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 ...

Article by David George-Cosh, BNN Bloomberg More than three-dozen Ontario government employees working in the cannabis space were named on the province’s annual Sunshine List, which tracks public-sector staffers that make more than $100,000 a year. The majority of those listed represent The Ontario Cannabis Store, accounting for 36 of the 39 people associated with the cannabis sector on the ...

Article by CBC News The team behind Windsor’s first legal cannabis retail store is working toward opening their shop this week — despite ongoing concerns about the global COVID-19 pandemic. Representatives for J. Supply Holdings — the Toronto-based company that entered into a consulting agreement late last year with London, Ontario-based entrepreneur Kirk Anastasiadis, who won the chance to apply ...

Article by BNN Bloomberg Canopy Growth, Hexo donates medical gear to health care workers fighting COVID-19  With Canadian hospitals scrambling to source protective gear for healthcare workers fighting to contain COVID-19 outbreak, some licensed cannabis producers are helping out by donating excess supplies. Several major cannabis producers such as Canopy Growth and Hexo have provided hospitals with personal protection equipment (PPE) ...

Article by Peter Smith, Daily Hive All across the country, a new type of policy is being enacted on multiple levels of government — a state of emergency. The minutia of the legislation may differ slightly between municipalities and provinces, but it’s seeing leaders of all stripes shutting down the “non-essential” industries and businesses to combat the spread of COVID-19. While ...

Article by Anisha Dhiman, Growth Op As coronavirus cases continue to rise in Canada, people are calling for common sense over the usual customs. For cannabis consumers, that may mean letting go of Bob Marley’s lyrical advice to pass the marijuana.  Tradition demands the joint be passed. But never before has it been okay to bogart. While navigating the challenging waters of social distancing, here’s ...

Article by Sam Riches, Growth Op People who smoke or vape are more likely to develop severe COVID-19 infections, according to some medical experts. “When someone’s lungs are exposed to flu or other infections, the adverse effects of smoking or vaping are much more serious than among people who do not smoke or vape,” Stanton Glantz, professor of medicine at ...

Article by Ben Kaplan, Growth Op I haven’t been running as much as I used to. There’s just something about the impending end of the world that’s holding me back. When my training partner asked me on Saturday morning what my plan was, I was waiting in line at Nova, my local cannabis store. My plan was — since my ...

Article by Victoria Ahearn, CityNews Toronto filmmaker Geordie Sabbagh faced many hurdles with his new comedy “Canadian Strain,” starring Jess Salgueiro as a cannabis dealer grappling with legalization. He had a tiny $10,000 budget and just nine days to shoot. Between writing, directing and working a corporate job, he also took on housekeeping tasks such as providing food for the minimal crew, even cleaning the toilet on ...

Article by David Jagielski, Motley Fool It’s a sensitive time on the stock market these days with the coronavirus sending investors into a panic. That’s bad news, especially for the cannabis industry where stocks are cratering to all-time lows. Many investments are down 60% or more. Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are normally safer investments since they hold a variety of different ...