Article by Troy Bridgeman, Guelph Today When GuelphToday last spoke to local barber Lore Bortolon in June 2017 he was celebrating 20 years at his shop, Good Times Hairstyles, on Surrey Street and more than 40 years in the barbering business. He had no plans at the time to retire let alone open Guelph’s fourth licensed cannabis shop. “It wasn’t ...

Article by Angela Stelmakowich, Growth Op Researchers say they have determined that using CBD does not impair driving performance and consuming moderate amounts of THC produces only mild impairment lasting up to four hours. That’s the conclusion of a new study that involved 26 healthy participants inhaling vaporized cannabis containing different mixes of THC and CBD before driving 100 kilometres ...

Article by Kelsey Adams, NOW Toronto Dosist rechargeable vape pen One of the smoothest vapes on the market, Dosist pens are sleek and precise. Once you pull, the pen buzzes to let you know you’ve hit your desired dose and the effects come just as fast. Perfect for beginners or weed veterans, these pens have different formulas with varying levels ...

Article by CBC News The Northwest Territories’ first private retailers of cannabis will open their doors soon, after the government announced final approval in a press release Tuesday morning. Two stores, ReLeaf NT and Trailblazers Cannabis Shop, were named in the release. ReLeaf has been operating as a cannabis accessories store since early April of last year from a storefront at 5123 51st St. in ...

Article by Kathryn Underwood, Market Realist  Sundial Growers Inc. (SNDL) is a company that produces and distributes cannabis products under federally regulated licenses. Calgary, Canada is the site of its headquarters. It was founded by Stanley J. Swiatek.  Sundial produces small-batch cannabis with what they term an individualized “room” approach over 448,000 square feet of total space. Some sources are ...

Article by Matt Lamers, Marijuana Business Daily Cannabis producer CannTrust said it’s returning to the Canadian recreational marijuana market this month as the embattled company looks to open a new chapter more than a year after being censured for serious regulatory violations. The Vaughan, Ontario-based company plans to start by launching adult-use brands in December in three provinces, the company said in ...

Article by Cision Newswire Fire & Flower Holdings Corp. (TSX: FAF) (OTCQX: FFLWF) (“FFHC”) and its wholly-owned subsidiary Fire & Flower Inc. (collectively, “Fire & Flower” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce the closing of the previously announced acquisition of all of the issued and outstanding shares of Friendly Stranger Holdings Corp. (“FSHC”) by Fire & Flower (the “Acquisition”). FFHC now owns ...

Article by Global News A coalition of about 50 retailers is calling on the Ontario government to lift COVID-19 restrictions for non-essential stores it claims is making things worse. In an open letter to Premier Doug Ford and Health Minister Christine Elliott, the retailers argue that shutting down Toronto and Peel Region to restrict the virus’s spread hasn’t reduced the number of ...

Article by Alfredo Pascual, Marijuana Business Daily The United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) on Wednesday accepted a World Health Organization (WHO) recommendation to remove cannabis and cannabis resin from Schedule IV of the 1961 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs. The historic vote in Vienna could have far-reaching implications for the global medical cannabis industry, ranging from regulatory oversight ...

Article by Jackie Bryant, Forbes La Jolla, California-based Artelo Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: ARTL) recently announced that its Canadian subsidiary, Artelo Biosciences Corporation, is the recipient of a Mitacs Accelerate Grant that will allow the company to further its research on ART26.12, a product candidate for the treatment of anxiety, cancer, inflammation, and pain. Mitacs is a Canadian non-profit research organization. The grant is expected to ...