Article by Vincent Ball, Brantford Expositor Longtime cannabis crusader Britney Guerra believes Brantford is the place to be for those shifting from the legacy to the legal market. Guerra is general manager of two of the three Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario-licensed retail stores operating in Brantford – Harvest Cannabis at 59 Dalhousie St. and Brantford Cannabis at 168 ...
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Canopy, Aphria Cited For ‘Critical’ Cannabis Regulatory Breaches in 2018, New Health Canada Report Shows
Article by Matt Lamers, Marijuana Business Daily Canadian cannabis giants Canopy Growth and Aphria were among a half-dozen licensed producers cited for serious regulatory violations in Health Canada’s compliance report covering the 2018-19 fiscal year. The federal cannabis regulator also disclosed that it referred 32 cases to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), the federal police service, after conducting marketing-related compliance checks. ...
Read More »Cooking With Cannabis 101 – Critical Kushmas Gingerbread Cookies
Article by Dylan Klimchuk and Cody Lindsay, Cannabis Life Network Christmas is only four days away so for this week’s segment we’re going to be making some delicious holiday treats! For this special holiday segment of Cooking with Cannabis 101, we’ll be making critical kushmas gingerbread cookies using cannabis oil. For this recipe of critical kushmas gingerbread cookies we’ll be using Organigram’s ...
Read More »2 Markham Men Charged in Northern Ontario Drug Bust
Article by Newmarket Today On Dec. 18, 2020, a member of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was conducting traffic enforcement on Highway 101 west of Chapleau. At approximately 10:12 a.m., the officer observed a vehicle travelling at approximately 119 km/h in an 80 km/h zone. A traffic stop was initiated and the vehicle pulled over. While speaking ...
Read More »Legalize and Regulate Non-Medical Use of All Drugs, Prioritizing Opioids
Article by W.A. Bogart, Policy Options Personal possession and use of all drugs in Canada should be decriminalized immediately, but we need to go further. To combat the illegal market and save more lives, we need to legalize and regulate drugs. We should prioritize the provision of safe access to opioids given the toll the opioid crisis is exacting. Legalization ...
Read More »Christmas Comes Early as New Cannabis Store Opens Wednesday
Article by Orillia Matters Sessions Cannabis, Ontario’s fastest-growing legal cannabis retail brand, is excited to announce the opening of its next location in Orillia at 30 Diana Drive. The brand is in expansion mode with 50 stores scheduled to open by the end of 2021. Sessions Orillia mark’s the 9th Sessions Cannabis shop to open in Ontario in the past ...
Read More »Exploding Condo Drug Lab Results in Charges for Richmond Hill Resident
Article by John Cudmore, York Region Police have charged a Richmond Hill resident following an explosion and fire Dec. 19 in a small-scale drug lab in a Richmond Hill residence. York Regional Police were called to a condominium complex on Norman Bethune Avenue shortly after 9 p.m. Officers arrived at the building, located in the Hwy. 7 and Leslie Street ...
Read More »Cannabis Retail Chain Applies for Collingwood Location
Article by Erika Engel, Collingwood Today A new cannabis retail chain is proposing a downtown store in Collingwood. Cannoe has applied to the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) to open a cannabis retail store at 66 Hurontario Street (near the Second Street intersection). Cannoe currently has two stores in Toronto, one in Summerhill (1238 Yonge St.) and one ...
Read More »More Canadians Choosing Legal Stores For Cannabis Purchasing, Survey Finds
Article by Ben Cousins, CTV News A new survey suggests legal cannabis storefronts are making inroads when it comes to Canada’s consumption of the drug. The Canadian Cannabis Survey, released on Monday, shows that 41 per cent of Canadian cannabis users are typically choosing legal cannabis storefronts to purchase the product, an increase from just 24 per cent in 2019. Meanwhile, ...
Read More »Medical Cannabis Registrations Surge in Canada Amid Pandemic
Article by Matt Lamers, Marijuana Business Daily The number of active medical cannabis registrations in Canada grew at the fastest pace in nearly three years during the latest quarter, defying predictions that the medical sector would fizzle after adult-use prohibition came to an end. Canada added 73,803 active client registrations with a federal license holder for the quarter covering July, ...
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