Regina City Council approved a discretionary use application to allow the development of the Join Cannabis Shop in Regina’s Whitmore Park. The approved application came after the shop received development and building permits and invested more than $250,000 into the new location. However, six months later, the permit was rescinded due to the existence of […]
A team of researchers from the University of Regina has been awarded money from the National Football League to study the effects of cannabinoids on pain management and protection for concussions in elite football players. Dr. Patrick Neary is a professor at the kinesiology and health studies department at the University of Regina. He and […]
Regina City Council approved a report highlighting the legalization of cannabis on the city’s black market. When legalization occurred in 2018, the city decided to allow only 6 stores, and enacting some of the strictest rules in the country. Mayor Sandra Masters says the stores have had a devastating impact to the black market, and […]
Saskatchewan’s provincial auditor tabled her latest and final report on Tuesday morning. Of the several items covered in the 2021 report, Provincial Auditor Judy Ferguson highlighted concerns including patient safety at health care facilities, early learning and regulating recreational cannabis. Patient safety improvements The report stresses the need for the Ministry of Health to improve […]
A team of researchers at the University of Saskatchewan will study the effects cannabis use during pregnancy has on the brain development of a fetus a mother is carrying. Robert Laprairie is an assistant professor and research chair with the college of pharmacy and nutrition, he says so far most of the data available is […]
On Wednesday, November 25, 2020, shortly before 9:30 p.m., White Butte RCMP were contacted by the Saskatchewan Highway Patrol (SHP) after they stopped a semi-truck for a commercial vehicle inspection on Highway 1 east between Pense and Grand Coulee, SK. During the inspection, approximately 223 lbs of cannabis was discovered in the trailer of the […]
Over 100 pounds of cannabis and nearly a kilogram of cocaine has been seized by RCMP near Kindersley after a couple of incidents this week. On Tuesday afternoon at about 2:30 PM, RCMP stopped a vehicle on Highway #7 west of Kindersley for a license and registration check. The responding officer made several observations during […]
Nine people are facing charges, six of them from Regina and another from Pense, after nearly three million illicit cigarettes and more than $500,000 in cash were seized to end a 17-month investigation. RCMP say the nine were charged after an interprovincial investigation started into illicit cannabis and tobacco products being distributed by a group […]
Canopy Growth, an Ontario-based cannabis company, announced Thursday that their facility in Yorkton will be closing. The company is also cutting it’s farming operations in Springfield, New York, as well as its cultivation facility in Colombia. Canopy adds that they also plan on transferring ownership of their facilities in Africa to local businesses. The announced […]
A new instrument is helping Regina Police officers detect THC levels during roadside tests. The Sotoxa Mobile Test System tests the amount of THC based off an oral fluid swab performed during a roadside stop by police. Officers trained to use the device take the sample, plug it into the machine which then offers a “positive” reading […]
