National plan looks to slash antibiotic use in livestock in Canada

Starting Dec. 1, 2018, hundreds of over-the-counter antibiotics will require a prescription from a veterinarian.

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Canadian government to search social media using artificial intelligence to predict suicides

The federal government will launch a pilot project using artificial intelligence to monitor social media in search of trends that may indicate imminent spikes in suicide rates.

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Dogs overdosing on marijuana, veterinarian warns

With impending medical marijuana legalization, a Nova Scotia vet says he's seeing an increase in dogs overdosing on pot, but also a growing interest in the use of cannabis oil as treatment.

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California's newest drug dealers: like an Apple Store, but with weed

California's newest legal drug dealers are like an Apple Store, but with weed. To rebrand legal recreational cannabis, you have to "get rid of stoner culture," says MedMen's head of marketing.

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California officially enters era of legal marijuana with new rules starting today

More than two decades after California paved the way for legal weed by passing the nation's first medical marijuana law, the most populous U.S. state becomes the latest to legalize the drug for recreational use.

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Naloxone nasal spray began as a remedy for binge eating, CEO says

Roger Crystal's company Opiant Pharmaceuticals was struggling to find new uses for an old drug that reverses overdoses. Then the North American opioid epidemic hit.

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Smokers fume at new cigarette ban on hospital property

After a two year build-up, smoking on hospital property in Ontario is now illegal.

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