Article by Dale Carruthers, London Free Press Despite tough new laws targeting illegal marijuana sellers, a pot shop busted in London’s first police raid since Canada legalized cannabis was back in business on Friday — only one day later — and another that had unexpectedly closed was open again. Such whack-a-mole-style battles between police and illegal sellers were common across Canada before ...

Article by Simon Little, Global News A voluntary pot recall related to a batch of cannabis sold through the Ontario Cannabis Store (OCS) has now been extended to B.C. B.C.’s Liquor Distribution Branch (LDB) says the cannabis comes from RedeCan Pharm, an Ontario cannabis producer that recalled more than 900 ounces of product from the OCS last Friday, following multiple customer complaints ...

Article by Mike O, Cannabis Life Network Is Agrima Botanical’s luck turning around? CLN previously reported on the Ascent-owned licensed producer’s troubles as it faced the possibility of being the first LP to lose its license, but on Nov. 26 it was announced that Health Canada has granted Agrima “additional time to be heard under the Cannabis Act and Cannabis Regulations with respect to the suspension ...

Article by Dale Carruthers, London Free Press More than a month after ignoring an offer from the province to close their doors and go legitimate, London’s illegal pot shops were targeted in an OPP-led crackdown Thursday. . The OPP and London police launched co-ordinated raids on at least two London marijuana dispensaries shortly before 11:30 a.m. . Undercover officers swooped ...

Article by CityNews Const. Derek Gallamore was shocked when his department in Delta, B.C., busted a woman allegedly selling weed-laced brownies with 40 times the recommended single dose of THC. The sugary treat looked identical to a regular grocery store confection but packed a whopping 400 milligrams of THC, the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana. He immediately imagined what might happen if ...

Article by Britney Guerra, Hamilton Spectator Here we are, Hamilton. Post-legalization, still arguing about cannabis shops. Since I opened the Medicine Cabinet (Hamilton’s first dispensary) in March of 2016, Hamilton has exploded with retail cannabis stores. They have been raided by police, fined by the city, robbed, victimized by arson, and worse. Through all of these hurdles, the stores remain uncontrolled, ...

Article by Kevin Maimann, StarMetro Cannabis consumers who can’t buy seeds are finding creative ways to grow their own pot. Even though the federal government made it legal on Oct. 17 to grow four plants per household, officials say there is no place to buy seeds without breaking the law. “As far as I know, there’s none in the country,” ...

Article by Kristine Owram, Bloomberg News Desperate times call for desperate measures in Canada’s supply-constrained pot industry. National Access Cannabis Corp., the country’s largest private marijuana retailer with 17 stores, has a team of five people watching 24/7 for new inventory from Alberta’s provincial regulator, which controls wholesale pot distribution. “At 3:30 in the morning all of a sudden $4,000 worth of ...

Article by Rahul Kalvapalle, Global News An Ontario cannabis producer is recalling over 900 ounces of product from the Ontario Cannabis Store following a rash of complaints from customers finding mould and bugs in its products. RedeCan Pharm, based in Fenwick, Ont., said it was voluntarily recalling 7,400 bottles of its 3.5-gram “B.E.C.” strain, which cost $27.90 on the OCS website. The product was no ...

Article by Mike Hager, Globe and Mail Only one in four medical marijuana users said they sourced the medicine from Health Canada, with the rest getting it illegally from friends, dealers or unlicensed dispensaries, according to the latest official snapshot on how people use the drug. . Health Canada’s 2018 Canadian Cannabis Survey, released this week, provides an overview of ...