Article by Financial Post Cannabis producer CannTrust Holdings Inc says customers may experience temporary shortages after Health Canada found that its greenhouse facility in Pelham, Ont. is non-compliant with regulations. The regulator found that cannabis had been grown in five unlicensed rooms between October and March of this year during which time CannTrust was applying for licences. The rooms received ...

Article by Michael J. Armstrong, Hamilton Spectator The Ontario government has announced it will allow 50 more cannabis shops to open in October. Eight are allotted to First Nations reserves. The other 42 will be chosen by lottery. Unfortunately, the government has learned only some of the lessons from its previous cannabis lottery experience last January. The announcement of more ...

Article by Ben Miljure, CTV News. Tucked in amongst the swanky shops on South Granville, a new kid on the block hopes to bring new meaning to the term high-end retail. “Being in the neighbourhood, the community has been super welcoming,” said Muse Canada president Geoff Dear as he stood in the middle of his company’s first recreational cannabis store. ...

Article by Adam MacVicar, Global News. The Alberta government raked in $30 million in taxes from cannabis in the first six months of marijuana legalization. According to the province’s fiscal year-end statement, the tax revenue from cannabis collected by the government is $4 million higher than originally expected. Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis (AGLC) generated nearly $77 million in cannabis ...

Article by Kimberley Molina, CBC News Some residents of Ottawa’s Wellington West neighbourhood say they’ve had it with the “ridiculous” traffic that’s arrived with the opening of a local cannabis store. Superette opened April 1 at the corner of Wellington Street W. and Warren Avenue, a dead-end residential street. People living on the previously quiet road say both traffic and “inappropriate behaviour” have been ...

Article by CBC News Indigenous community leaders have mixed reaction to the Ontario government’s plan to licence eight cannabis retailer locations on reserves. Francine Whiteduck, from Kitigan Zibi near Maniwaki, Que., represents the Canadian Indigenous Hemp Cannabis Consortium. The organization promotes the economic opportunities in the sector. “It’s definitely a fair process. Experience doesn’t seem to be any big factor ...

Article by BNN Bloomberg Medical cannabis patients say recreational pot legalization has made it harder to obtain their medicine: Survey Medical marijuana patients in Canada believe it’s getting harder to access their cannabis now that recreational pot is legal in the country. According to a recent survey jointly commissioned by Canadians for Fair Access to Medical Marijuana, the Arthritis Society and the ...

Article by Daina Goldfinger, Global News On Wednesday, the Ontario government announced that it will issue up to eight licences for those wishing to operate a cannabis store on First Nations reserves — but Indigenous leaders and those involved with cannabis say this decision poses jurisdictional issues. The announcement from the Ontario government comes almost a month after the Chiefs of Ontario ...

Article by James Wood, My Muskoka Now Whether or not a cannabis retailer will end up in cottage country remains to be seen. The latest announcement from the provincial government on the licensing of cannabis stores came out this week, with 50 more stores planned for the province as part of a second lottery. The lottery is being conducted by ...

Article by Marieke Walsh, iPolitics Ontario is rolling out a more rigorous application process for people hoping to open one of the next 50 cannabis stores in the province — an approach it hopes will lead to a smoother rollout of the next phase of stores. On Wednesday, the provincial government announced it is opening the lottery for 50 more ...