Article by Steve Gerard, Kingston Herald Fire & Flower Holdings Corp. and its wholly-owned subsidiary Hifyre Inc. announced today that its Kingston and Ottawa store locations have launched the Spark Perks Fastlane “click-and-collect” online cannabis ordering and pickup service that recently became permissible as a result of a recent change in the Ontario regulations. Fastlane is a key part of the Spark Perks members program ...

Article by Colleen Fisher Tully, Leafly News Mary Jane Rathbun was in the midst of baking when she heard a knock on the door of her small apartment in the Castro district of San Francisco. The then-60-year-old opened her home to a young man intent on buying some special brownies. By this point in 1981, Rathbun had been selling pot ...

Article by Andrew Brennan and Daniel J. Rowe, CTV News The Relaxx Social Lounge on Cure Labelle Blvd. in Laval has run afoul of Quebec’s Ministry of Health and Social Services (MSSS), which coordinated a raid with Laval Police after discovering patrons were smoking pot in the establishment. The lounge is part of a network of medical cannabis clinics that ...

Article by Yvette Brend, CBC News After Keith Redl’s eight-year-old grandson put in a ticket to bid on a raffle prize at a Dawson Creek hockey tournament over the weekend, he was excited when he won the $200 goodie basket. The Grand Prairie boy was given $10-worth of raffle tickets to bid on prizes offered on the raffle tables He picked a ...

Article by Julia Veintrop, Cannabis Life Network I knew something was seriously wrong the second I hit the pavement. I couldn’t properly move my right arm and there was this grinding sensation that I’ll never forget. Pain pulsated like bolts of lightning as damaged nerves screamed in outrage. For the first time in my life, I had broken a bone. ...

Article by CAFE, Cision Newswire Cannabis And Fine Edibles (CAFE), Ontario’s largest independent cannabis retailer, today announced that it has become a member of the Canadian Cannabis Retailers Union (CCRU; www.ccru.ca), the country’s preeminent cannabis retail industry association. As a member of the CCRU, CAFE commits to upholding the highest standards of responsible cannabis sales and employee education and training. Specifically, CAFE and ...

Article by inHalton Oakville Town Council voted to maintain its “opt-out” decision of allowing privately-operated retail cannabis stores in the municipality. Council says it will review the decision again next year after staff receives more information about the industry and how municipalities that have opted-in are operating. The federal government passed the Cannabis Act on Oct 17, 2018, legalizing recreational cannabis before the Ontario government launched ...

Article by Bartley Kives, CBC News The City of Winnipeg wants Health Canada to better regulate medical-cannabis grow operations after complaints about odour emanating from a handful of residential homes. City council’s property committee voted Monday to seek the federal government’s help in dealing with licensed medical cannabis-grow operations where hundreds of plants are cultivated within residential homes. Last spring, Mynarski Coun. ...

Article by David Yasvinski, Growth Op Crime doesn’t pay. Unless the police intentionally break your equipment, then you might be in luck. A Manitoba judge has ordered the Winnipeg Police Service to pay a man $3,514.30 after officers deliberately damaged his cannabis-growing equipment when they raided his home four years ago, CBC reports. Patrick Walker was charged with producing marijuana and possessing ...

Article by David Yasvinski, Growth Op Kevin Durant doesn’t understand why we’re still talking about pot. The Brooklyn Nets all-star, who is sidelined for the remainder of the NBA season with a torn Achilles, said the drug should be no more controversial than the legal stimulants or depressants the team, and the rest of the world, already enjoys. “Everybody on ...