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Canadian Kids Love Marijuana The Most

The Huffington Post Canada | Michael Bolen | Posted 04.11.2013 | Canada Living

A new survey from UNICEF has found that more Canadian kids smoke marijuana than anywhere else in the western world. The study on the well-being of ...

Does Pot Increase Stroke Risk?

The Huffington Post Canada | Posted 02.06.2013 | Canada Living

A study out of New Zealand appears to show a link between marijuana use and strokes in young adults. Researchers tested the urine of 150 patients w...

Court Strikes Down Pot Ruling

CP | Colin Perkel, The Canadian Press | Posted 04.03.2013 | Canada Politics

TORONTO - Canada's ban on marijuana was effectively upheld Friday when Ontario's top court struck down an earlier court decision that said Canada's la...

School Denies Student Diploma Over Pot, Ordered To Reconsider

The Huffington Post Canada | Posted 11.19.2012 | Canada Living

The smoke may be clearing for Gautam Setia, a former Ontario student whose prep school denied him his diploma for allegedly lighting a bong and smokin...

Teenage Pot Smoking Tied To Loss Of IQ

CBC | Posted 10.27.2012 | Canada Living

Teens who smoke marijuana regularly may suffer long-term damage to their brains, new research suggests. Age of onset for cannabis use and ...

Amsterdam: Land of a Thousand Bicycles

Kathy Buckworth | Posted 08.09.2012 | Canada Travel
Kathy Buckworth

Amsterdam is a city of almost 800,000 inhabitants, and 600,000 bicycles. They're everywhere. But as a North American traveling to Amsterdam, I was simultaneously impressed by their pedal power while surprised to discover that not one single cyclist owned an essential piece of biking equipment from our part of the world: the bike helmet.

Quebecois Student Protesters Will Grow Out of It. They Always Do

Yoni Goldstein | Posted 07.18.2012 | Canada
Yoni Goldstein

Going to university is like hitting the snooze button on life: You do whatever you want whenever you want, and there are no consequences. Same thing goes for these protests: Most of the kids on strike in Quebec demonstrating in the streets, are going to turn out just fine, and become hard-working citizens like you and me.

Cannabis Ban In The Netherlands

The Huffington Post Canada | Rod Charles | Posted 04.27.2012 | Canada Travel

The days of travelling to the Netherlands to get high are probably over. According to Reuters, “A controversial law that will make it harder for ...

Don't Fear The Reefer: Praise For Liberal Vote To Legalize Pot

CP | Steve Rennie, The Canadian Press | Posted 03.17.2012 | Canada Politics

OTTAWA - Don't fear the reefer. That's the message to the Conservative government from a group that fights to legalize pot.The Beyond Prohibition Foun...

Liberals To Debate Making Rae's Pot Smoking Legal

The Huffington Post Canada | Michael Bolen | Posted 01.15.2012 | Canada Politics

Bob Rae has admitted he smoked marijuana ahead of the Liberal policy convention this weekend where the party will debate a resolution to decriminalize...

Illegal Drugs Used By 200 Million Annually Worldwide

CBC | Posted 01.06.2012 | Canada Living

Globally, about 200 million people use illicit drugs each year, according to new research, with use highest in developed countries. Approximately 1...

Legalize Pot To Hurt Gangs: Experts

CBC | Posted 12.27.2011 | Canada Politics

A coalition of prominent B.C. police officers, health professionals, legal experts and academics is calling for the legalization and regu...

Massive Toronto Pot Bust

CBC | Posted 08.11.2011 | Canada

CBC -- Toronto police said they dismantled a large marijuana grow operation in northwest Toronto, and said was one of the larger busts so far this yea...