Article by Kristine Owram, BNN Bloomberg Low-priced cannabis products will be key to converting consumers from the illicit market to the legal market, but once that’s done they’ll be willing to spend more on pricier items like vape pens and edibles, according to Aurora Cannabis Inc.’s new chief commercial officer. Cannabis is “unlike tobacco or alcohol because of the presence ...

Article by Sudbury Star More than nine years ago, writing about the war on drugs, this editorial board encouraged the government of then-prime minister Stephen Harper to get bolder with decriminalizing cannabis. “By any reasonably broad metric,” we wrote then, the war on drugs “has been an abysmal failure. According to estimates by the UN — by no means a liberal organization when it comes to drug policy — worldwide consumption of ...

Article by Ian Hamilton and Elizabeth Hughes, Q107 Cannabis use has long been associated with memory loss. But until now, this notion was largely anecdotal. As researchers begin to look into cannabis and the effect that it has on human health, they’re beginning to better understand the effect it has on the human brain — and whether cannabis really does ...

Article by Cision Newswire Meta Growth Corp. (TSXV: META) (“Meta Growth”, “META” or the “Company”), a leading Canadian recreational cannabis retailer, today announced that it has executed definitive purchase agreements for stores in both Waterloo and Kitchener. Waterloo Store META has executed a share purchase agreement to acquire the Bud & Sally recreational cannabis retail store in Waterloo, Ontario for total cash consideration of $1,150,001, of ...

Article by John Rieti, CBC News There’s a sharp divide between health officials and business groups on whether or not the Ford government should allow cannabis lounges and cafes, and broaden the number of places pot can be sold. CBC Toronto obtained the results of the government’s consultation — conducted earlier this year before COVID-19 forced the province to declare ...

Article by Emily Ledger, Cannabis Exchange Ever since the Canadian federal government legalised recreational cannabis towards the end of 2018, the new system has faced criticism as Canadians have continued to purchase cannabis products from illicit sources. However, a recent survey reveals that this may be changing as people in British Columbia appear to be increasingly turning to legal cannabis. ...

Article by Sam Riches, Growth Op In less than two weeks, the National Basketball Association will resume its season inside the Disney World bubble. Almost all the players who are participating are now on-site and Al Harrington, the former NBA player turned cannabis entrepreneur, is hoping they brought enough of one critical supply with them. Weed. “Bring more than you think ...

Article by Julia Veintrop, Cannabis Life Network My dad’s family is from Estonia and over there, everyone sauna’s weekly. Even tiny little bachelor apartments have a closet-sized, stand up sauna. This is a wise practice. Using a sauna or steam room regularly is said to help with muscle pain relief, detoxification, and sleep improvement. Due to the Coronavirus, public saunas and steam rooms ...

Article by Angela Stelmakowich, Growth Op A group of men acting suspiciously around a white van, a veritable heat magnet, kicked off an investigation that ended with the discovery of a large-scale cannabis grow in an abandoned house in South Craven, U.K. The North Yorkshire Police report that on the night of July 9, “a group of men in a ...

Article by Solomon Israel, Marijuana Business Times The Ontario government lengthened an emergency order allowing licensed cannabis stores to offer curbside pickup and delivery, giving marijuana retailers an extra week during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The emergency order had been scheduled to end on July 22. However, the Ontario government said Thursday it was extending that emergency order and others until July 29. Earlier this month, ...