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 Marijuana Business Daily Aurora Cannabis subsidiary MedReleaf Corp. is recalling two lots of cannabis sold in Quebec under the San Rafael ’71 brand for incorrect labeling. The two recalled 3.5-gram lots of Island Sweet Skunk cannabis were sold March 26-27 by Quebec’s government-operated Société québécoise du cannabis (SQDC) retailer. Labels on those lots misstated the amount of THC in the ...

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 ...

Article by Anisha Dhiman, London Free Press With skyrocketing sales among stockpilers, cannabis in the time of coronavirus is under the spotlight. Now, a team of researchers from the University of Miami wants to know how cannabis consumption is being impacted by COVID-19. In addition to surveying recreational consumers, researchers are particularly interested in medical cannabis consumers. Many fall under ...

Article by Barrie Today Members of the Nottawasaga Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have made an arrest in relation to a drug investigation in Angus, Essa Township. On Monday, April 6, 2020, before noon, officers executed a search warrant at a residence in Angus, Essa Township. As a result, a 56-year-old male from Essa ...

Article by Patrick Cain, Global News After Ontario changed course last week and ordered the province’s cannabis stores to close in response to the novel coronavirus, lines at stores visibly lengthened as customers stocked up. Cannabis stores, some of which had barely opened when the order was issued, aren’t the only place for residents to buy legal weed. They can always order it online from ...

Article by Sudbury Star Sudbury’s two pot stores are closed for the next two weeks as part of a provincial government order to limit the spread of COVID-19. High Tide Inc. said it shuttered its Sudbury store as of 11:59 p.m. Saturday. The Canna Cabana is located on Long Lake Road. The city’s other pot store, Highlife Cannabis, is located ...

Article by Kristine Owram, Bloomberg News The cannabis bankruptcy filings are starting to roll in. Already plagued by a tough regulatory environment, disappointing sales and capital markets that had closed to all but the strongest companies, the industry is now facing a pandemic-related collapse in stock markets and ever-shrinking financing options. Pot companies completed two capital raises worth just US$5.6 ...