Article by Daniel Tencer, Huffington Post The recreational cannabis industry has been very good to some small cities in Canada, which are experiencing a “micro-boom” in their housing markets, a new report has concluded. The report from real estate brokerage Re/Max ― released a few days ahead of the one-year anniversary of legalization ― points to a number of locations, ...

Article by Joseph Hall, Toronto Star It was the advice given many times to maiden pot users, emboldened by Canadian legalization to take their first tokes over the past year: “Start low and go slow.” But that urging for baptismal moderation on an individual level — particularly regarding concentrations and consumption of the plant’s psychoactive THC component — could easily pass ...

Article by Aidan Geary, CBC News As the one-year anniversary of the legalization of recreational cannabis approaches, an industry expert says the Prairie provinces are outpacing larger players Ontario and Quebec in the Canadian market with a smoother rollout and stronger sales. “Manitoba and Saskatchewan are making Ontario and Quebec look very bad,” said Chris Damas, editor of BCMI Cannabis Report, a newsletter for ...

Article by Graham Slaughter, CTVNews.ca The Conservative Party has been spreading misinformation to Chinese voters in multiple Facebook ads that falsely suggest the Liberals want to legalize all drugs. Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau has made it clear this campaign that his party isn’t planning to legalize or decriminalize all drugs, as Portugal has done, as a means to confront the opioid crisis. ...

Article by Solomon Israel, Leaf News It’s Saturday evening at a Winnipeg weed store. Shoppers come in quick waves on the way home from work, on their way out for the night or while making their way through a list of errands. And buying a pre-rolled joint — the smokable symbol of a groundbreaking government effort to replace illegal marijuana trade with a regulated, ...

Article by Morgan Campbell, Toronto Star BioSteel has a long track record of signing top-tier endorsers but last week the Toronto-based sports nutrition outfit closed its biggest deal to date, selling a majority stake in the company to Canopy, a Canadian cannabis retailer. The deal aims to make BioSteel a player in the rapidly-expanding market for cannabidiol (CBD) products. On ...

Article by Aly Thomson, CBC News The NSLC has started modifying its stores across the province ahead of the next wave of legalized cannabis products, but the Crown corporation warns not to expect options like edibles and beverages to hit the shelves until late December at the earliest. Spokesperson Beverley Ware said its 12 cannabis locations in Nova Scotia will look ...

Toronto is an amazing city for cannabis with so many diverse events going on. Here is a list of the events going on this upcoming week and weekend: Monday, October 14, 2019: 420 Amateur Comedy Competition Semi-Finalists When: 8:00pm-11:00pm Where: Underground Comedy Club (670 Queen St E, Toronto) Price: $10 Tuesday, October 15, 2019: Industry Night When: 6:00pm-9:00pm Where: Yongesterdam Lounge Price: N/A Wednesday, October 16, 2019: ...

Article by Emma Spears, Growth Op A new study has revealed that a small percentage of Canadians are bogarting most of the cannabis — and one professor is saying that knowing this information is critical in the creation of health, harm reduction, and other public policies. Dr. Russ Callaghan, a medical professor at the University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC), is the ...

Article by CityNews The Quebec government says it will appeal a decision invalidating parts of Quebec’s cannabis law that prohibited home cultivation. On Sept. 3, Quebec Superior Court Justice Manon Lavoie ruled Quebec’s legislation infringed upon the jurisdiction of the federal government, which has sole responsibility for legislating on criminal matters. The judge ruled unconstitutional the sections of the Quebec Cannabis ...