Article by Roland Michel, Black Enterprise Black celebrities are venturing into the legal marijuana industry, and cannabis is proving to be very lucrative for them. Though the federal government still deems it illegal, marijuana has been legalized for recreational use in 10 states and the District of Columbia; another 21 states broadly legalized medical marijuana, according to marketwatch.com. Rappers, led by Snoop ...

Article by Mike Vlasveld, Ottawa Matters Marijuana is following music at one centretown business location, as Compact Music closes one of its long-time stores. Ian Boyd and his brother James have been selling records in Ottawa for more than 40 years — 23 of those with Compact Music in The Glebe and 17 in their downtown and Centretown locations. The ...

Article by CTV News Police swooped in on an unlicensed cannabis dispensary in Victoria on Wednesday. Officers and members of the province’s Community Safety Unit seized an unknown quantity of marijuana from the 16:20 store located at 1620 Blanshard St. The seizure was made under the province’s Cannabis Control and Licensing Act. A spokesperson for B.C.’s Public Safety and Solicitor ...

Article by Braden Maccke, Cannabis Life Network It was recently reported that the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) – a venture capital and business development-focused bank aimed at fostering business in Canada – isn’t listening to pitches from cannabis businesses that work directly with the plant. Confirming the report that the government-backed investment bank would listen about cannabis-adjacent businesses, but not actual cannabis businesses, the ...

Article by Colleen Fisher Tully, Leafly News It’s the original concentrate from ancient times. At its simplest, hash is made from rubbing cannabis flowers in your hands until all the luscious resins (or trichomes) form a layer thick enough to scrape off, roll into a ball, and either smoke or add into food. This hand-rolled method is so old it predates written text, ...

Article by Sam Riches, Growth Op After its website was breached, LifeLabs — one of Canada’s largest private health companies — paid an undisclosed ransom fee in December to recover the data of 15 million Canadians. “We’re talking about the most sensitive data possible — your health related data, your medical data,” says Ann Cavoukian, the executive director of Ryerson University’s Global ...

Article by Anthony Urciuoli, inHalton With the Government of Ontario exploring the expansion of sale and consumption of cannabis, Burlington Mayor Marianne Meed Ward recommended a resolution to council that would open the door for establishments such as cannabis lounges and cafes to operate in the City. The City of Burlington conducted a public survey between Feb. 14 and Feb. 23 seeking ...

Article by David Yasvinski, Growth Op Just because a person isn’t old enough to legally buy weed doesn’t mean they shouldn’t be allowed to sell it. As cannabis legalization blazes a slow trail across North America and large parts of the world, employment opportunities have grown in tandem — as have the legal implications of who is allowed to sell ...

Article by Ashley Keenan, Leafly News Legal cannabis isn’t new to Canada—in fact it’s been available to patients with qualifying medical conditions since 2001. There’s no doubt that when cannabis became legal to all adults in 2018, it was made possible in large part by the persistence and advocacy of patients. “We have to remember that it was medical patients who ...

Article by Sam Riches, Growth Op Last summer, Mat Vaughan, the principal planner for Norfolk County, conducted what he calls a driving exercise. He crossed the municipality that borders the north shore of Lake Erie in a grid, looking for cannabis grows. Of particular interest were operations that have sprung up in backyard greenhouses, or old barns, or hoop houses ...