Article by Griffin Hewitt The Argus Observer Two dispensaries will be opening soon in Ontario – Cannabis & Glass and The Bud House. The opening dates of these new shops are unspecified as of Friday afternoon, according to an email from Dan Cummings, director of Ontario Community Development. When the two new dispensaries open, the total operating in the city ...

Article by Donna Sound and Solarina Ho, CTV News Troy Antone calls himself a cannabis entrepreneur. He was in the cigarette business, but changed after the Trudeau government made cannabis legal two years ago. His store, on Oneida Territory, operates with COVID-19 protections, a security guard, but no regulatory oversight. And he’s not alone: cannabis shops are opening up in ...

Article by Street Insider WeedMD Inc. (TSX-V:WMD) (OTCQX: WDDMF) (FSE: 4WE) (“WeedMD” or the “Company”), a federally-licensed producer and distributor of medical-grade cannabis, is pleased to announce it has commenced shipping its newest cultivar Black Sugar Rose to the Ontario Cannabis Store for sale to provincial retailers under the Company’s Color Cannabis adult-use brand. As WeedMD’s first cultivar to carry a terpene profile listing, the indica-dominant hybrid whole flower ...

Article by Tom Morrison, Chatham This Week Chatham’s newest cannabis store is now open for withdrawals. Bud Bank Inc., located at the former CIBC branch at 445 Richmond St., is the third retail store of its kind to open in Chatham and fourth in Chatham-Kent. “I think we really nailed it with this one,” owner Don Tretrault Jr. said. “We ...

Article by Colin D’Mello, CTV News Toronto More than two years after the legalization of cannabis in Canada, the majority of Ontarians consuming pot still buy it from the illegal market because they find it offers better quality, according to Ontario’s auditor general. Bonnie Lysyk’s annual report found that the underground market represent about 80 per cent of cannabis sales in ...

Article by Matt Lamers, Marijuana Business Daily Canadian cannabis producers were sitting on nearly three times more licensed outdoor-grown canopy than indoor capacity in August, the latest data from the country’s federal regulator shows. The gap between indoor and outdoor cultivation is widening at a time when producers are shuttering greenhouses and other indoor grow facilities amid a glut of cannabis that is putting downward ...

Article by James Hale, Marijuana Business Daily A new study shows consumers are unable to identify cannabinoid levels in products they use. Further, 20-50 percent don’t know the THC:CBD ratio of the products they normally use. This lack of consumer awareness could have implications for the safety and efficacy of therapeutic use and throws into question the reliance on self-reported cannabis ...

Article by Sam Riches, Growth Op The National Basketball Association (NBA) will reportedly continue its policy of not testing players for cannabis when the 2020-2021 season begins later this month. Reporter Ben Dowsett broke the news in a series of tweets yesterday. The policy adjustment has not yet been confirmed by the league. When the NBA resumed play following a ...

Article by Sam Thompson, Global News A traffic stop in the Rural Municipality of Rosser led to a big score by Manitoba RCMP, who seized over 27 kg of cannabis — contraband police say would have been sold in the Interlake region. The stop took place Tuesday on the Perimeter Highway, when members of the East District Crime Reduction Enforcement ...

Article by John Boivin, Valley Voice via Toronto Star Craft cannabis growers in the Slocan Valley are banding together to overcome one of the biggest obstacles they face to entering the legal market. Nearly 50 growers are forming a co-op to build and operate a central processing facility for their crops. “The whole idea that appeals to me is having ...