Article by CBC News Creating a new Crown corporation to manage the sale of recreational pot in New Brunswick is reinventing the wheel, says the co-ordinator of the union representing NB Liquor employees. The New Brunswick government said Friday that it has formed a new entity to oversee the sale of recreational marijuana use. Denis Brun of CUPE Local 963 said he ...

Article by Amanda Pfeffer, CBC News As the City of Ottawa begins to ponder its options for regulating marijuana — including an outright ban on public consumption of the drug — Denver, Colo., is setting the stage for legal smoking rooms, and at least one pot advocate there is recommending this city loosen up. Denver is about to become the first jurisdiction in ...

Article by High! Canada High! Canada Magazine got the opportunity to sit down with the one and only Miss Envy recently. Having become somewhat of an icon with the Canadian Cannabis industry, it’s a real honour to sit down and talk to the incredible woman behind the Miss Envy brand and its incredible line of products. Many of which are considered ...

Article by David Rider, Toronto Star A city committee has endorsed the province’s highly regulated approach to marijuana legislation, despite pleas from dispensary operators and pot users. The licensing committee voted 4-1 Monday in favour of city staff recommendations endorsing Premier Kathleen Wynne’s plan to sell marijuana only in government run, LCBO-type shops across Ontario after federal legalization takes effect next year. ...

Article by Kayla Goodfield, CP24 A city committee has backed the province’s pot plan to keep marijuana limited to government-run locations despite pleas from local activists pushing for the legalization of marijuana lounges. Toronto’s municipal licensing and standards committee spent much of Monday discussing the legalization of pot lounges in Toronto – businesses that do not sell marijuana but provide ...

Review by Toronto Toker for Dankr.ca. Yesterday (Monday) was the second successful protest organized by two grass roots activists: Wayne & Tony. These individuals, just like the majority of us in the cannabis industry, are appalled by the suggested legalization framework proposed by the Ontario Government. These individuals took action and started organizing protests, with the first one being the ...

Article by Mike Schreiner, Green Party of Ontario via Huffington Post Three marijuana dispensaries in one Toronto block. That’s just one indication of the current demand. Yet the Ontario Liberals have come up with a half-baked pot plan that will open only 150 stores across the province by 2020. How will these handful of stores even come close to meeting existing ...

Review by Michael Kushbury, for Dankr.ca. Cannabiscotti Overview: Cannabiscotti was formed in 2016 by two medical cannabis patients and are the 2017 Karma Cup first place winners in the Cannabutter edible category. As you might have guessed, the make biscotti… with cannabis in it. Or more specifically made with cold pressed virgin coconut oil infused with cannabis. Accessing Cannabiscotti: Cannabiscotti ...

Article by Bruce Ryan, High! Canada A massive wave is poised to wash over the cannabis landscape a few short months from now. The Perfect Storm. Billions are at stake, the existing industry players are digging in and the capital investors are circling like sharks. Chatting with one investor last week was quite fascinating. He sees only the top, public layer ...

Article by Salma Ibrahim, CBC News Members of the Cannabis Friendly Business Association plan to ask Toronto’s Municipal Licensing and Standards Committee Monday morning for regulation in light of the federal legalization of marijuana. Local lounge owners argue that provincial regulation, which says marijuana can only be consumed in the privacy of a home, is “not feasible.” “There is a huge ...