Article by Moira Warburton, Reuters via Yahoo News Ontario’s government announced plans on Wednesday to issue 50 new cannabis retail licenses, which would more than triple the total number of privately owned brick-and-mortar cannabis stores in Canada’s most populous province. The move comes as a result of “marginal improvements in the national supply” of cannabis, Ontario’s Minister of Finance Rod ...

Article by Michael Erskine, Manitoulin Expositor When it comes to whether Aundeck Omni Kaning First Nation will allow cannabis sales on its territory, it’s up to the people to decide, noted Ogimaa Patsy Corbiere. A recent referendum and surveys conducted with the band membership have both shown there is clear and overwhelming support for the First Nation to create its ...

Article by Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) via Globe Newswire The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) has released the pre-qualification requirements, application process and timelines for those who are interested in applying for one of the 50 new cannabis retail store authorizations announced by the Government of Ontario today. Of the 50 new stores, 42 will ...

Article by Financial Post Ontario is set to get 50 more cannabis retail stores starting in October. The finance minister and attorney general say the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario will hold a lottery for 42 retail store authorizations. Another eight stores will be located on First Nations reserves through a separate process. … For this lottery, the government ...

Article by Calvin Hughes, Civilized There’s more good news for Ontario’s legal weed business, as provincial officials report a huge decrease in the number of illicit dispensaries. Police in the city are now investigating only nine unlicensed cannabis stores, said Toronto Director of Investigation Services with Municipal Licensing and Standards Mike Sraga. “This compares to 91 illegal cannabis storefronts when ...

Article by Brad Hunter, Toronto Sun Robert Tehonikonrathe, aka Fisher, was smiling. It’s a million-dollar smile, the smile of a winner. The gregarious Tehonikonrathe was recently asked: Are the Mohawks arch-capitalists? “We’re the most capitalistic people in the world,” he told The Toronto Sun, laughing. Right-leaning economists and Bay St. bigshots alike would quiver with joy if they spent 15 ...

Article by Aidan Wallace, Toronto Sun It’s been three months since Ontario opened its first legal pot shop and illegal stores continue to pop up like weeds. Overall, the number of illegal pot stores in Toronto has declined 89% since cannabis was legalized according to Brent Ross, spokesperson for the Ministry of the Solicitor General. However, illegal dispensaries continue to ...

Article by Graeme Frisque, Brampton Guardian Brampton might be getting a second cannabis retail store soon. Kyle Hildebrand was one of 25 people receiving licences in the province’s initial “pot shop lottery” in January, and has applied to Ontario government to open Cannabis 360 at 2933 Queen St. E. The city announced the licence application in a Facebook post on June 24. ...

Article by Harrison Jordan, Leafly A recent report by CBC News underscores the importance of the little excise duty stamp affixed to all legally-purchased cannabis products in the country. The news outlet reports that in Saskatchewan, counterfeit cannabis products including pre-rolls of dried cannabis have been making the rounds, bearing the same red standardized THC logo and yellow warning messages that legal ...

Article by Doug Schmidt, Windsor Star A downtown businessman is accusing Windsor police of having “bullied” his landlord into throwing him out of his commercial home. George Metropoulos, co-owner of CBD Emporium, said he will sue the police over the loss of his business and his former landlord for terminating his property lease. He’s launched a GoFundMe campaign to help cover the ...