Article by Dan Taekema, CBC News The Six Nations of the Grand River elected council and the cannabis commission have issued a terse reminder to residents that anyone involved in illegal cannabis sales risks criminal and civil liability. “More importantly, [they are] endangering the health and safety of individuals in our community,” reads a joint statement shared Tuesday. The statement follows a ...
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First Legal Newfoundland and Labrador Weed Ships to Stores, With Corner Brook Cannabis Company’s Sales Deal
Article by CBC News The first legal cannabis grown in Newfoundland and Labrador is now for sale in the province, as a Corner Brook company has made a sales deal with Dominion C-Stores and shipped out its first boxes of product. BeeHighve is the only grower in the province so far to be licensed to sell its product, having gotten that approval ...
Read More »New Vaping Rules in Effect in Ontario, But Some Flavours Exempt
Article by CBC News New rules restricting the sale of most flavoured vape products have come into effect in Ontario. The rules mean most of the products can now only be sold at specialty vape and cannabis retail stores, which serve customers 19 and older. Products with menthol, mint and tobacco flavours are exempt from the new regulations, which came into ...
Read More »Health Canada: ‘Any Celebrity Affiliation With Cannabis has Potential to be Noncompliant’
Article by Solomon Israel, Marijuana Business Daily Any celebrity affiliation with a cannabis product, including promotions and marketing, has the potential to be noncompliant with federal law, according to Canada’s cannabis regulator. The warning comes as some major Canadian cannabis producers continue offering brands affiliated to varying degrees with celebrities or popular fictional characters. The regulator has taken notice. In ...
Read More »‘Eighth,’ ‘Half-Quarter,’ or ‘Three-and-a-Half Grams’? Legalization Could be Changing the Way We Talk About Weed
Article by Growth Op If you’re a cannabis consumer on the West Coast, you’ve likely purchased an ‘eighth’ before. If you’re located in Ontario or the East Coast, you might call the same amount of cannabis a ‘half-quarter.’ But if you’re new to pot and you buy it through the government channels, you might call the same amount of cannabis something ...
Read More »Tips and Tricks to Avoid Stoner Self-Sabotage
Article by Julia Veintrop, Cannabis Life Network Self-sabotage is hard to avoid, especially if you’re a stoner. Considering how potent the weed is these days, its pretty understandable. Some stoners can only get baked after completing all of their tasks, while others need to get baked to function in the first place. One thing that is certain, a pot smoker’s productivity level is as individual as ...
Read More »Eleven Arrested in Niagara’s Largest Ever Cannabis Bust
Article by Growth Op A months-long police probe into a large-scale illegal grow-op in the southern Ontario city of St. Catharines has potted cannabis estimated to be worth $34 million. Believed to be the largest cannabis grow ever investigated by the Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS), an investigation by its Guns, Gangs and Grows Unit and the Opioid Enforcement Unit was launched ...
Read More »$34-Million Cannabis Bust in St. Catharines Largest in Niagara Police History
Article by The St. Catharines Standard The largest marijuana raid in Niagara Regional Police history was made Tuesday as a result of a raid at a greenhouse operation in the area of Third Street Louth and Main Street in City of St. Catharines. The NRP guns, gangs and grows unit, with the opioid enforcement unit, began an investigation in May ...
Read More »What’s in a Name? Canadians Ignoring Cannabis Branding, Survey Finds
Article by David George-Cosh, BNN Bloomberg It’s been almost two years since Canada legalized cannabis and pot producers have spent millions of dollars marketing their wares in the hope that consumers would know their Tweeds from their Trailblazers. Most of that money may have been completely wasted, according to a new survey that looks at how well Canadians can identify ...
Read More »Cannabis Sector can Boost Economy Post-Pandemic, Canadian Chamber Says
Article by Marijuana Business Daily Canada’s cannabis industry can help create jobs in the post-pandemic economic recovery, the nation’s largest business association says, despite recent challenges facing some domestic producers. To that end, the National Cannabis Working Group – an offshoot of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce – has formed two councils to address headwinds and opportunities. Those bodies are: The National License Holders ...
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