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• Ross Rebagliati, an athlete once infamous for briefly losing his Olympic gold medal, now hopes to cash in on his fame in the “green gold rush.”

  

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  Disgraced at Olympics Over Marijuana, Canadian Snowboarder Hopes to Ride to Cannabis Success

  The New York Times - Dan Bilefsky

  KELOWNA, British Columbia — Ross Rebagliati, a pioneering Olympic snowboarder, keeps his gold medal hidden inside a beat-up cabinet in his modest home, next to an ashtray holding his car keys and a plastic bag of weed. “I keep it there because it has brought me nothing but misfortune,” said Mr. …

• “We need more weed!” a shopkeeper lamented. Suppliers underestimated the demand and didn’t grow enough, retailers said.

  

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  Dry Spell: Canada Runs Low on Legal Marijuana Just Weeks After It Goes on Sale

  The New York Times - Dan Bilefsky

  MONTREAL — Canada is running low on legal pot three weeks after sales of recreational marijuana were authorized, a shortage that is sending some frustrated consumers back to the black market. At least three provinces — Ontario, Quebec and New Brunswick — are facing a dearth of legal marijuana and …

• Cannabidiol is being touted as a magical elixir, a cure-all now available in bath bombs, dog treats and even pharmaceuticals. But maybe it’s just a fix for our anxious times.

  

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  Why Is CBD Everywhere? - The New York Times

  The New York Times - Alex Williams

  It’s hard to say the precise moment when CBD, the voguish cannabis derivative, went from being a fidget spinner alternative for stoners to a mainstream panacea. Maybe it was in January, when Mandy Moore, hours before the Golden Globes, told Coveteur that she was experimenting with CBD oil to relieve …

• One of the goals of marijuana legalization in Canada was to stamp out the black market. But taming an illegal trade estimated at 5.3 billion Canadian dollars is proving daunting.

  

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  Vancouver, Canada’s Marijuana Capital, Struggles to Tame the Black Market

  The New York Times - Dan Bilefsky

  VANCOUVER — In the pot-friendly city of Vancouver, illegal marijuana dispensaries outnumber Starbucks outlets, and among the most popular is Weeds, Glass and Gifts. There, in a relaxed space reminiscent of the coffee chain, jovial “budtenders” sell coconut chocolate bars infused with marijuana and …

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  Canada Makes Marijuana Legal, and a National Experiment Begins

  The New York Times - Dan Bilefsky

  MONTREAL — Canada on Wednesday became the first major world economy to legalize recreational marijuana, beginning a national experiment that will alter the country’s social, cultural and economic fabric, and present the nation with its biggest public policy challenge in decades. Across the country, …

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  Canadians Already Smoke a Lot of Pot. Now It’s About to Become Legal.

  The New York Times - Catherine Porter

  HAMILTON, Ontario — Up on the third floor of a commercial building near the city’s edge is a vision of Canada’s future. To the sound of throbbing music, hundreds of people jockey around the marijuana-infused products laid out for sale in a pop-up cannabis market. Marijuana cinnamon buns. Marijuana …