Article by Anisha Dhiman, Growth Op Switching sides paid off for former Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, who joined the board of directors of New-York based cannabis company Acreage Holdings in November of 2018. In a report published by Toronto-based Bedford Consulting Group, Mulroney was deemed to be among the highest-paid directors of a cannabis company. His total compensation, including base ...

Article by BNN Bloomberg Pot becoming a major agricultural product in Canada, latest farm cash receipts show   Cannabis is now a major cash crop in Canada. Statistics Canada said that cannabis accounted for about $2.3 billion in farm cash receipts in 2019, up from $564 million the prior year. Cannabis farm receipts are now about one-quarter of what farmers receive for canola, the ...

Article by Bill Kaufmann, Growth Op City officials have busted a Calgary retailer for allegedly illicitly selling cannabis seeds. Responding to a tip from the public earlier this month that a store in the city’s southwest was operating as a dispensary and selling cannabis seeds without proper permits, city business licensing officials began an investigation, says a city press release. ...

Article by Frank Matys, Orillia Today Applications are underway for three cannabis stores in Orillia – including two on the city’s historic main street. Miss Jones Cannabis Co. and Happy Dayz Orillia have applications before the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario for locations at 81 Mississaga St. E. and 69 Mississaga St. E. respectively. Sessions Cannabis has applied to ...

Article by NCV Newswire Tilray® Announces Optimization Plan for Adult-Use Facilities in Canada Company to close High Park Gardens, licensed cannabis greenhouse located in Leamington, Ontario Facility closure expected to yield $7.5 million in annualized net savings as part of global cost-efficiency and restructuring measures to achieve profitability and grow revenues High Park Farms and High Park London remain core ...

Article by Kate Robertson, Growth Op “Politics, convenience and product.” These are the three reasons long-time cannabis consumer Andrew gives for using the illicit market rather than legal stores. It’s been more than 18 months since Canada legalized weed, but the 54-year-old Nova Scotian prefers to buy from an illicit cannabis website. “I’ve simply been told by people that they’re ...

Article by Nathan Taylor, Orillia Matters It’s hard to miss the large signs on a building at Mississaga and Peter streets advertising a cannabis company, but the business has not yet been given the go-ahead to open. The City of Orillia has confirmed the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario is processing an application from Miss Jones Cannabis Co. to ...

Article by Marijuana Business Daily Manitoba will soon begin taking applications for new cannabis store licenses, opening up the recreational marijuana market in the central Canadian province to all comers. Applications will be accepted starting June 1, but the province will only process one location per applicant at a time. Applicants without any existing stores in Manitoba will be prioritized, ...

Article by Brian Lilley, Toronto Star They haven’t ruled it out, but they haven’t committed to it either. The Ford government has allowed restaurants to sell booze to go, either for takeout or delivery, and allowed cannabis shops to deliver for the last while due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Will they let it stay once we start returning to “normal”? ...

Article by James Hopkin, Sudbury.com Sessions Cannabis is looking to open a cannabis retail store in Sault Ste. Marie as part of the company’s larger goal of establishing 30 stores across Ontario this year. The proposed location at 216 Second Line West could be open as early as this summer, pending approval from the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario ...