Article by Global News The Saskatchewan government is hoping to weed out black market cannabis suppliers with a phased-in open market system for retail permits, starting next spring. The province announced its plan during question period at the legislature on Tuesday. Fifty-one original permit holders were decided by a lottery process prior to marijuana legalization in October 2017. The number of permits within a ...

Article by Alexandra Mae Jones, CTV News After a year of being able to purchase cannabis legally from age 18, Quebecers will now have to wait until they turn 21. The provincial government has passed a bill changing the legal age to use marijuana, a move critics say will only drive the black market. The Coalition Avenir Quebec government adopted Bill ...

Article by Solomon Israel, Winnipeg Free Press New, readily recyclable cannabis packaging options could be a valuable marketing tool, say Canadian cannabis producers who hope unique, sustainable containers will help their bud get noticed amongst the torrent of hard-to-recycle plastic jars on legal cannabis store shelves, some of which come wrapped in extra layers of outer packaging. “We’ve been hearing nothing but negative energy (about) the packaging strategies that ...

Article by Doug Schmidt, Windsor Star They just look like three average-sized kitchen pots on a stovetop half-filled with molasses. But there’s enough high-potency THC in those containers to keep everyone in Windsor stoned for a month. And the gooey contents — cannabis distillate with an ultra-high-inducing THC level of around 90 per cent — are worth about $3.4 million. ...

Article by James Jackson, Waterloo Region Record The cities of Waterloo and Cambridge are now on the list for possible retail cannabis shops after two applicants opted to move from Kitchener and Guelph. The new sites, 32 King St. S. in Waterloo and 75 Pinebush Rd. in Cambridge, were posted on the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) website last ...

Article by Jeff Lagerquist, Yahoo Finance Canada Canopy Growth (WEED.TO)(CGC) will offer a “sneak peek” of its hotly-anticipated beverages and edibles on Tuesday, giving investors their first real look at how the cannabis giant will stake its claim in the new categories. Cannabis 2.0 products, which include drinks, edibles, vapes, topicals and extracts, are expected to hit the shelves in ...

Article by Paola Loriggio, CTV News Lawyers representing 11 people who were disqualified from applying to open a cannabis retail store in Ontario are seeking to appeal after a court dismissed their challenge of the rejection last month. The group has filed a notice that it is seeking leave to appeal the divisional court decision, saying the three-judge panel erred ...

Article by Skyler Ash, Growth Op The Ontario Cannabis Store (OCS), the province’s government cannabis retailer, is celebrating weed’s first birthday with a special line of 20 ‘Canniversary’ products. In addition to the limited-run products, the online store has also made improvements to help users find their way around, and is scheduled to begin a pilot project in Toronto (with a gradual expansion to ...

Article by Marcy Nicholson, Globe and Mail Alberta’s private model for retail stood out as one of the few success stories in the first year of legal adult-use cannabis in Canada, which left many players struggling to compete with the illicit market. . Legal cannabis producers and retailers in Canada have grappled with supply shortages, high prices and illegal rivals ...

Article by Jim Moodie, The Sudbury Star Local marijuana retailers are preparing for the advent of edibles by making sure containers are available that can’t be pried open by tiny hands. Cannabis legalization 2.0 is now underway, meaning a wide range of new products will be hitting the shelves in coming months, among them pot-infused treats and beverages. “Most licensed ...