Article by CBC News Two years after the sale of marijuana was legalized in Canada, and researchers have yet to see the feared increase in use, says Michael Boudreau, a criminology professor at St. Thomas University. About six per cent of Canadians report they consume cannabis on a daily basis, a number that’s remained unchanged from before legalization. “So there, we’re ...

Article by Frank Matys, Orillia Today Ontario’s budding recreational cannabis industry is sprouting downtown with the recent opening of Orillia’s first retail cannabis shop. Customers visiting Happy Dayz can choose from multiple varieties of dried cannabis, along with a range of pre-rolled products, concentrates, edibles, beverages, topicals, and CBD. Bongs, pipes, rolling papers, and vaping equipment are among an assortment ...

Article by Aymen Idris, The Conversation via Canada.com The drugs used to treat cancer after surgery can help to slow disease progression, but they don’t always stop cancer cells from spreading to other parts of the body, nor do they help with pain associated with some cancers such as sarcomas (rare bone cancers). There is a drug, however, that potentially ...

Article by Sam Riches, Growth Op Ontario’s MediPharm Labs Corp. has launched a new line of THC-free, 99 per cent pure CBD crystalline isolate to be sold under the LABS Cannabis banner. According to a press release, it’s the first product of its kind in Canada. “Produced at commercial scale, LABS Cannabis CBD Isolate has only trace amounts of THC — ...

Article by BC Business Delta-based cannabis producer Pure Sunfarms surveyed Canadians on their pot preferences But just over half of BCers don’t know where their marijuana is from It’s not shocking that most Canadians believe B.C. bud reigns supreme in the country. But you might be surprised to learn that many of this province’s cannabis consumers don’t actually know where ...

Article by James Sebastian-Scott, Kitchener Today The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario is currently reviewing six cannabis store applications in one stretch of Downtown Kitchener. There are currently a total of five locations opened in our region. Three in Cambridge, one in Waterloo and one in Kitchener. The stretch along King Street West in Kitchener has four pending applications ...

Article by Lauren O’Neil, BlogTO Today in “what the actual heck?” we have a massive police bust just north of Toronto in which $150 million worth of illegally-grown marijuana was seized along with guns, crossbows and “several exotic animals.” Among the creatures found at one of 15 different properties searched during the raid were three kangaroos and two zebras. That’s right, kangaroos ...

Article by Angela Stelmakowich, Growth Op Authorized medical marijuana patients who began using cannabis to help reduce their drinking report experiencing a reduction or even discontinuation of alcohol use, notes new research out of the University of Victoria. The finding reflects feedback from 2,102 patients registered with Tilray, a medical cannabis research and production company in Canada. The input was ...

Article by Anne Jarvis, Windsor Star One day after Kingsville’s town council unanimously approved a bylaw to stop light pollution from greenhouses and odours from cannabis production, Leamington’s council voted unanimously to seek more information from growers and the public before considering a light pollution bylaw. “I think this is long overdue,” Kingsville Coun. Laura Lucier said Monday. “I’m so ...

Article by Angela Stelmakowich, Growth Op A new U.S. mice study offers promise for advancing understanding of how cannabis can help lessen the symptoms of various bowel conditions, insight that could lead to new ways of fighting gastrointestinal (GI) infections. Published online this month in Cell, the study led by the University of Texas, Southwestern (UTSW) shed light on how the ...