Planetary Pride and SWW Farms CEO Rob Waddell released a statement to SaultOnline in response to the upcoming resolution (to be discussed at council on June 11th) put forth by Councillors Myers and Hollingsworth which seeks to ban retail cannabis stores in the Sault.

The statement reads as follows,

“The upcoming legalization of cannabis Bill C-45 for recreational usage is a step forward in policy for Canada, and the fear mongering motion put forth by Councillor Myers and supported by Councillor Hollingsworth is five steps backwards.

That's where stores like the Greenhouse come in, though they can't sell the plants themselves.

When federal cannabis legalization comes into effect some time this summer, individuals will be allowed to grow up to four plants for personal use. In the meantime, Shawn Dolter — owner of the Greenhouse in Little Rapids — is fielding a lot of questions from curious, and somewhat sheepish, would-be small-scale pot farmers.

"We're all about do-it-yourself," Dolter told the Corner Brook Morning Show. 

"Basically, we want to make sure that they can grow the best plant possible in their own home environment."

'We feel very confident that we had a very good piece of legislation,' Ginette Petitpas Taylor says.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's bill legalizing recreational pot may have passed third reading in the Senate — but that doesn't mean its legislative journey will be a smooth or easy one from now on.

Senators made dozens of amendments to the government bill they sent back to the Commons Thursday night. Some of those amendments are likely to end up in the final bill. Others may not.

"We will have to go through the amendments. The minister will really provide information as to what amendments we are able to support, what amendments we're not able to support," said Liberal House Leader Bardish Chagger.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau believes Canadians should be allowed to grow their own cannabis, but he must now decide whether he wants to enter into a fight with the Senate to make it happen across the country.

Bill C-45, which was adopted by the Senate with 46 amendments on Thursday, allows adult Canadians to grow up to four plants of cannabis in their homes to meet their personal needs.

However, Manitoba and Quebec have decided to prohibit home cultivation as part of their respective plans to legislate the use of cannabis on their territories. With that in mind, the Senate has adopted an amendment that clearly lays out the right of provinces to prohibit home cultivation.

The Sault is one of 14 locations chosen for the new Ontario Cannabis Store.

City council in Sault Ste. Marie could give the cold shoulder Monday night to a legal pot shop planned for the city.

The Sault is one of 14 cities the Ontario Cannabis Store is looking to do business in later this summer, after the federal government legalizes marijuana.

City councillor Susan Myers has tabled a motion calling on Sault city council to oppose the province's plans.

She's worried legal recreational marijuana will only make the city's opiate problems—which got national news attention earlier this year— worse.

"It's a feeder to more serious drugs," says Myers.  

Will Doug Ford change the way recreational cannabis is going to be sold in Ontario?

That’s the question on the minds of Canadian marijuana executives after the Progressive Conservatives swept to power in Thursday’s election.

The rules governing marijuana retailing will vary by province, and Kathleen Wynne’s Liberals chose to place both online and in-store sales in the hands of the government, tasking the Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) with the job.

But there is a sense in the cannabis industry that Mr. Ford, the PC Leader who has made no secret of his disdain for monopolies, could be open to pursuing other retailing models that involve the private sector.

Even after the Senate passed the historic bill to legalize recreational marijuana use Thursday, the question remains: how soon can Canadians start lawfully smoking up?

That time could still be months away, despite the Liberals’ initial promise the law would change by July 1. Thursday’s vote was the final major hurdle in the marijuana legalization process, but there are still a number of steps to go before ending the 95-year prohibition.

The bill now goes back to the House of Commons, where members of Parliament will accept, modify or reject the senators’ more than 40 amendments.

If accepted, the final step—royal assent—could still take days or weeks.

Cannabis can have troublesome effects on people with unstable heart conditions, says physician.

A medical cannabis expert is cautioning people with heart problems about using marijuana.

Dr. Danial Schecter is one of the keynote speakers at a cardiology symposium today in Sydney, N.S.

Schecter is the co-founder of the Cannabinoid Medical Clinic, which has 20 Canabo Medical Clinic locations across Canada, including one in Halifax. 

His comments come as doctors see more patients using marijuana, both medically and recreationally. Schecter advocates the use of cannabis to treat a variety of medical conditions.

The condo is slated to open for occupancy in 2021.

Canadians across the country are closely watching the countdown to the legalization of cannabis this summer, with many businesses clamouring to join the multi-billion dollar pot industry. 

A Toronto housing developer, however, is bucking the trend by selling the GTA's first "smokeless" condominium. 

"We know that smoke moves between units in buildings, it's impossible to prevent that," explained Heather Tremain, CEO of developer Options for Homes.

Tremain says the developer decided to go ahead with the idea after asking itself an important question.

In effort to see budget implementation bill, NDP produces document showing PCs have done profit projections.

The Progressive Conservative government is using the uncertainty around federal cannabis regulations as a smokescreen to delay revealing the details of its budget implementation bill, according to the Opposition Leader Wab Kinew.

The NDP is demanding to see the Budget Implementation and Statutes Amendment Act before giving up their right to ask questions under a process known as concurrence. Premier Brian Pallister has blamed uncertainty around federal cannabis regulations as the reason the provincial government hasn't introduced the bill.