Article by Sabrina Jonas, CBC News There are no shortage of monikers for cannabis: weed, marijuana, herb, bud, Mary Jane. But developer of Cannabis Wedding Expo Philip Wolf did notice a shortage in exposure for cannabis services, prompting him to create the event. “There was a lot of young entrepreneurs [on] the hospitality and service side of cannabis, and there ...

Article by CTV News Troubled cannabis company CannTrust Holdings Inc. is temporarily cutting as many as 140 people — roughly one quarter of its workforce — as it works to comply with Health Canada regulations. The company says there will be a series of phased layoffs between late October and the end of the year. The cuts are expected to ...

Article by Victor Ferreira, Financial Post Cannabis producer The Green Organic Dutchman Holdings Ltd. says it has taken its Ancaster, Ont., greenhouse off the market after attempting to sell the facility through a leaseback arrangement earlier this month. According to an offering memorandum advertising the property’s sale, which the Post obtained this week, TGOD was asking for $94.2 million for ...

Article by Tom Hogue, Hamilton Spectator The Beamsville operation of cannabis firm Hexo Corp. is closing and 100 staff are out of work as a result of cost-cutting efforts announced Thursday by the Quebec-based company. “People in upper in management who got their notice were just as upset as everybody else — everybody was stunned, there was a lot of ...

Article by Rob Ferguson, Toronto Star via Hamilton Spectator Ontario is banning the promotion of vaping products in convenience stores and gas stations starting Jan. 1 in hopes of curbing fast-rising use by teens, the Star has learned. The move to be announced Friday by Health Minister Christine Elliott reverses a decision Premier Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservatives made after taking ...

Article by Caitlyn Gowriluk, CBC News Winnipeg-based cannabis producer Bonify has had its sales licence reinstated by Health Canada, after it was suspended in February over an investigation that revealed the company sold illegal product at stores in Saskatoon, Regina and Moose Jaw, the company announced Wednesday. The third-party investigation into Bonify came after Health Canada recalled two of the ...

Article by Emma Spears, Growth Op Hundreds of potential candidates arrived at a job fair hosted by the city of Waterloo and licensed producer James E. Wagner Cultivation (JWC Corp.). The licensed producer (LP) has plans to fill roughly 50 positions for its newly-repurposed cultivation facility on Manitou Drive in Kitchener, Ontario, and the company has plans to hire up to 400 workers. Available ...

Article by Kieran Delamont, NOW Toronto Mark Spear might be a thorn in the side of the Canadian weed industry. Or he may be a heel. He certainly stands out when it comes to gently pissing off the ones writing the rules on the Green Mile of corporate weed on Bay Street. In an industry hyper-obsessed with compliance and brain-numbing pontifications ...

Article by Astra Hemming, Datac According to the results of a recent Conference Board of Canada survey, almost half of private-sector employers have implemented a zero-tolerance cannabis policy in the workplace. Monica Haberl, study senior researcher, told the Calgary Herald that while 76% of Canada’s employers had updated their cannabis policies prior to its legalization in October 2018, many still struggle with specific ...

Article by Mike O, Cannabis Life Network The 2019 Canadian federal election came to an end last night, with Justin Trudeau once again coming out on top, winning the mandated to return to Ottawa as our Prime Minister, albeit this time with a minority government. So with the Liberals staying in power for a second term, does that mean it’s ...