Article by Harrison Jordan, Leafly At least two legal Ontario cannabis retailers have cut their operating hours in response to the national cannabis shortage which has limited the availability of packaged cannabis products in stores across the country. CBC News reported on Monday that Hobo Cannabis Store in Ottawa will close entirely on Wednesdays and will cut their hours on Tuesdays. Then, on Wednesday, Canna Cabana, a ...

Article by Patrick Cain, Global News Cash is king over credit when it comes to buying cannabis for some Canadians. Latest data from bricks-and-mortar stores sales in New Brunswick show that cannabis buyers there are less than half as likely to use credit cards to buy cannabis, compared to alcohol. They are more likely to use cash or a debit ...

Article by Bryan Hendry, Net News Ledger The third Anishinabek Cannabis Gathering will be held this Saturday in Wahnipatae First Nation. The first two gatherings were held in Alderville and Pikwakanagan First Nations. All three communities currently have cannabis dispensaries that combined generate millions of dollars annually in revenue, as well as millions of dollars in income for community members. ...

Article by Dianna Benjamin, WikiLeaf While the answer to the question “is weed legal in Canada” is yes, there are some nuances that you need to be aware of. Canada’s government is divided into three levels: federal, provincial or territorial, and municipal.  Canada is comprised of 10 provinces and 3 territories, so while the country’s federal government legalized personal use cannabis ...

Article by Ontario Provincial Police  On Friday, May 10, 2019, members of the Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (O.P.P.) were conducting a Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) check on Townline Road in Puslinch. At approximately 11:00 p.m., a vehicle entered the RIDE check. While speaking with the driver, police observed drug paraphernalia within the vehicle. Investigation led to the arrest ...

Article by Dale Carruthers, London Free Press More of Ontario’s cannabis retail stores will follow the lead of two outlets that are scaling back hours because they can’t keep enough product stocked, one industry watcher says. But London’s three bricks-and-mortar marijuana stores — all of them open seven days a week — say they have ample supply and don’t plan ...

Article by Piper Courtenay, Georgia Straight  On Wednesday (May 22), Canada’s point man on legalization Bill Blair met with researchers at the University of Calgary to announce a swell in funding for cannabis research. The minister of organized crime reduction and former Toronto police chief says $24.5 million from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research is allotted to studying cannabis ...

Article by Dan Nyznik, Global News Now that the nicer weather is here, many gardeners have been busy planting flowers and vegetables. And for the first time this spring, something else is being put in the ground — cannabis. Michael Kidd owns Peterborough Hydroponic Centre in the city’s south industrial park. “Ontario is a wonderful place to grow and Peterborough ...

Article by Bill Kaufmann, Postmedia News Ending cannabis prohibition has sparked research into the drug, with some of that activity taking place in Calgary, Ottawa’s pot legalization czar said Wednesday. Just over $500,000 will be going towards University of Calgary research on how pot prevents migraines and induces cannabinoid hyperemesis, a condition marked by severe vomiting. Some of that money ...

Article by CTV News Gatineau’s first legal cannabis store officially opened Wednesday morning. There was a small group of people lining up even before the doors opened at 10 a.m. The store, located in a strip mall on Boulevard de la Gappe, sells everything from dried flowers to oral sprays. This comes as a store in Ottawa has been forced ...