Sam Riches is a writer and journalist in Toronto. His work can be found in Vice, Pacific Standard, Wired, and many other publications.
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‘Reasonable Access’: This Court Case Could Decide the Future of Ontario Dispensaries
Sam Riches - Published on October 5, 2017Read moreThe two-day hearing pits the City of Toronto against Canna Clinic, with precedent-setting implications.
‘Exchanging Prohibition for Extreme Regulation’: Toronto Braces for New Cannabis Reality
Sam Riches - Published on September 15, 2017Read more“[Ontario] could have simply licensed all the existing dispensaries,” says lawyer Jack Lloyd. “Instead, they’ve elected to declare war on a group of political activists, cannabis enthusiasts, and cannabis legalization activists. To say that it’s draconian is an understatement.”
Step Inside Canada’s High Church of Cannabis
Sam Riches - Published on August 23, 2017Read moreJust outside Vancouver, Minister Davidacus Holmes administers cannabis sacrament to thousands and tries to get arrested. No luck so far.
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Say What? Why ‘Cannabis’ Is Rising and ‘Marijuana’ Is Fading
Sam Riches - Published on May 29, 2017Read moreWith legalization sweeping across North America, the very words we use are changing.
