Article by Jean Grant, Toronto Life Ameri was the second legal, licensed cannabis store to open in Toronto when it officially hung out its shingle earlier this month. As far as grand openings go, this one has been relatively subdued. The owner, someone named Arash Ameri, is a person who, according to an employee, “likes his privacy,” and seems keen on ...

Article by Selwyn Pieters Law, News Wire On Wednesday, May 1, 2019 – exactly one month after cannabis retailers were instructed to open their doors in Ontario – Ken Harrower, a wheelchair-bound disabled man from Toronto with several medical conditions, held a press conference regarding his Human Rights challenge against The Attorney General of Ontario, The Office of the Premier of Ontario and The Toronto Police Service. In his challenge, Ken cites ...

Article by David Zarnett, Toronto Star In January, the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario, the regulator for private cannabis retail, announced the winners of its lottery for 25 cannabis retail store licences. The lottery is part of the Ford government’s strategy to privatize the sale of non-medical cannabis. Since the announcement of the lottery winners, the process has been ...

Article by Jean Grant, Toronto Life Toronto’s third cannabis store, Nova, officially opened its doors on 4/20. Owners Heather and Rory Conlon have spent the past two decades running a lock and safe company in Mississauga. One of their lock shop clients, Alcanna, is an Edmonton-based alcohol retailer that opened five cannabis stores last year in Alberta. Conlon noticed the epic lineups the stores were ...

Article by John Law, The Niagara Falls Review A Choom cannabis store has passed its final hurdle to opening next month in Niagara Falls. On Friday, the Vancouver-based company was issued its retail store licence by the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO), clearing the way to officially open sometime in May. Construction has been ongoing at the Niagara ...

Article by Eva Ferguson, Calgary Herald Cannabis entrepreneurs Wes Breault and Bill Evans will have to work harder than ever at their construction business this summer after the ongoing pot supply shortage has them stuck with a monthly lease of $3,000 and no indication of when they can open up shop. “It’s been a pretty tough, long winter for us. ...

Article by The Welland Tribune via Guelph Mercury Tribune Four Welland residents were arrested by Ontario Provincial Police Thursday in raids at illegal cannabis storefronts in the city. Members of the provincial joint forces cannabis enforcement team, joined by Niagara Regional Police, executed “multiple search warrants” in the city, said a news release from the OPP. Police seized cash, bill ...

Article by Craig Campbell, Dundas Star News via Toronto.com Hello Cannabis Store on Cootes Drive in Dundas will rely on customer feedback as it moves forward as one of two legal cannabis stores in Hamilton. “We’re excited to be part of this exciting experiment,” said Ryan Caruso of Hello Cannabis last Friday, less than two hours after the store opened its ...

Article by New Cannabis Ventures High Tide Inc. (“High Tide” or the “Company”) (CSE:HITI) (OTCQB:HITIF) (FRA:2LY), an Alberta-based, retail-focused cannabis corporation enhanced by the manufacturing and wholesale distribution of smoking accessories and cannabis lifestyle products, announced that on Friday, April 26, 2019 the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (“AGCO”) approved and issued a Retail Operator Licence (the “Licence”) to High Tide’s counterparty Dana Michele Kendal (the “Winner”) ...

Article by CBC News Ontario’s government-run cannabis distributor has cancelled its tender for couriers to make same-day pot deliveries. The provincial corporation tasked with the online sale and distribution of recreational cannabis posted a cancellation notice on Friday via the Ontario government’s tender portal. The Ontario Cannabis Retail Corporation, which conducts e-commerce as the Ontario Cannabis Store, did not cite ...