Welcome back to Higher Law, our weekly briefing on all things cannabis. I’m Cheryl Miller, reporting for Law.com from Sacramento, where Air Canada offers daily flights to Vancouver, British Columbia. That could prove convenient by Oct. 17, when recreational marijuana becomes legal throughout the Great White North.

Oh, Canada! The U.S. may have finally got you in Olympic hockey this year, but when it comes to toques and nationally regulated tokes, you’ve got America beat. One big headache in Canada: illegal dispensaries—hundreds of them.