Article by Jonathan Duncan, Guelph Mercury The Ontario Cannabis Store (OCS) announced Tuesday they are expanding their same-day and next-day delivery service to Guelph. For a little over $12, you can have your marijuana delivered to you sometime between 5 p.m. and 10 p.m., so long as you placed your order before 1 p.m. For just over $10, you can ...
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Cannabis Company Executives Point Finger at Founders Over Alleged Missing $14 Million
Article by Vanmala Subramaniam, Financial Post A licensed cannabis producer facing significant financial issues is alleging the company’s own founders misappropriated approximately $14 million from its coffers, leaving hundreds of shareholders with little to show for their investments. . A video obtained by the Financial Post of a private shareholders’ meeting on Jan. 14 shows executives of Green Relief Inc. ...
Read More »Waterloo Region’s First Legal Cannabis Shop to Open Wednesday
Article by Jennifer K. Baker and Tegan Versolatto, CTV News Kitchener Waterloo Region’s first cannabis store opens Wednesday in Cambridge. Canopy Growth says the Tokyo Smoke location at 75 Pinebush Road will open its doors at 9 a.m. “We’re excited for the opportunity to bring the Tokyo Smoke brand to Cambridge and play a role in how the community both learns about ...
Read More »Nipissing First Nation Cannabis Store Eyes End-of-Month Opening
Article by Michael Lee, North Bay Nugget Nipissing First Nation — and the North Bay area — could see its first licensed cannabis dispensary open by the end of the month. Kana Leaf has announced it is scheduled to open Feb. 29 on Osprey Miikan, just off Highway 17 in Nipissing First Nation. Co-owner Garet Avery says the business just ...
Read More »Small Towns, Big Dreams and Lowered Expectations: Communities Across Canada are Adjusting to the New Reality of the Cannabis Industry
Article by Sam Riches, Growth Op When Medicine Hat mayor Ted Clugston got word that one of Canada’s largest licensed cannabis producers, Aurora, was moving to town in 2018, he felt a little nervous. The Hat, a city of about 63,000, is one of the most politically conservative towns in Canada and it has the oldest demographic in Alberta. But ...
Read More »City of West Kelowna Owed More Than $166,000 in Fines, Legal Fees From Medical Dispensaries
Article by Nicholas Johansen, Castanet The courts have ordered two former cannabis dispensaries pay the City of West Kelowna more than $160,000 in fines and legal fees, but it’s unclear if the city will be able to collect. Last July, a Kelowna judge granted the City of Kelowna an injunction to shut down Black Crow Herbals and Okanagan Cannabis Solutions, despite the ...
Read More »This is How Cannabis Brands are Going to Try to Win You Over: Opinion
Article by Narbé Alexandrian, President and CEO of Canopy Rivers via Growth Op When you ask someone about their favourite beer, chances are they’ll offer a brand name: Corona for the beach, Bud Light on game day. These products are all built, branded, and marketed with a consumer experience in mind. They don’t boast about their alcohol content, or the ...
Read More »After Long-Awaited Approval, Cannabis Vape Supply Could Be Disrupted by Coronavirus
Article by Bill Kaufmann, Growth Op Just as the uncertainty over cannabis vapes had lifted in Alberta come fears the novel coronavirus could disrupt the marijuana industry’s supply chain. Distributors and retailers say they’ve been told travel restrictions to fight the spread of the deadly virus in China and the resulting closures of factories where almost all vaping hardware is ...
Read More »One-Third of Canadian Cannabis Users Unsure of Brands Purchased: Report
Article by Aidan Wallace, Toronto Sun This is set to be an exciting year for the Canadian cannabis industry, but there are still several hurdles the fledgling industry must overcome if it is to live up to pre-legalization hype. According to data from Brightfield Group’s January 2020 Canadian Cannabis report, one-third of Canadian cannabis consumers were unsure which brands they ...
Read More »Superette Announces Plan For New Cannabis Retail Store in the Glebe
Article by Taylor Blewett, Ottawa Citizen Superette, the company behind one of Ottawa’s first cannabis retail stores, announced plans Thursday to open a new Bank Street location. . The Glebe-area store at 852 Bank St. will be located in a new building at the corner of Bank Street and Fifth Avenue, across the street from McDonald’s. . Superette opened its ...
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