Article by Meghan Potkins, Calgary Herald Calgary is leading the country in cannabis retail with 24 licensed pot shops — more than twice as many outlets as the next highest jurisdiction — despite the province’s decision last fall to stop issuing further store licences. “We’ve had remarkably little problem with the retailers here,” Mayor Naheed Nenshi said Thursday. “We have ...

Article by Toronto Sun A monthly community lunch for a group of Ontario seniors took a strange turn this week after many attendees got sick from consuming cannabis-laced brownies, provincial police said Thursday. Const. Miles Loach said the seniors began seeking medical help within less than an hour of eating chocolate brownies served as a dessert option at the catered ...

Article by Toronto CityNews The City of Toronto says charges have been laid against the operators and property owner of an illegal cannabis dispensary in the Little Italy area following a raid on Thursday. Officers from Municipal Licensing and Standard entered Loud Head Shop and Paraphernalia on Bathurst Street around 11:30 a.m. The city says Toronto police were also on scene to ...

Article by Daily Hive, British Columbia has long been known for producing world-class cannabis. In the wake of legalization, however, BC risks losing its foothold. The province is home to 14% of Canada’s population and over half of all medically-licensed producers populate the west coast. Legalization has ushered in a new era of cultivation that is alienating the small producers ...

Aritcle by CBC News The drywall is up, cabinets are about to go in, the majority of staff is hired, and in less than two weeks, London’s first legal cannabis retail store will open for business. The store is among seven that could spring up in the west region. A total of 25 companies in Ontario are eligible to operate ...

Article by Harrison Mooney, Vancouver Sun As expected, Canada is going to pot. Marijuana use has risen in the country since legalization, according to a new study from Western Canadian research company Insights West, which shows that nearly a quarter of adult Canadians consumed cannabis in the last few months of 2018. In an online study conducted from Dec. 13 ...

Article by New Cannabis Ventures High Tide Inc. (“High Tide” or the “Company”) (CSE:HITI) (Frankfurt:2LY), an Alberta-based, retail-focused cannabis corporation enhanced by the manufacturing and wholesale distribution of smoking accessories and cannabis lifestyle products, is pleased to announce that, subject to the approval of the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (the “AGCO”), it has been selected to assist with establishing and operating a ...

Article by Kevin Nielsen, Global News OPP say that on March 7, as a result of a warrant they conducted a raid at an illegal cannabis storefront on Queen Street East. During the raid, they seized cannabis, hash, CBD oil, shatter, CBD edibles, CBD lotions and creams, cannabis plants, and CBD vape pens while also arresting two women. Jade Marie ...

Article by Teviah Moro, The Hamilton Spectator Police have made use of new powers under Ontario’s cannabis legislation to shut down three more pot shops in Hamilton. Officers with the Provincial Joint Forces Cannabis Enforcement Team raided three locations of MMJ Canada on Wednesday. While the raids continue to chip away at Hamilton’s persistent black market, some say the MMJ busts will ...

Article by  David George-Cosh, BNN Bloomberg Canada’s federal budget contains a tweak to cannabis excise taxes for edibles and other extractable products that will be made legal later this year, as well as a sign that the government isn’t generating as much tax revenue as expected from the legalization of recreational marijuana last year. The federal government is proposing new ...