Article by Addison Herron-Wheeler, High Times A new healthcare technology company, Cannalogue, is launching a petition in their native land of Canada to get the Ministries of Health on board with providing national healthcare coverage for medical cannabis. The petition, entitled United for Access, was started because of the financial burden the COVID-19 pandemic has had on many Canadians, especially those who ...

Article by Toronto Life When Justin Trudeau became Canada’s biggest legal drug dealer two years ago, edibles were still a hazy dream on the horizon. Then, last winter, when infused goodies were green-lit, red tape kept the selection scant and the supply scarce, but the category is booming now. According to the OCS, between online and retail sales, Torontonians spent ...

Article by David Yasvinski, Growth Op Some Ontario growers aren’t getting the chance to reap what they sow thanks to an uptick in robberies that have — not coincidentally — arrived alongside harvest season. The latest such theft took place in Guelph, according to the CBC, where OPP officers attended a rural property as the act was underway. Police witnessed the suspects ...

Article by Angela Stelmakowich, Growth Op It was a non-starter for this Oshawa, Ont. man when police found him with a starter’s pistol, cash and a large quantity of weed earlier this week. The weed discovery was made after members of the Durham Regional Police, assisted by the K9 unit, responded to an armed person report at about 10 p.m. ...

Article by Sam Riches. Growth Op Last month, after Thomas Hartle became the first Canadian to undergo legal psilocybin therapy to treat end-of-life distress, the Saskatoon father of two — who has been living with a terminal cancer diagnosis since 2016 — slept better than he has in four years. “I have had anxiety for so long, I had sort ...

Article by Colby Cosh, SaltWire The new number of the journal Canadian Public Policy contains a paper entitled “ The tax consequences of legal cannabis. ” Great, I hear you asking: what are those? About time someone asked! Slow down, bud: economics tends to be a factory for giant wads of differential equations, and not so much in the business of simple ...

Article by David Yasvinski, Growth Op Chelsea Handler is trying to extinguish the stigma of her favourite drug. The actor and comedian has made no secret of her penchant for pot and she’s determined to spread the word to as many people as possible, according to cheatsheet.com. One of the biggest misconceptions she said she finds herself pushing back against is that ...

Article by 96.1 Renfrew Today The first legal cannabis store in Renfrew County has officially opened their doors. Bay Bud Cannabis in Barry’s Bay had a soft launch on September 11th and grand opening on September 18th. President Michael Klobouk says they had to apply three times before getting approval from the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario.  Klobouk says the shop needed ...

Article by CBC News A series of cannabis thefts have been reported in and around Waterloo Region, according to police, as the midpoint of the plant’s harvest season arrives. In the early hours of Sept. 19 Wellington County OPP attended a rural property in Guelph, responding to a break and enter in progress. When police arrived they saw people running toward ...

Article by Bailey Moreton, My Yellowknife Now Illegal cannabis across Canada is pushing down prices for legal recreational cannabis in stores in Yellowknife. The consumer price index (CPI) for recreational cannabis dropped ten per cent as of August 2020 compared with August 2019, according to the latest consumer price index numbers. The consumer price index – which measures the change ...