Canadian companies licensed to produce, sell cocaine and other drugs
Canadian biosciences company Sunshine Earth Labs announced Thursday it has been licensed to produce and sell cocaine, reflecting the federal health agency's bid to improve safety conditions for the country's…

Sunshine Earth Labs said in a statement it received permission from Health Canada to "legally possess, produce, sell and distribute coca leaf and cocaine," as well as morphine, MDMA (ecstasy) and heroin.
Its announcement comes on the heels of a similar licensing arrangement offered in February to Adastra Labs, which had until now focused on crafting cannabis extracts.
Adastra's license also allows it to produce and sell psilocybin and psilocin -- hallucinogens more commonly known as magic mushrooms that produce effects similar to LSD.