Article by Manisha Krishnan, Vice News Last month, Ontario Attorney General Yasir Naqvi told weed dispensaries in the province to consider themselves “on notice.” The government has now elaborated on that ominous warning with details on how it will take down dispensaries through enormous fines and jail time. In a bill tabled yesterday, the province said it will target individuals, ...

Article by Sarah Smellie, CBC News A budding local marijuana supplier says the provincial government overlooked Newfoundland and Labrador growers in their recent pot supply deal with a mainland company. “It is kind of annoying when your own government is using your own taxpayers’ dollars to compete against you,” said Bond Rideout, CEO of NLMedicorp, who has been working on transforming ...

Article by Patrick Cain, Global News Provincial laws that bar people from growing their own marijuana will certainly be challenged in the courts, and the challenges have a “a decent chance” of success, legal experts say. The federal cannabis legalization bill, now in the Senate, allows individuals up to four cannabis plants, so long as there aren’t more than four in ...

Article by Rob Ferguson and Robert Benzie, The Toronto Star   The trillium is Ontario’s official flower and marijuana could now be considered the province’s official weed with the passage of the Cannabis Act. Liberals and New Democrats voted 63 to 27 in favour of the legislation Tuesday with the Progressive Conservatives opposed as the province now begins work in ...

Article by Phil Wong, High! Canada Sometimes I love my job, so when someone calls me out to tour a Licensed Producer facility and interview a cannabis scientist; this is one of those times! Today, I am fortunate enough to sit down and chat with Roger Ferreira, Chief Science Officer (Director). Thanks for the tour! Great facility you have here. ...

Article by Mark Rendell, The Globe and Mail In October, marijuana industry heavy hitter Aurora Cannabis Inc. spent $3.85-million to acquire BC Northern Lights Enterprises Ltd., a Vancouver-based company that manufactures refrigerator-sized “grow boxes.” The miniature nurseries, loaded up with high-powered lights, ventilation systems and hydroponics equipment, are designed to hold four to 18 marijuana plants and made specifically for ...

Article by Bruce Campion-Smith, The Toronto Star Legalized pot will cost Canadians about $10 a gram and Ottawa has agreed to give the provinces 75 per cent of the tax revenues to help cover costs of setting up the new regime. The agreement on the 75-25 tax revenue split came Monday during a meeting between federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau ...

Video by CBC News Canada has reached a deal with the provinces and territories for sharing tax revenue from legal pot sales. The provinces and territories will get 75 per cent of the tax revenue and the federal government will get 25 per cent. Ottawa will be capped at $100 million annually with excess revenue going to the provinces and ...

Article by Andy Blatchford, National Post The country’s finance ministers are cautiously optimistic a deal can be reached today on how the federation will divvy up tax proceeds from the eventual sale of legalized marijuana. Provincial and territorial finance ministers are meeting in Ottawa to discuss a range of issues — but the dominant topic has been negotiations towards an ...

Article by Emma McIntosh, The Toronto Star Toronto police arrested five people and seized nearly 10 kgs of marijuana after raiding a dispensary in the Trinity Bellwoods area Friday. Police also found nearly $6,500 in cash, 8.8 kg of marijuana oil, 377 g of hash and more than 125 g of shatter (a concentrated form of THC) while executing a ...