Article by Jared Lindzone, Globe and Mail Job: Cannabis quality assurance . The role: To oversee the production process of a licensed marijuana producer and ensure it meets quality and compliance standards. . “Essentially they’re ensuring that there are proper standard operating procedures for quality throughout the organization, that there is proper sanitation and microbial testing occurring in the facility, ...

Article by Mike Pearson, Hamilton Community News A 100,000-square-foot medical cannabis facility at the former Players Paradise sports facility in Stoney Creek should be up and running by the end of April, with the first harvest ready by late summer. The 565 Seaman St. site is zoned commercial-industrial, which allows cannabis production. The building is receiving a $9-million retrofit. Derek Bravo, ...

Article by Laura Broadley, St. Thomas Journal While the majority of Elgin County municipalities are waiting until later in January to decide whether cannabis retail stores will be allowed to locate within them, Bayham is going ahead. Bayham council has decided to opt-in to allowing pot shops in its municipality in a split vote. Mayor Ed Ketchabaw said one of ...

Article by Dale Carruthers, London Free Press If you’re worried a pot shop might set up near your home when Ontario starts allowing them next year, you might be surprised by the fallout of marijuana retailing on home prices in the Mile High City. Denver is not Ontario, but researchers at Colorado State University found homes located close to legal cannabis ...

Article by Alan Brochstein, New Cannabis Ventures This morning, Health Canada updated its list of licensed cultivators, processors and sellers, adding six new LPs and bringing the total to 140: The agency added only companies involved with processing, including Dosecann LD, which was licensed on December 21st, as well as ARA – Avanti Rx Analytics, Hollyweed Manufacturing & Extracts, SynFine Research Limited, ...

Article by Bridget Yard, CBC News The Winnipeg Cannabis producer Bonify sold unauthorized product to stores in Saskatchewan, but that doesn’t mean Saskatchewan’s regulator or the RCMP will be investigating or pursuing any kind of action against the company or the stores that sold its product. Two strains distributed by Bonify were recalled earlier this month by Health Canada. The products were sold ...

Article by Trevor Pritchard, CBC News Cannabis retailers will be allowed to set up shop in Perth, Ont., after the town voted in favour of permitting the stores — despite the wishes of the mayor. During the fall election campaign, John Fenik pledged that if he were re-elected, he would introduce a motion at the town’s December council meeting calling for a minimum ...

Article by Palak Mangat, White Horse Star Yukoners have bought just shy of $1 million worth of cannabis products during the first two months it has become legal. The territory’s sole government-run retail site in the Marwell area of Whitehorse has brought in the vast majority of those sales. That’s according to statistics provided by the Yukon Liquor Corp. (YLC) last ...

Article by David Paddon, Toronto CTV News Aphria Inc. said it’s skeptical that an Ohio-based company’s hostile all-share takeover offer would be a good deal for the Canadian company’s shareholders, a view shared by at least one pot sector analyst. Aphria said before markets opened Friday that the actual value of the shares it’s being offered is substantially lower than ...

Article by Ella Myers, Sudbury.com Ontarians have been legally allowed to smoke cannabis anywhere they’d smoke a cigarette for a couple months now, but that doesn’t mean they can light up any time. This is especially true if they’re on – or about to be on – the clock. But as cannabis joins alcohol on the list of legal psychoactive substances ...