Article by Nina Zdinjak , Benzinga Fire & Flower Holdings Corp. (TSX:FAF) is keeping up with providing cannabis products to Ontario customers, while trying to reduce health risks both to its staff and customers in relation to COVID-19 pandemic. The company and its subsidiary, Fire & Flower Inc., announced Wednesday that its Kingston and Ottawa customers will be served only via its Spark Perk Fastlane ...

Article by Beth Brown, CBC News Business owners in Nunavut can now apply to open kiosks to sell cannabis from their stores — even when minors are in the building. To make cannabis retailing more accessible to Nunavut’s business community, amendments to the territory’s Cannabis Act are allowing businesses, like grocery stores and hotels, to sell cannabis products in places where ...

Article by Lisa Felepchuk, Leafly News Businesses and organizations across Canada and around the world are cutting back on services to help minimize the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Perhaps you’re doing your part, too, by isolating yourself at home. Maybe you’ve even ordered a little something from your favourite online cannabis retailer to help pass the time, calm your ...

Article by Emma Spears, Growth Op In light of news that the COVID-19 outbreak is causing stoners to both stockpile and consume more weed, the Ontario Cannabis Store (OCS) has helpfully posted a release regarding safe smoking habits for cannabis users. The provincial retailer recommends standard, common-sense measures like frequent handwashing and maintaining social distancing practices, among others. Don’t share joints or smoking implements ...

Article by Emma Spears, Growth Op The COVID-19 pandemic is closing cannabis stores all over Canada, but Kiaro, the first legal cannabis store in Port Moody, B.C., is moving forward with the planned grand opening on Mar. 20 and is expecting a solid turn-out. “Customers have spoken. They desire access to legal cannabis channels and our store managers are providing access ...

Article by Emma Spears, Growth Op Alberta has declared a state of emergency amid the COVID-19 pandemic, but residents will still have access to stores selling alcohol and cannabis. Although provinces such as Prince Edward Island announced this week that liquor and cannabis stores would be shut down for the duration of the outbreak, along with all services deemed non-essential, Alberta is ...

Article by Sam Riches, Growth Op More bad news could be on the horizon for the Canadian cannabis industry. On Monday night, Dan Sutton, the CEO and founder of BC-based cannabis cultivator Tantalus Labs, tweeted that a senior account manager at the Business Development Bank of Canada — a Crown corporation mandated to help develop small and medium-sized companies through financing ...

Article by Matt Lamers, Marijuana Business Daily A cannabis industry group is appealing to Canada’s federal government for immediate intervention to help stave off challenges facing the industry amid the COVID-19 pandemic. In a letter to Mary Ng, federal minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade, Cannabis Council of Canada CEO George Smitherman expressed concern that policies of ...

Article by Leafly News Canada Puff, puff? Unless you’re at home alone, these days it’s probably better to pass. As the novel coronavirus spreads and social distancing becomes our new normal, cannabis retailers and event organizers are, like everyone else, adjusting their plans, canceling or rescheduling events, and shuttering stores. This is a fluid situation, and we’ll be updating this ...

Article by William Turvill, The Guardian Cannabis may be legal in Vancouver but visitors looking to score are likely to run into a seemingly counterintuitive suggestion: try the black market. Recreational marijuana was legalised across Canada in October 2018. And yet on Reddit, the specialist forum website used by millions every day, many of Vancouver’s cannabis connoisseurs still swear by their underground supply. ...