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Why Canada should update its archaic drug laws
June 29, 2015The Supreme Court of Canada recently invalidated sections 4 and 5 of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act in a unanimous decision, effectively legalizing non-conventional forms of marijuana for medicinal use. This means that those who are licensed to use medical marijuana will no longer be restricted to just smoking it. They will have the option consume marijuana cookies, brownies, lip balms, oils — the list goes as far as your imagination allows. This decision is part of a growing trend toward decriminalizing and legalizing cannabis, and it’s about time. Canada’s law surrounding cannabis, especially of the medicinal variety, are…
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Let’s build some affordable homes already
June 15, 2015When it comes to purchasing a single-family detached home in increasingly unaffordable Vancouver, it appears that millennials literally can’t even. The hashtag #donthave1million, begun by 29 year-old environmental scientist Eveline Xia, has become a rallying point for disgruntled young urban…
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BC needs a higher minimum wage
March 30, 2015[caption id="attachment_1904" align="alignnone" width="940"] Photo Credit: Brandon Hillier[/caption] British Columbia has the highest cost of living of any province in the entire country and the second highest rate of poverty, yet the provincial government remains complacent about poverty reduction. Recently,…
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