Article by Patrick Cain, Global News People in Atlantic Canada are buying far more legal cannabis per capita than Canadians elsewhere in the country, Statistics Canada figures show. The national statistics agency released province-by-province sales numbers for the first six weeks of legalization up to December 1. The numbers reveal dramatic differences between provinces. Prince Edward Island tops the list, with residents ...

Article by CTV News Cannabis store sales totalled $54 million in November, the first full month of legal recreational pot sales, according to Statistics Canada. The cannabis sales for the month a little more than 25 per cent from $43.1 million recorded in October, which included roughly two weeks of legal pot sales after Canada legalized cannabis for adult use ...

Article by Armina Ligaya, CBC News The densely populated Ontario municipalities that have said no to cannabis stores are a “painful haircut” to pot retailers’ expectations, but some remain optimistic that some cities will give them the green light down the line, industry players say. Municipalities in Canada’s most populous province had until Tuesday night to opt in or opt ...

Article by Mike Crawley, CBC News Ontario’s online marijuana retailer wants to get pot into the hands of its customers more quickly, so it’s looking for a courier company to offer same-day delivery. The Ontario Cannabis Retail Corp. (OCRC) has posted a tender call for same-day delivery that would launch around the beginning of March, initially focused on the Greater Toronto ...

Article by Peter Armstrong, CBC News Canada’s persistent shortage of legal cannabis could drag on for years. The impending legalization of edible pot will only divert more product away from empty store shelves across the country. One industry insider said he now expects that shortage to endure until 2022. “If it was just the current product set, I’d say a year to ...

Article by CBC News Despite supply shortages, Quebec’s cannabis retailer is one of the biggest legal sellers in the country. In the three months since legalization, the Société québécoise du cannabis has made about $40 million in online and in-store sales. SQDC president Jean-François Bergeron estimates this amounts to 35 per cent of legal cannabis sold in the country by ...

Article by Allison Jones, CBC News More than half of Ontario’s eligible municipalities have opted in as willing hosts to cannabis stores as the first locations are set to open in a little over two months. Municipalities have until 11:59 p.m. Tuesday to tell the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario if they are opting out of hosting the stores within ...

Article by Toronto CityNews Brampton, Aurora and Halton Hills are three of the final GTA municipalities to opt-in to pot stores, while Vaughan has voted to opt-out on one of the final days to do so. Municipalities have until Jan. 22 to make a decision whether brick-and-mortar marijuana stores would be allowed within their borders. Brampton City Council voted 8-3, ...

Article by Jonah Shinuda, Insauga Four people were charged following the shutdown of an illegal cannabis dispensary in Mississauga. On Friday, January 18, investigators conducted a search warrant at a premises in the area of Hurontario and Dundas Street. Police say they seized 31 pounds of dried cannabis that were ready for sale, several cannabis edibles, some related CBD oil products, ...

Article by Nikita Brown, Bramptonist Just one day before the province’s deadline, Brampton will make a decision on wehther to allow retail cannabis stores in the city. Municipalities across the Greater Toronto Area have until January 22 to decide whether to opt in and allow retail cannabis stores in their cities. Cities like Toronto and Orangeville have already voted yes, meanwhile Mississauga, Oakville and ...