Article by Toronto Sun Shares in cannabis companies surged on Wednesday, extending a months-long rally due to bets on decriminalization under the Biden administration, as the Reddit community behind a recent trading frenzy talked up the stocks. One post on WallStreetBets, the Reddit forum linked to the past month’s surges in GameStop Corp, AMC Entertainment and others, told users that ...

Article by Yahoo! News Three Halifax entrepreneurs who founded a cannabis accessory company last year are working to promote Black ownership in an industry that lacks diversity. Brothers Josh Creighton, Treno Morton and Tyler Morton began selling naturally made rolling papers last summer when the pandemic meant many jobs were drying up. Their company, Fumes Rolling Papers and Accessories, now has ...

Article by Gord Howard, The St. Catherine’s Standard Darren Bondar sees the irony in opening a cannabis retail shop that’s limited to curbside sales. “You spend all this money and time following Health Canada regulations, covering windows and putting security cameras in, only to be told it’s OK, you can just sell outside” due to COVID-19 restrictions, he said with ...

Article by Nikki Kelly, Cannabis Life Network Sit back, spark up and let us do the thinking for you. Here are gift ideas for that special stoner in your life this Valentine’s Day. Cannabis chocolates Weed chocolate is an obvious choice for a romantic gift for your stoner Valentine. There are many brands to choose from or you could even ...

Article by Donna DuricTwo Row Times The Six Nations Cannabis Commission has appointed three new members which the commission chair says will be helpful in moving the goals of the commission forward. The addition of the three new members leaves only one vacancy on the commission. The three new members – Richard Johnson, Drew Hill and Talia Bomberry – were ...

Article by Sam Riches, Growth Op In a well-timed tweet, the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) has announced that the province’s 420th cannabis retail store has been authorized to open. The AGCO, which regulates cannabis retail in Ontario, sent the tweet at 4:20 p.m. on Tuesday. After an incomprehensibly slow retail rollout, the province has picked up the ...

Article by Karhlyle Fletcher, The Fresh Toast via Growth Op Some suggest happiness is all about increasing pleasure and limiting pain. As such, pain is a pressing issue in many people’s lives. Whether that pain is chronic or acute, it can be debilitating. And because of that, at least in part, millions of people in the U.S. and elsewhere find ...

Article by The Telegram The Burin, N.L. company Oceanic Releaf has been granted cannabis cultivation licences from Health Canada for standard cannabis growth and processing operations. “This is a major milestone for Oceanic and an exciting day for Oceanic as we become a vertically integrated cannabis producer,” company president Taylor Giovannini said in a news release. “We are so excited ...

Article by Dylan Klimchuk and Cody Lindsay, Cannabis Life Network Another Monday, another recipe! For this week’s segment of Cooking with Cannabis 101 you’ll learn how to make cannabis-infused Eggnog Cheesecake. For this recipe you’ll need cannabis butter; click here for our guide to making some yourself. We’ll break this recipe down into steps for each part of the cannabis-infused eggnog cheesecake. As this recipe does ...

Article by Regina Leader-Post via Growth Op “In high school, my nickname was Miss Bakes. I guess it’s true what they say; old habits die hard,” says Katie Lake, who is currently working as a budtender at Shop Cori, a cannabis store located in Toronto. “Initially, working in the cannabis industry was supposed to be a temporary gig,” Lake says ...