Article by Solomon Israel, Growth Op As far as Chris Jones is concerned, sometimes you have to go small to make it big. The veteran marijuana retail operator is wagering that small, convenience-style locations are the key to sustainable retail profitability in Ontario, the largest recreational cannabis market in Canada. Jones’ latest marijuana retailer, Cannabis Xpress, plans to open its ...

Article by Angela Stelmakowich, Growth Op Nova Scotia investigators looking at women with pre-menstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) found that using more cannabis appeared to be a coping motive for dealing with depressed mood before and during menstruation. The observational study involved using data from the electronic daily diaries of 69 naturally cycling female cannabis users with or without retrospectively identified ...

Article by Travis Cesarone, Cannabis Life Network New marvel cannabinoids have been discovered within cannabis decades after Dr. Roger Adams first found CBD in 1942 and then later synthesized THC from CBD. (1) So, wonderous discoveries into new phytocannabinoids clearly take numerous steps to achieve. And thankfully, new potent forms of THCo and CBDo ents, have now been created from dirt-cheap and natural terpenes that are derived from the essential ...

Article by Waterloo Chronicle The budding legal cannabis market is getting bigger with the opening of another Waterloo retail shop. Sessions, an Ontario-based retail brand, will hold a grand opening this Saturday, March 27 at 573 King St. N (at Northfield Drive), beginning at 9 a.m. with a ribbon cutting and a day of specials and giveaways to follow. The 1,800-square-foot space ...

Article by Matt Lamers, Growth Op Dried flower’s overall share of the regulated adult-use cannabis market in Canada waned throughout 2020 as competition from new product categories steadily increased, the latest data from Statistics Canada shows. Dried flower still dominated the market overall, however. In the final three months of 2019, dried flower accounted for nearly 90% of all adult-use ...

Article by Travis Cesarone, Cannabis Life Network Cannabis consumers of the THC variety—whether they’re stoners, patients, regular humans, veterans, or doctors—typically experience what is known as the munchies. Our appetites go up after consuming THC, but the endocannabinoid system (ECS) regulates metabolism on both sides. In fact, a certain hormone in our bodies that is triggered by fat and sugar, leptin, will block cannabis ...

Article by Natasha Riebe, CBC News No new cannabis production facilities will be going up on agricultural land in Strathcona County in the near future, county council decided Tuesday night at the end of a public hearing. Council voted 7-2 to remove the option of allowing cannabis operations in the agriculture general zoning district. In late February, Coun. Paul Smith ...

Article by Satbir Singh, St Catharine’s Standard An email from a Niagara-on-the-Lake resident that discussed frustration with canopy smell in the municipality was addressed by council March 22. James Stewart, a resident in the St. David’s area, said in his email to the town that the marijuana smell is overriding the welcoming smells of Spring. Stewart went on to ask ...

Article by Graeme McNaughton, Guelph Mercury An Ontario commissioner has ordered the provincial agency tasked with wholesale cannabis sales to disclose additional documents related to a planned, but ultimately abandoned, provincially-run cannabis retail store in Guelph. In the order dated March 19, adjudicator Valerie Jepson, with the Information and Privacy Commissioner (IPC) of Ontario, ordered the Ontario Cannabis Retail Corporation ...

Article by TG Branfalt, Ganjapreneur Medical cannabis use among senior citizens in Canada increased from 17.6% in 2017 – the year prior to broad legalization in the nation – to 31.2% in 2019, according to a study by Toronto-based Sunnybrook Health Sciences Center outlined by Medscape. The survey found that 22.7% of seniors reported using medical cannabis in 2020; however, the ...