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Cannabis

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Cannabis

Canada Made Weed Legal. But For Who?

October 25, 2019January 4, 2020 - by Sarah Ratchford

One year later, cannabis users are still targeted based on race. Community advocates say it’s time for reparations

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We’ve Legalized Marijuana. Let’s Modernize Our Alcohol Laws Too

October 17, 2018July 16, 2019 - by Paul Gallant

Canada is finally treating tokers like grownups. But we need to address the disparity between pot and booze

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Pot Is Legal. Is It Time to Redefine Sobriety?

October 17, 2018January 4, 2020 - by Amanda Scriver

The rise of CBD and other cannabis products pushes us to re-examine traditional ideas of substance-free living

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Inside the Underground Weed Workforce

October 17, 2018November 13, 2019 - by Lee Hawks

In 2010, I quit my teaching job and travelled south of the border to trim massive crops of cannabis

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Legalized Marijuana Goes Luxe

October 17, 2018March 31, 2020 - by Jen Gerson

Inside the growing culture of cannabis connoisseurship

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Is the World Ready for Canada to Be a Marijuana Superpower?

July 11, 2018January 4, 2020 - by Brett Popplewell

In a few months, the land of maple syrup will lead the global weed economy

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Please Enjoy Your Genetically Engineered Dinner

January 3, 2018November 11, 2019 - by Christopher Pollon

Last year, Canada became the first country to sell unlabelled transgenic animals for human consumption. But do consumers have an appetite for it?

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Illustration by Vesna Asanovic
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Wake and Bake

April 20, 2017April 3, 2020 - by Felix Vikhman

A psychotherapist details the rise of marijuana-induced psychosis among his clients

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Illustration by Sam Island
Cannabis / January/February 2017 / The Walrus True Crime

The First Lady of Reefer Madness

December 22, 2016April 7, 2020 - by Melvyn Green

How a renowned Canadian feminist popularized our racist war on drugs

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Photograph by Glenn Baglo
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Vancouver’s Spirited Seventies

October 13, 2016October 18, 2018 - by Kate Bird

Photojournalism that captured a decade of change

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