Article by James Hale, Hemp Industry Daily A new study shows consumers are unable to identify cannabinoid levels in products they use. Further, 20% to 50% don’t know the THC:CBD ratio of the products they normally use. This lack of consumer awareness could have implications for the safety and efficacy of therapeutic use and throws into question the reliance on self-reported ...

Article by Jeff Lagerquist, Yahoo Finance Aphria (APHA.TO)(APHA) has agreed to acquire Tilray in a reverse takeover deal that would create a new powerhouse in Canada’s legal cannabis industry. The combined company will keep the Tilray name, trade under the NASDAQ symbol (TLRY), and be led by Aphria chief executive officer Irwin Simon. Tilray CEO Brendan Kennedy will serve on ...

Article by CBC News Aurora Cannabis says it is laying off 214 workers and its chief science officer is retiring, the latest of a series of cuts to hit the Edmonton-based cannabis company. Aurora spokeswoman Michelle Lefler said in addition to the layoffs, operations at the company’s Aurora Sky facilities — the company’s flagship marijuana greenhouse south of Edmonton — will be ...

Article by Tyler Kula, Sarnia Observer More than $1 million in pot was seized during a recent drug bust at an illegal cannabis dispensary in the  Aamjiwnaang First Nation territory, Sarnia police say. The Dec. 8 bust – made by the OPP joint force cannabis enforcement team, with help from Sarnia police – was the third in two years for ...

Article by Angela Stelmakowich, Growth Op With the upcoming holiday season, Quebecker Dwayne Fox was looking to give back. The former truck driver, a non-smoker who was pleasantly surprised to learn how cannabis edibles could help his work injury-related back pain, thought giving back to a place that had helped him as a kid would be just the ticket. That ...

Article by Joel Ballard, CBC News Across a large swath of B.C.’s South Coast, there lies an area cannabis industry insiders have dubbed an access desert. It’s a group of municipalities that — two years after legalization — still doesn’t have legal cannabis retailers within its boundaries. Twelve municipalities — Whistler, West Vancouver, Richmond, Delta, Burnaby, Coquitlam, Pitt Meadows, Surrey, the ...

Article by Matt Lamers, Marijuana Business Daily Aurora Cannabis has cut a little more than 200 positions as it reduces production at its flagship marijuana greenhouse in Edmonton, Alberta to just a quarter of its capacity, Marijuana Business Daily has learned. Separately, the company’s chief science officer, Jonathan Page, is also leaving. The fresh round of layoffs comes weeks after the company paused ...

Article by Growth Op The thing I have learned about trauma is that it’s complex. One woman can have the same assault experience as the other but can end up experiencing symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in very different ways. For some it’s numbness, for others it’s anxiety and for many, the trauma ends up being a mix of ...

Article by Angela Stelmakowich, Growth Op The raid of Pot of Gold Medicinals and Edibles in Sarnia, Ont. earlier this month ended with the seizure of more than $1 million in cannabis and charges under the Cannabis Act. While executing a warrant at about 9 a.m. on Dec. 8 — the result of one of several investigations by the Ontario Provincial ...

Article by Phi Doan, Kitchener Today There’s big money to be made in pot, but the influx of applications for locations in Kitchener’s downtown core has council concerned about oversaturation. A motion was passed during Monday’s virtual council meeting to send a letter to the province, calling on them to step in and adjust regulations. Ward 10 Councillor Sarah Marsh ...