How the feds hope to ban lifestyle marketing of legal potThe law bans ’glamour, recreation, excitement, vitality, risk or daring.’ But those rules are already being tested, so we asked a lawyer to explain.
Ottawa is ’looking into’ New Brunswick’s cheerful promotion of potCannabis NB’s website shows happy people and touts weed as a part of poker games and a ’girls’ night out’. But the feds have stepped in and changes are coming
Health Canada plans to ’severely restrict’ opioid marketing as death toll mountsThe feds are even talking about criminal charges in future cases. But are they ready to crack down on drug promotion disguised as ’medical education’?
The politics behind Canada’s Food GuideFor the past 75 years, Canada’s Food Guide has been less about evidence-based policy and more shaped by the undertones of politics.
Why we need a pharmacare plan for Canada’s chaotic world of drug pricesOpinion: There are 19 drugs on the Canadian market that cost $50,000 or more per year—a national pharmacare plan could ease the burden
Why Ottawa has its hands on your sunblockSunscreen in Canada is regulated like a drug, and critics say it’s a policy overdue for a change.
What a blood plasma-for-profit clinic means for public health careThe federal government has quietly approved a plasma-for-profit clinic in Saskatoon, drawing fiery criticism from politicians, scientists and patients
Orthodontics a huge challenge for Northern residentsAn acute lack of dental care in the North means 465 flights a year to get braces fitted and tightened
Health Canada OKs research into popular morning-sickness drugA gag order that stopped a drug researcher from sharing clinical data on leading drug Diclectin has been lifted
Are we overstating the benefits of medical marijuana?A new study clears away the smoke on what medical marijuana can, and cannot, do