, including Dr. Amy Hiebert at the Fredericton Animal Hospital, Dr. Mike Legge at Southpaw Animal Hospital and Dr. Jim Berry at Douglas Animal Hospital, offered their perspectives on the issue.

A majority of Canadian provinces are reporting cannabis supply shortages, as Canada’s licensed cannabis producers and distributors grapple to keep up with the demand for commercial cannabis. Demand for Canada’s recreational cannabis comes from customers that were already acquiring cannabis from the illicit market, and the second source of demand comes from new customers who have never used cannabis but are ready to give it a try. Several warnings about a potential shortage were circulating in the media in the run-up to legalization, but not everyone was sure the problem would manifest.