Article by Natan Ponieman , Benzinga On the evening of April 7, an emergency order was approved by the Ontario provincial cabinet allowing for non-medical cannabis dispensaries to operate through online orders and payments, with distribution via curbside pickup and home delivery. The measure is intended to last for as long as the COVID-19 emergency prevents normal commercial activities in the province. The announcement ...

Article by Jim Moodie, Sudbury Star At least one of Sudbury’s two marijuana retailers is now back in business for curbside pickup after the province changed its mind about a move to close all pot stores. Eugene Konarev, manager of the HighLife location on Marcus Drive, said he and others in the sector were caught off guard when the government ...

Article by Robert Benzie, Toronto Star Queen’s Park is loosening the rules around selling cannabis during the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite cannabis stores being forced to close last weekend because they were not deemed essential under Ontario’s state of emergency, the province will temporarily allow the private retailers to offer delivery and curbside pick-up services. “This new temporary measure is the ...

Article by Mira Miller, BlogTO Cannabis delivery in Toronto will soon be rolling out to a weed store near you, and several pickup options are now available following the welcome news that the government passed an emergency order allowing legal brick-and-mortar cannabis retailers to operate once again. New restrictions require all purchases to be limited to delivery or curbside pickup, and many businesses ...

Article by Michael Lee, North Bay Nugget Two applications for proposed cannabis retail stores in North Bay have moved to the next stage in their authorization process. The 15-day public notice period for a proposed cannabis store at McKeown Plaza, under the name Miss Jones, is set to wrap up April 14, while the notice period for Fire & Flower ...

Article by Yahoo Finance High Tide Inc. (“High Tide” or the “Company”) (HITI.CN) (HITIF) (2LY.F), 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, as the result of an emergency order approved by Ontario’s cabinet on April 7, 2020 , the Canna Cabana retail ...

Article by Brian Lilley, Toronto Sun Weed on wheels is coming to Ontario – the legal kind anyway. Days after shutting down legal cannabis retailers as “non-essential” workplaces, the Ford government announced late Tuesday it will allow curbside pickup options and delivery. Attorney General Doug Downie brought the issue to cabinet on Tuesday afternoon seeking an order to allow the ...

Article by Nick Westoll, Global News Days after the Ontario government ordered cannabis retail stores to close due to the coronavirus pandemic, officials said those businesses will be temporarily allowed to offer delivery and curbside pickup services. According to a statement by the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) on Tuesday, the permission was granted through an emergency order by the provincial government ...

Article by Joshua Freeman, CTV News People looking to get weed from their local pot shops may be in luck a little while longer. The provincial government on Tuesday passed an emergency order allowing for legal cannabis stores to offer curbside delivery and pickup service. The order was approved by cabinet and signed into law by Lieutenant Governor Elizabeth Dowdeswell ...

Article by Rob Breakenridge, Calgary Herald It is quite remarkable how in less than two years we have gone from the criminalization of cannabis to serious conversations as to whether those selling the drug are providing an essential service. Mind you, much of our new reality can be similarly described. . It has already been largely accepted that liquor stores ...