Article by Montreal Gazette via Growth Op The Société québécoise du cannabis is now selling hashish, both online and in stores. The provincially owned cannabis store began selling the product on Monday, to mark the April 20 date, celebrated as 4/20 among cannabis enthusiasts. Better known as hash, it is a drug made from the resin of the cannabis plant ...

Article by Anisha Dhiman, Growth Op Ten-year-old Teagan Appleby suffers from a rare genetic condition called Idic 15, which causes seizures. With medical cannabis, the child’s daily seizure count reportedly dropped from 300 to 10 — as low as two on a good day. But Teagan’s mother, Emma, fears COVID-19 threatens their supply. “Things have been difficult,” U.K. resident Emma ...

Article by Angela Stelmakowich, Growth Op Seth Rogen thinks he might just be built for weathering the shelter-in-place order adopted in California, perhaps in large part thanks to pot and pottery. “We are not all in this together, because this has not been that bad for me,” he recently told the host of Jimmy Kimmel Live, laughing. “I am built for this. I’ve kind ...

Article by Brendan Bures, The Fresh Toast via Growth Op Canadian doctors recently announced their interest in researching whether properties found in the cannabis plant, including cannabinoids and terpenes, could cure COVID-19 symptoms. Now, the U.S. government also wants scientists to study the relationship between marijuana and coronavirus, though not in the same way. The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) issued ...

Article by Robert Bryce, Forbes Today, April 20, is Weed Day, and lots of imbibers are celebrating (while social distancing) with their favorite strains of cannabis. But even amid the ongoing wave of marijuana legalization – 11 states have legalized recreational use and 33 states permit medical use – it’s also apparent that the marijuana industry has an electricity addiction. That ...

Article by Nick Lia, Toronto Observer Advocates of cannabidiol (CBD) say it could have medical benefits for professional athletes like hockey players, particularly as an increased number of predatory hits in the NHL this season is reigniting concerns about players experiencing traumatic brain injuries (TBIs). Riley Cote, a former NHL player who dressed in 156 games over four seasons, is one of them. ...

Article by Braden Maccke, Cannabis Life Network Aurora Cannabis Inc. (TSX:ACB)(NYSE:ACB) will be conducting a reverse stock split, effective May 11th, 2020, and CLN is here to let you know what that means, and what to expect. The price will go up, and there will be fewer shares When Aurora’s shareholders check their accounts on the morning of May 11th, they’ll have a ...

Article by CBC News Vancouver police say while there is no organized event for 420 this Monday, they are monitoring locations where smaller groups of people may gather for the pot celebration despite physical distancing measures in place to curb the spread of COVID-19. Every year, thousands of cannabis enthusiasts light up at the annual 420 celebrations in Vancouver’s West ...

Article by Joel Balsam, Thrillist ON OCTOBER 17, 2018, CANADIANS from coast to coast fired up comically large joints to celebrate becoming only the second nation to legalize recreational cannabis. Many assumed Canada would quickly become one great-big version of Denver. But things didn’t quite pan out that way. Edibles and oils were still illegal. Smoking lounges, too. A small number of ...

Article by Kate Robertson, Growth Op Is Ontario’s struggling weed store gaining a new, loyal customer base among stoners in lockdown? The provincial cannabis store lost $42 million in its first fiscal year, but online sales skyrocketed in the weeks after the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic. As Canadian public health authorities implemented increasingly strict physical distancing measures in an ...