Article by Toronto CityNews The City of Toronto says charges have been laid against the operators and property owner of an illegal cannabis dispensary in the Little Italy area following a raid on Thursday. Officers from Municipal Licensing and Standard entered Loud Head Shop and Paraphernalia on Bathurst Street around 11:30 a.m. The city says Toronto police were also on scene to ...

Aritcle by CBC News The drywall is up, cabinets are about to go in, the majority of staff is hired, and in less than two weeks, London’s first legal cannabis retail store will open for business. The store is among seven that could spring up in the west region. A total of 25 companies in Ontario are eligible to operate ...

Article by New Cannabis Ventures High Tide Inc. (“High Tide” or the “Company”) (CSE:HITI) (Frankfurt:2LY), an Alberta-based, retail-focused cannabis corporation enhanced by the manufacturing and wholesale distribution of smoking accessories and cannabis lifestyle products, is pleased to announce that, subject to the approval of the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (the “AGCO”), it has been selected to assist with establishing and operating a ...

Article by Kevin Nielsen, Global News OPP say that on March 7, as a result of a warrant they conducted a raid at an illegal cannabis storefront on Queen Street East. During the raid, they seized cannabis, hash, CBD oil, shatter, CBD edibles, CBD lotions and creams, cannabis plants, and CBD vape pens while also arresting two women. Jade Marie ...

Article by Teviah Moro, The Hamilton Spectator Police have made use of new powers under Ontario’s cannabis legislation to shut down three more pot shops in Hamilton. Officers with the Provincial Joint Forces Cannabis Enforcement Team raided three locations of MMJ Canada on Wednesday. While the raids continue to chip away at Hamilton’s persistent black market, some say the MMJ busts will ...

Article by Jeff Lagerquist, Yahoo News The chief executive of OrganiGram Holdings Inc. (OGI.V) is calling on Ottawa to live up to its promise to snuff out the booming illegal cannabis market commanding the lion’s share of sales. Greg Engel said he and his fellow licensed producers are facing “huge challenges” in luring buyers away from black market sellers offering ...

Article by Erik White, CBC News Right now, northern Ontario’s first cannabis store is part high end retail outlet, part construction site. Crews are busy getting the Highlife on Marcus Drive in Sudbury ready to open to customers on April 1. Company spokesperson Eddie Grinberg says they expect to hire as many as 30 people, with a few extra for the ...

Article by Jacquie Miller, Ottawa Citizen Canopy Growth Corp. in Smiths Falls has nabbed another Ontario cannabis store that will carry the name of one of its brands. A cannabis lottery winner plans to open a store called Tokyo Smoke 333 Yonge in Toronto, according to a posting Tuesday by the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario. Canopy owns the Tokyo Smoke ...

Article by Josh Dehaas, CTV News Enough recreational dried cannabis was sold through Canadian retailers between legalization on October 17, 2018 and New Year’s Eve to fill more than 31 million joints. Statistics Canada reports that 4,518 kilograms of non-medical dried cannabis was sold in October, 5,586 kilograms was sold in November, and 5,590 kilograms was sold in December. That equates to ...

Article by CBC News A Burlington-based retailer can start getting ready to open after receiving one of the province’s first cannabis licences. Retail store authorization for David Nguyen, listed as the operator of RELM Cannabis, was announced Monday by the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO). The AGCO lists RELM’s address as 103 – 4031 Fairview St. in Burlington. The government regulator states that once retail store ...