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Article by Guelph Today Cannabis edibles, extracts and topicals will be available for sale through the Ontario Cannabis Store’s website this morning. The province’s pot distributor says 70 new items tested by Health Canada can be purchased online as of 9 a.m. local time. Among the new products are cannabis-infused chocolates, cookies, soft chews, mints, tea and vapes. These products were made available ...

Article by Crystal Luxmore, Growth Op When William Wilson goes to a bar these days, he steels himself for the stigma and social pressures he nearly always faces when he orders a Coke instead of a beer. In the past, through eight years working as a sales rep for three Ontario craft breweries, Wilson was usually the last to leave ...

Article by Emma Spears, Growth Op As New Zealand gears up for a simultaneous federal election and adult-use cannabis legalization referendum, one company wants to fly a handful of Kiwis to the Great White North to get a closer look at what they might be in for. The competition comes courtesy of Coast, a cannabis brand owned by Ontario-based Choost Holdings, which ...

Article by Lisa Felepchuk, Leafly Concentrates are favourites for heavy cannabis consumers. Concentrates, also known as extracts, include high potency products like resin, hash, and kief, which can offer the best bang for your buck in terms of getting a heavy, fast-acting high. With all cannabis consumption, the idea of “start low and go slow” is a good rule to follow, ...

Article by Angelo Aversa CTV Windsor News A local company is hoping to be Windsor’s first cannabis license holder. Pure Fusion Cannabis will offer extraction, packaging, labelling, storage and formulation services to the cannabis industry. Located on Sylvester Drive in Tecumseh, representatives of the company say their 60,000-square-foot facility will be state of the art. Read the full article here.

Article by Skyler Ash, Growth Op As the pot industry continues to expand, there are endless men and women working behind the scenes making things happen. We’ve rounded up a list of 11 women making their mark in Canada. Mimi Lam CEO and co-founder of cannabis retail chain Superette, Mimi Lam is an all-star. Most recently, she was the winner ...

Article by Karina Karassev, Policy Options As the first G7 country to legalize cannabis, Canada is becoming a point of reference for the global cannabis industry on production, distribution and retail models. The rest of the world is watching closely. However, far more educating about cannabis needs to be done. Consumers still don’t know enough about cannabis, the laws that ...

Article by Toronto Sun Just because marijuana is legal doesn’t mean companies can subject employees to random drug testing, says a recent ruling by a federal labour arbitrator. An order —  issued under the Canada Labour Code — struck down a St. John’s helicopter operator’s policy to randomly test pilots and other staff for cannabis, Blacklock’s Reporter reported. In her ruling, Newfoundland ...

Article by Kristine Owram, Growth Op One of the top advocates for allowing U.S. companies to grow cannabis for research purposes has imported a batch from the Netherlands, saying he had no choice because of the lack of progress at home. California-based Biopharmaceutical Research Co., founded by former Navy SEAL George Hodgin, legally imported a small quantity of marijuana from ...

Article by Harrison Jordan, Leafly Despite the introduction of 2.0 cannabis products in the country, such as extracts and edibles, Ontario consumers are unlikely to see any vaporizer products on store shelves, including cartridges, batteries, and disposable vapes. It’s not all that bad, though, because consumers are still able to buy them. Cannabis vaporizers, however, fall under a law that was ...