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Article by Julia Veintrop, Cannabis Life Network When it comes to using cannabis, India has been ahead of the curb for thousands of years, literally. Bhang has been enjoyed since ancient times. This is understandable considering it’s made with the female cannabis plant. Not only is it delicious, but it also gets you baked! For those of you who are missing out, ...

Article by Sam Riches, Growth Op A study published this week in PLOS One, a peer-reviewed scientific and medical journal, found that for some street youth in Vancouver, cannabis is a “reverse gateway drug.” The study was conducted over two years, from 2017 to 2019, and focused on 56 “street-involved youth” in Vancouver. Researchers also interviewed youth-focused care providers. The study ...

Article by Ali Raza, Beach Metro Community News Toronto has formally requested the province’s Alcohol and Gaming Commission to review its proximity rules of new cannabis retail stores opening in the city. The request follows what some residents and Toronto councillors are calling “cannabis clustering” on Queen Street East and other retail-heavy neighbourhoods across the city. Toronto-Danforth Councillor Paula Fletcher ...

Article by Matt Lamers, Marijuana Business Daily Ontario’s lone cannabis wholesaler and distributor received the green light from the provincial government to expand its privately operated distribution network when necessary, an Ontario Cannabis Store spokesperson told Marijuana Business Daily. A new distribution warehouse could come sooner than later, according to one analyst, potentially providing the slack the system currently lacks to ...

Article by BNN Bloomberg The Mango Haze strain of cannabis plants grow at a WeedMD Inc. facility in Strathroy, Ontario, July 17, 2019. Bloomberg , Bloomberg Canada’s cannabis industry contributes $8.65B to economy in May: StatsCan Canada’s cannabis industry generated about $8.65 billion for the country’s economy in May, according to the latest data from Statistics Canada on Friday. The legal ...

Article by Matthew Stern, RetailWire The cannabis industry has its own set of idiosyncratic challenges due to its federal legal standing but, during the first wave of pandemic lockdowns, chain dispensary Curaleaf found itself, like all other retailers, also facing the challenge of pursuing digital transformation to do socially-distanced business. In a BrainTrust Live session on LinkedIn and Facebook earlier ...

Article by Trevor Nichols, Huddle The class-action lawsuit against Moncton-based cannabis producer Organigram has made its way to the Supreme Court of Canada. Halifax’s Dawn Rae Downton represents the class, which is suing Organigram over pesticides found in some of the company’s products. Downton hopes to challenge a decision by the Nova Scotia Court of Appeals that prevents the class from including ...

Article by Harold Carmichael, Sudbury Star A full-patched Hells Angels Nomad chapter member from Ottawa has pleaded guilty to a charge arising from a massive three-community drug trafficking investigation that culminated with numerous arrests a year ago. Joshua Khosrowkhani, 33, who was facing five charges arising from his arrest Aug. 1, 2019, and was in custody at the Sudbury Jail, ...

Article by Sam Riches, Growth Op The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is warning Canadians not to plant any packages of unsolicited seeds that show up in their mail. “Do not plant seeds from unknown origins,” the CFIA advises in a statement. “Unauthorized seeds could be the seeds of invasive plants, or carry plant pests, which can be harmful when introduced ...

Article by Emma Spears, Growth Op The results of a new study suggest that the best treatment for cannabis use disorder may be… cannabis. Published in scientific journal The Lancet on July 28, the results of the study echo those of an Australian study published last year in JAMA Medicine. The randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial was performed at the Clinical Psychopharmacology Unit at University College London in ...