Category: Canada

  • Can Landlords Ban Legal Cannabis? Here’s What the Law Says

    Can Landlords Ban Legal Cannabis? Here’s What the Law Says

    Adult-use recreational cannabis is scheduled to be made legal across Canada this summer. But not everyone’s celebrating. As legalization looms nearer, some apartment-dwellers are prepping for legal battles over tenant rights to follow. Not all tenants are looking forward to legalization and are not welcoming to the idea of legalized cannabis being smoked indoors, according…

  • Canadian Cannabis Companies Search for Workers Ahead of Legalization

    Canadian Cannabis Companies Search for Workers Ahead of Legalization

    Canadian marijuana companies are on a hiring spree, looking to fill an array of roles as they gear up for the legalization of recreational cannabis later this year. The workforce is booming, said Alison McMahon, who runs Cannabis At Work, a staffing agency focused on the burgeoning industry. Right now, she's recruiting for positions in…

  • Women Lead the Way at Canadian Cannabis-Testing Facility

    It has been said that Canada’s burgeoning cannabis industry is largely dominated by men, so when the Georgia Straight learned about a cannabis-testing lab run by a team of women, the publication sent a reporter to check it out. At Northern Vine Labs in Langley, British Columbia, resident scientists Katherine Maloney, Claire Maloney (the two are cousins), and Jaclyn…