Canadian Security Spotlight: Cannabis Security

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April 18, 2019

News

Marijuana enforcement unit now checking unlicensed B.C. pot stores

B.C.'s public safety minister says an enforcement team has begun investigating and closing unlicensed marijuana stores around the province. » Read full article

Personal data of 34,000 medical marijuana patients accessed in data breach: NHS

The personal health information of about 34,000 medical marijuana patients was accessed in a data breach of an electronic medical record system used by Sunniva Inc.'s Natural Health Services Ltd. subsidiary. » Read full article

Liberals to introduce bill to provide no cost pardons for simple pot crimes

Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale says the government will soon bring in legislation to provide pardons for anyone convicted of pot possession before the drug's legalization last year. » Read full article

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Featured News

3 Sixty Secure acquires INKAS Security Services

Cannabis security firm 3 Sixty Risk Solutions Ltd. (3 Sixty Secure) has acquired INKAS Security Services Ltd., an integrated security risk management company offering a full cycle of security services to cannabis operations. » Read full article

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Cannabis carrying border crossers could be hit with fines under coming system

Although stiff criminal penalties will remain options on the books, the federal border agency is developing administrative sanctions to give it more flexibility to deal with people who arrive at the border with cannabis in the era of legal recreational use. » Read full article

Ontario cannabis stores open, but fewer than half are good to go

Customers lined up to purchase pot at Ontario's first brick-and-mortar cannabis stores, but fewer than half of the province's government-licensed outlets were ready to open. » Read full article

Privacy watchdog says legal cannabis buyers should use cash, not credit

Canada's privacy watchdog is warning marijuana users to pay with cash rather than plastic if they're worried about the collection of their personal information. » Read full article

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