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Everything you need to know about Toronto's new, semi-legal world of pot

Everything you need to know about Toronto’s new, semi-legal world of pot

A guide to the new, smokier Big Smoke

Toronto's most stylish head shops

Toronto’s most stylish head shops

Where to hang out, do yoga or watch stand-up comedy—high

An investor’s guide to Canada's publicly traded pot companies

An investor’s guide to Canada’s publicly traded pot companies

A few of the cannabis corporations currently vying for investor dollars

Where to buy weed if you don't like alleyways

Where to buy weed if you don’t like alleyways

A visit to one of the city's illegal storefront pot dispensaries

The discerning Torontonian's pot-buying guide

The discerning Torontonian’s pot-buying guide

Everything you need to know about pot's many varieties

Inside the Latest Issue

The June issue of Toronto Life features the best new restaurants of 2026. Plus, our obsessive coverage of everything that matters now in the city.

Q&A: John Tory, one-year veteran of the mayor's chair

Q&A: John Tory, one-year veteran of the mayor’s chair

The mayor on his shifting transit strategy and Toronto's fractious police force

Which city councillor are you? A post-budget-season personality quiz

Which city councillor are you? A post-budget-season personality quiz

Which local politician is your soulmate?

What NBA All-Stars got up to in Toronto this weekend (besides basketball)

What NBA All-Stars got up to in Toronto this weekend (besides basketball)

How players and their celeb fans killed time in the 6ix

What it was like at the NBA All-Star Game

What it was like at the NBA All-Star Game

Inside the ACC on Sunday night

The best, worst and most Drake-filled moments of the NBA All-Star Celebrity Game

The best, worst and most Drake-filled moments of the NBA All-Star Celebrity Game

Here's what happens when actors and tennis players try to play basketball

Where to spot celebrities during NBA All-Star Weekend in Toronto

Where to spot celebrities during NBA All-Star Weekend in Toronto

A field guide to the weekend's famous (and semi-famous) visitors

How Jeff Stober turned the Drake Hotel into an empire

How Jeff Stober turned the Drake Hotel into an empire

The Drake's owner is a master at exporting his quirky brand of twee

Three criminal defence lawyers explain the past few days of the Jian Ghomeshi trial

Three criminal defence lawyers explain the past few days of the Jian Ghomeshi trial

A trio of legal experts on why the case is going so poorly for the prosecution

How to enjoy NBA All-Star Weekend in Toronto without a ticket to the All-Star Game

How to enjoy NBA All-Star Weekend in Toronto without a ticket to the All-Star Game

All-Star for the rest of us

Three criminal defence lawyers talk about Jian Ghomeshi's first week in court

Three criminal defence lawyers talk about Jian Ghomeshi’s first week in court

A trio of legal experts on whether Marie Henein has gone too far, and whether Ghomeshi will testify

What it's like to work for Uber and other on-demand apps

What it’s like to work for Uber and other on-demand apps

Five on-demand workers earning a living in the ever-expanding app economy

The 10 biggest moments in Toronto politics in the last 50 years

The 10 biggest moments in Toronto politics in the last 50 years

The councillors, cops, mayors and protestors who mattered most over the last half-century

Q&A: Chris Goodwin, the guy whose "weed bar" got raided (and is already back up and running)

Q&A: Chris Goodwin, the guy whose “weed bar” got raided (and is already back up and running)

The Good Weeds owner on the police raid, his 14 arrests and why stoners should come out of the basement

With James Forcillo found guilty of attempted murder, now what?

With James Forcillo found guilty of attempted murder, now what?

Philip Preville on police accountability after the Forcillo verdict

Toronto's Davos delegation, ranked

Toronto’s Davos delegation, ranked

Who's going to the World Economic Forum, and what they might do once they get there

Justin Trudeau's Caribbean vacation didn't produce even one new shirtless photo

Justin Trudeau’s Caribbean vacation didn’t produce even one new shirtless photo

Take a look at the PMs latest vacation snaps

#Blessed: How Toronto's rich and/or famous spent the holidays

#Blessed: How Toronto’s rich and/or famous spent the holidays

Tales from the Instagram accounts of Toronto notables

Q&A: Bill Morneau, new finance minister and the face of Canada's deficit deep-dive

Q&A: Bill Morneau, new finance minister and the face of Canada’s deficit deep-dive

What it’s like to lead the biggest financial gamble in recent memory

Where to trade in your snow tires for a team of huskies

Where to trade in your snow tires for a team of huskies

Secret no. 2 to making the most of the city this chilly season

Cost of Living

This 22-year-old venture capitalist is on track to make $180,000 this year. How does he spend it?

This 22-year-old venture capitalist is on track to make $180,000 this year. How does he spend it?

“I love a good bargain, so I shop at No Frills”

This globetrotting couple earns a combined $287,000 a year. How do they spend it?

This globetrotting couple earns a combined $287,000 a year. How do they spend it?

“Groceries are our biggest monthly expense after rent”

This Doctors Without Borders marketer earns $100,000 a year. How does she spend it?

This Doctors Without Borders marketer earns $100,000 a year. How does she spend it?

Manpreet Badyal moved from Delhi to Vancouver to Toronto in search of success

How a Gen Z finance enthusiast in Forest Hill spends her money

How a Gen Z finance enthusiast in Forest Hill spends her money

Business analyst and budding TikTok investment guru Chaeeun Lee hopes to visit 50 countries before she turns 30

This policy analyst and stand-up comedian makes $83,000 a year. How does she spend it?

This policy analyst and stand-up comedian makes $83,000 a year. How does she spend it?

“Investing in mental health is important. I have an unlimited membership at Othership in Yorkville”

This entrepreneur is on track to make $23,000 this year. How does she spend it?

This entrepreneur is on track to make $23,000 this year. How does she spend it?

“It was hard to accept financial aid from my parents, but it actually brought us closer together”

How an actor, influencer and amateur investor managed to earn a six-figure salary

How an actor, influencer and amateur investor managed to earn a six-figure salary

“My family taught me to invest. It’s probably the wisest advice they’ve ever given me”

Urban Diplomat

Dear Urban Diplomat: What’s the etiquette for EV charging?

Dear Urban Diplomat: What’s the etiquette for EV charging?

Dear Urban Diplomat , What’s the etiquette for EV charging? A few weeks ago, I finally found a spot in my neighbourhood to juice...

Dear Urban Diplomat: My husband thinks I'm a hoarder, but I'm a collector

Dear Urban Diplomat: My husband thinks I’m a hoarder, but I’m a collector

He’s started quoting Marie Kondo and insisting that I get rid of my “emotional support tchotchkes.” How can I get him to back off?

Dear Urban Diplomat: My condo building has zero tolerance for the slightest noise

Dear Urban Diplomat: My condo building has zero tolerance for the slightest noise

They’ve asked us not to shower after 11 p.m. because of “pipe whistling.” Is this normal?

Dear Urban Diplomat: My husband bought us a pass to skip the line at the ski hill. Why do I feel guilty for using it?

Dear Urban Diplomat: My husband bought us a pass to skip the line at the ski hill. Why do I feel guilty for using it?

I can’t help being embarrassed every time I sheepishly walk past the eye rollers in the regular queue

Dear Urban Diplomat: My brother is lying online about Dry January

Dear Urban Diplomat: My brother is lying online about Dry January

He’s preaching the virtues of sobriety on TikTok but still crushing six-packs every weekend, and the hypocrisy is getting on my nerves. Should I call him out?

Dear Urban Diplomat: My co-workers have forgotten how to behave in an office

Dear Urban Diplomat: My co-workers have forgotten how to behave in an office

I actually don’t mind the return-to-office mandate, but it seems like so much working from home has caused my fellow employees’ self-awareness to atrophy

Dear Urban Diplomat: My friends are getting into sober raves, and I just can't see the appeal

Dear Urban Diplomat: My friends are getting into sober raves, and I just can’t see the appeal

How does one cut loose in a well-lit room while the sun is shining and no one is even a little intoxicated?