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Article by Maria Loreto, The Fresh Toast via Growth Op Getting high is super easy, but it can also be intimidating, particularly for newbies or people who’ve had negative experiences with cannabis. One of the most curious aspects about weed is how differently it can affect people. Unlike alcohol, which kind of has a life of its own, weed highs ...

Article by Paul Taylor, Globe and Mail The question: My father has dementia and we have been looking after him at home. The last thing we want to do is put him into a nursing home during the COVID-19 pandemic. But he is a challenge and is agitated at times. I’ve heard that cannabis has a calming effect on people with ...

Article by Pearce Thompson, Cannabis Life Network Let’s be real if your high enough, any movie can be good. If you’re looking for something to watch next time you light up, here are 5 movies to watch when you’re high. This list is going to avoid the most obvious choices like; anything Cheech and Chong, Grandma’s Boy, Dude Where’s My ...

Article by Jarett Lopez, Cannabis Life Network While many industries continue to struggle due to COVID-19, the days of self-isolation and quarantine has given rise to a new wave of expression among creatives. Over the past few months, murals have been appearing all over Vancouver, in support of frontline workers, the Black Lives Matter movement and more. Studio710, a multimedia creative studio downtown Vancouver, saw ...

Article by The Guardian Thailand’s cabinet approved amendments on Tuesday to its narcotics act to allow private production and sale of marijuana for medical use, officials said With a tradition of using the leaf to relieve pain and fatigue, Thailand became the first Southeast Asian nation to legalise marijuana in 2017 for medical use and research, but only the government ...

Article by Matt Hermiz, Bayshore Broadcasting Sauble Beach may be getting its first bricks-and-mortar cannabis store sometime later this year, as an application has been submitted to the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario for a shop on Main Street. A spokesperson for the AGCO says the application for Moonfire Cannabis at 329 Main Street in Sauble Beach is in ...

Article by David Yasvinski, Growth Op A group of dispensary owners hoping to set up shop in the same one-block area has provoked some Torontonians to ask the Alcohol and Gaming Commission to look more closely at the proximity rules governing the city’s cannabis retailers. The formal motion was brought by Toronto-Danforth Coun. Paula Fletcher amid concerns by some residents ...

Article by Jarett Lopez, Cannabis Life Network The cannabis industry is thriving and is expected to grow further in the coming years. A big factor that led to this growth is the change in legal stance when it comes to cannabis, where medical cannabis has been legalized in 33 US states and 10 other states besides D.C. have legalized its recreational use. With such good prospects and ...

Article by Lin Shen, Cannabis Life Network There once was a time when cannabis was a popular medicinal substance carried in pharmacies across the U.S. and farmers were even given government incentives to grow hemp. Fast forward a few decades, marijuana drug became classified as a Schedule 1 substance. It is the most restrictive category for substances with “no currently accepted medical use ...

Article by Ambrogio Visconti, Global Legal Chronicle Davies assisted its client, Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc., in accelerating its move into Canada’s flourishing cannabis sector through a strategic investment in Fire & Flower Holdings Corp., a leading independent cannabis retailer based in Edmonton, Alberta. Couche-Tard’s initial $25.9-million investment, which was subject to regulatory approvals, gave it rights to 9.9% of Fire & ...