Article by Kevin Connor, Toronto Sun Happy weed day! This year’s 4/20 is the first since cannabis was legalized in Canada. In cannabis culture, 4/20 stands for firing up a joint at 4:20 p.m. on the 20th day of the fourth month — April 20. It’s also code for smoking pot. Each year those in the cannabis culture gather to ...

Article by Ainsley Smith, Daily Hive Toronto, Saturday has finally returned! … From 420 events to family-friendly attractions, there are plenty of incredible events happening in the city this weekend to keep you busy. … 420 Toronto What: Now that weed is finally legalized in Canada, you better believe that Torontonians are going to be lighting up on April 20. The festivities ...

Article by Katherine DeClerq, CTV News Two people have been charged after more than 360 pounds of illegal cannabis was found in a vehicle during a traffic stop in Markham on Tuesday. Police said that an officer on patrol stopped a white van on Highway 407, near the area of Ninth Line, shortly after 4 a.m. While speaking with the ...

Article by Quintin Bignell, CityNews Bylaw officers in Toronto installed a large metal door in an effort to keep an illegal pot shop in CityPlace closed during a raid on Tuesday. Officials told CityNews that the operators of the dispensary known as Café, on Fort York Boulevard, bypassed new locks that were installed in another raid by the city on ...

Article by Peter Nolan-Smith, Daily Hive Maybe you’ve heard this already, but it turns out cannabis is legal in Canada. And while many of us have already been enjoying the smelly green fruits of the no longer illicit activity, there’s still something special about the approaching (unofficial) cannabis holiday of 4/20 this year. 420 Toronto What: Now that weed is finally legalized ...

Article by Kate Robertson, WeedMaps Toronto’s public-facing cannabis scene exploded in the years leading up to legalization. First came the unlicensed dispensary rush, and now, just maybe in time for 4/20 — the first in the post-prohibition era — the city of more than 2.7 million people could have more than one licensed brick-and-mortar cannabis store open for business. … ...

Article by Solomon Israel, Leaf News Legal experts are questioning whether a customer loyalty program offered by a Manitoba cannabis retailer violates federal law, which places strict limits on inducements to buy marijuana. Garden Variety operates two cannabis stores in Winnipeg. The company lets registered customers earn points on cannabis purchases, which can be redeemed for discounts on cannabis, cannabis ...

Article by Daniel Tencer, Huffington Post Ontario’s provincially-run cannabis distributor is set to lose $25 million in the current fiscal year, according to projections in the 2019 budget released by Queen’s Park on Thursday. The losses are the result of its initial investment in developing a wholesale distribution network, combined with the fact that OCS has sold relatively little product ...

Article by CBC News Police say they’ve laid numerous charges after raiding four pot shops in Mississauga and Brampton, Ont. Peel Regional Police say over several days last week, the force’s vice squad conducted search warrants and seized about six kilograms of marijuana that was ready for sale. Police have charged 10 people under the Cannabis Control Act for unlawfully ...

Article by Solomon Israel, Leaf News Three criminal defence lawyers who focus on cannabis cases say they’re dismayed at the 10-month jail sentence recently imposed by a Manitoba judge on a man caught with 86.3 grams of marijuana. Rodney Clayton Felix, 31, pleaded guilty to possession of cannabis for the purpose of distribution — a new offence under the federal Cannabis Act ...