Its government is fighting the federal home-grow mandate, its landlords want the right to ban cannabis, and its top-ranking officials are peddling easily disproven lies. What is Quebec’s problem?

Never mind that cannabis will be recreationally legal in nine months—right now it’s against the law, and the law is the only thing Quebec police care about.

The official government document—leaked to Vice last week—is full of contradictions with Ontario policy.

In spite of its late-night joie-de-vivre image, Quebec has significantly less enthusiasm toward legal cannabis than anywhere else in Canada, with only 40% of the population in favour of legalization.

Quebec has one of the highest barriers to medical cannabis in Canada. Canadians for Fair Access to Medical Marijuana is ready to change that.

How a passion for innovation—and disdain for opioids—made a cannabis true-believer of this Canadian entrepreneur.