Policy Options

Of the many things we have learned from almost 100 years of drug prohibition, it is obvious to all but the most ideological that public health education and the...

While there’s much to admire about France — including its food, culture and language — one area in which Canadian policy-makers would do well to steer clear of French...

The criminalization of cannabis is now a thing of the past in Canada, but the legacy of legalization is far from clear. Legalization represents a major social and political...

History tells us that minority governments in Canada can be shaky and unpredictable. But along with volatility and risk, there’s also an upside for political leaders who choose cooperation...

Federal lawmakers ignored the call to delay cannabis legalization until First Nations could be adequately consulted on the regulation of recreational sales. Now it is provinces that must engage...

Canadian Cannabis 2.0 is here! It’s been over a year since recreational cannabis was legalized for adult use in Canada, and with the edibles, extracts and topicals category recently...

The next phase of legal cannabis – the arrival of edibles – is unlikely to do any good for one area of the legal market: medical cannabis. Once they...

Ten months before cannabis was legalized last October, I asked a question: Where are Black Canadians in the cannabis debate? I sought to stimulate active involvement of Canada’s Black...

Le 17 octobre 2018, le Canada est devenu le deuxième pays ― après l’Uruguay ― à légaliser et à réglementer l’ensemble de la chaîne logistique du cannabis. Contrer le marché noir...

Recreational cannabis markets are opening up across North America. Yet restrictions on university cannabis research remain. They prevent consumers, patients, medical professionals, the cannabis industry and policy-makers from making...