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Article by Growth Op A months-long police probe into a large-scale illegal grow-op in the southern Ontario city of St. Catharines has potted cannabis estimated to be worth $34 million. Believed to be the largest cannabis grow ever investigated by the Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS), an investigation by its Guns, Gangs and Grows Unit and the Opioid Enforcement Unit was launched ...

Article by The St. Catharines Standard The largest marijuana raid in Niagara Regional Police history was made Tuesday as a result of a raid at a greenhouse operation in the area of Third Street Louth and Main Street in City of St. Catharines. The NRP guns, gangs and grows unit, with the opioid enforcement unit, began an investigation in May ...

Article by Lindsay Charlton, CTV Windsor Around $225,000 worth of cocaine and cannabis along with $200,000 cash was seized from two Windsor residences following a multi-organization drug trafficking investigation. Earlier this year the OPP Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau (OCEB) in conjunction with the Canada Border Services Agency and the Provincial Operations Intelligence Bureau identified a drug trafficking network allegedly involved ...

Article by Donna Duric, Turtle Island News With a number of cannabis shops set to begin operation on Six Nations tomorrow (July 1), Six Nations Police are warning it’s still illegal. . The Six Nations Police told the Turtle Island News in an email today that their position on cannabis has not changed. Police cite their press release from November ...

Article by Owen R. Van Cauwenberghe and Dr. Barry J. Shelp, Greenhouse Canada With the recent shift in social and legal attitudes in Canada and other developed countries towards the medical and recreational use of cannabis (Cannabis spp. or Cannabis sativa L.), the opportunity exists for honing and crafting a targeted pharmaceutical industry in Canada that is second to none. In the short ...

Article by David George-Cosh, BNN Bloomberg It’s been almost two years since Canada legalized cannabis and pot producers have spent millions of dollars marketing their wares in the hope that consumers would know their Tweeds from their Trailblazers. Most of that money may have been completely wasted, according to a new survey that looks at how well Canadians can identify ...

Article by Hollie Grace James, Kitchissippi Times Spiritleaf Wellington West opened its doors last week making it the third cannabis retailer to call Kitchissippi home. Spiritleaf is a Calgary-based cannabis franchise with stores across the country. The location at 1200B Wellington St. W. is the company’s first to open in Ottawa. The new cannabis spot is owned by Kitchissippi resident ...

Article by John Edwards, Collingwood Connection via Simcoe.com Spiritleaf, a company that operates cannabis retail stores in Western Canada, has identified Collingwood as one of the stops on its national expansion. “Spiritleaf as a company is undergoing a pretty big expansion,” said store manager Adam Tuerlings. “They’re working hard and have now accomplished having stores coast to coast. Collingwood, being ...

Article by Marijuana Business Daily Canada’s cannabis industry can help create jobs in the post-pandemic economic recovery, the nation’s largest business association says, despite recent challenges facing some domestic producers. To that end, the National Cannabis Working Group – an offshoot of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce – has formed two councils to address headwinds and opportunities. Those bodies are: The National License Holders ...

Article by Silas Brown, Global News Coming off its first profitable quarter since cannabis was legalized in Canada, the CEO of the Crown corporation in charge of cannabis sales in New Brunswick said the business expects to post a profit this fiscal year. Cannabis NB’s fourth-quarter results for 2019-2020 showed a $500,000 profit, with yearly losses coming in at $4.3 ...