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. ...

Article by Hermina Paull, Deep Dive Aleafia Health Inc (TSX: ALEF), through its wholly-owned subsidiary, has been granted a Health Canada Cultivation License on March 13, 2020 for its facility located in Grimsby, Ontario. This facility, called the Niagara Facility can produce an indoor all-year harvest via its advanced moving container bench system, while providing decreased operating costs and execution ...

Article by Marek Tkach, Global News Canopy Growth is rolling out plans to temporarily close all of its corporate-owned Tokyo Smoke and Tweed retail locations across Canada. In an email release, the company cited “guidance given by public health bodies around the globe” as the reason for the closures. Effective Monday at 5:00 p.m., 23 stores in Manitoba, Newfoundland and ...

Article by Matt Lamers, Marijuana Business Daily Canada Post, which ships most cannabis in the country, will no longer request signatures for deliveries as part of enhanced safety measures to help contain the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus. Adult-use marijuana deliveries handled by Canada Post will go to local post offices for pickup, a prospect that might impact online demand ...

Article by Taylor Campbell, Windsor Star Four months after the City of Windsor opposed the region’s first retail cannabis store application, city councilors on Tuesday unanimously supported the second shop to file for provincial approval. Following a nearly 90-minute in-camera session, councillors voted without public deliberation to submit positive feedback to the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario regarding ShinyBud ...

Article by Sam Riches, Growth Op Amid the coronavirus outbreak, Canada Post is no longer delivering packages that require a signature or proof of age to customers’ doors. For the majority of Canada’s cannabis consumers, that means they will need to pick up their packages at a nearby post office. Recreational consumers living in Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and select regions of Ontario, can ...

Article by Jeff Lagerquist, Yahoo Finance Canada Cannabis firms are being barred from part of Ottawa’s plan to shore up the economy as the COVID-19 virus continues to spread, forcing more businesses to reduce activity or close down by the day. Export Development Canada (EDC) and the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) announced a joint strategy last Friday to inject ...

Article by Daniel Tencer, Huffington Post Marijuana retailers in many parts of the country are reporting a spike in sales as customers stock up ahead of potential sales disruptions during the COVID-19 outbreak. And they may not be wrong; Canada’s largest cannabis company on Tuesday announced it is temporarily shutting all its retail locations and focusing on online sales. Smiths Falls, ...

Article by Cory Renauer, The Motley Fool via Nasdaq The nation’s rapid shift into social distancing and isolation has been lousy for most segments of the U.S. economy, but one niche seeing significant growth in recent days is the licensed cannabis sector, home to companies like Curaleaf (OTC: CURLF), and Cresco Labs (OTC: CRLBF). During the week that ended March 13, retail locations across ...

Article by Alexandra Mazur, Global News A state of emergency has been called in Ontario in light of the novel coronavirus pandemic, but premier Doug Ford says many places will remain open, including grocery stores, convenience stores, and for some, more importantly, the LCBO, The Beer Store and the Ontario Cannabis Store will be continuing operations. On Monday, the LCBO put ...