Article by Julia Veintrop and Andres Markwart, Cannabis Life Network On Tuesday, for the first time in 19 year, The Victoria Cannabis Buyers Club did not open for business and patients. In the midst of a COVID-19 global pandemic, measures have had to be taken to ensure the safety of our society, and the VCBC has taken no exception to that. Across ...

Article by Dana Roberts, CTV News In this COVID-19 era, people throughout the northeast are having a challenging time finding stores that have toilet paper in stock. Now, for a limited time only, Sudburians can turn to cannabis retailer High Life. High Life, located in New Sudbury, saw the struggles many in the community were having and decided to reach ...

Article by Emma Spears, Growth Op As the COVID-19 pandemic takes hold in Canada, cannabis companies are stepping up to lend a helping hand and some much-needed supplies. Sudbury, Ont.’s Highlife Cannabis Co., for example, is switching its focus from rolling papers to toilet paper, expected to hand out free rolls today to locals who have had a hard time getting their ...

Article by Kate Robertson, Growth Op Approximately 4,000 times these past two weeks, I’ve thanked my lucky stars cannabis was legalized before the COVID-19 pandemic swept the globe and sent us all cowering in our bong dens. While it’s natural to want to hunker down with your creature comforts, we should all be mindful of a few things: For one, sharing ...

Article by Manisha Krishnan, Vice News As Canada works to limit social interactions and flatten the curve of coronavirus spread, many businesses have shut their doors. But, in most provinces (and many U.S. states), liquor and cannabis stores remain open. In Ontario, they’ve been deemed “essential services,” leaving some questioning why intoxicants are something that society can’t do without. In a ...

Article by Sam Riches, Growth Op On the outskirts of Toronto, next to the Pearson International Airport, there is a 16,000 square foot cannabis testing laboratory whose owner says it can process 500 coronavirus tests a day. With an investment for additional equipment, that number could rise to more than 1,000 tests a day. “Testing right now is just way ...

Article by Turtle Island News Brantford City’s Street Crime Unit arrested four men Wednesday, March 18th, 2020, after a raid on a warehouse in the city. . The arrests came after the Brantford Police  executed a Cannabis Act Search Warrant at a Brock Street commercial warehouse within the City of Brantford. . Officers seized approximately 3,675 cannabis plants with an ...

Article by Anisha Dhiman, Growth Op The novel coronavirus was first detected in Wuhan, China in December last year. Officially called COVID-19, the virus since then has become a global pandemic. In an effort to control the spread in Canada, it was announced recently that non-essential businesses will shut down in Ontario and Quebec. Pot shops, deemed essential, will remain open. Cannabis, ...

Article by Laura Barrios, Anishinabek News The Key Health and Social Factors for a Cannabis Strategy Forum hosted by the Anishinabek Nation Health Department in early March in Toronto brought together Anishinabek front-line workers to discuss the current challenges that the legalization of cannabis has created for their community. Participants also had the opportunity to identify gaps in services and ...

Article by New York Post Cannabis sales are touching new highs as customers across the US and Canada stockpile weed to prepare for long spells of isolation because of the coronavirus pandemic. Between March 16 and March 22, sales of recreational cannabis across key US markets, including California, Colorado, Oregon and Alaska, were up 50 percent and medical marijuana sales rose ...