Article by Dale Carruthers, London Free Press As Canadian cannabis companies busily expand and go on hiring sprees ahead of the drug’s legalization this fall, industry insiders warn of a skills shortage plaguing the emerging sector. Already, there are 115 licensed producers approved to grow cannabis – the bulk of them in Ontario and British Columbia – with another 588 ...

Article by Michael Barclay, Macleans.ca Nobody knows. At the very least, you should wait two hours after one hit, if not four hours or more—and that’s highly dependent on the THC level of the joint. You should wait even longer after you gobble an edible. The easy answer is: don’t toke and drive. Especially in Quebec—there, you’ll get a 90-day ...

Article by Bruce Ryan, High Canada Pure irony. The cannabis world has a vast array of “varieties” ranging from wild cultivars to prized genetic profiles carefully bred indoors for generations. One estimate holds that there are 11,000 genetic variations on the theme ranging from rope to dope. We’ve been growing this weed for countless thousands of years all over planet Earth. ...

Article by Adrienne Tanner, MacLeans.ca via CityNews Smoke takes effect almost immediately. Edibles take time, but last longer. And the high is quite different. When you smoke marijuana, THC is transported through your bloodstream to your brain, and before you know it, you’re feeling high and you’ve got the munchies — THC heightens the sense of taste and smell, thereby ...

Article by Manisha Krishnan, Vice News In just a few weeks, Canada is set to become the second nation in the world to legalize recreational weed, with some reports predicting the new industry will generate more than $6 billion by 2020. While the retail schemes and rules around public consumption will vary widely from province to province, some cannabis entrepreneurs are already ...

Article by Adrienne Tanner, Macleans.ca Smoke takes effect almost immediately. Edibles take time, but last longer. And the high is quite different. When you smoke marijuana, THC is transported through your bloodstream to your brain, and before you know it, you’re feeling high and you’ve got the munchies — THC heightens the sense of taste and smell, thereby spurring the ...

Article by Phil Wong and Cy Williams, High! Canada Hi gh! Canada was thrilled to connect with the Cannabis Supply Co . in Burlington, Ontario and let me tell you what a very gorgeous location it is. We had the opportunity to talk with Michele and Sherri about their experiences Tell us about your cannabis origin story, specifically on how ...

Article by Gail Harding, CBC News A clinical psychologist​ from the the University of British Columbia says he doesn’t expect huge changes on university campuses when marijuana is legalized. Zachary Walsh, who is working with the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, is examining the consequences of the legalization of marijuana on campus. “I don’t think it’s been a barrier to using and ...

Article by Andrew Willis, Globe and Mail Tilray Inc. chief executive Brendan Kennedy is a seriously smart guy. We’re talking Yale University MBA and the good sense to start investing in marijuana producers seven years ago, when legalized cannabis was something that only seemed possible after an evening in the basement with a bong. . Mr. Kennedy just made serious ...

Article by Bryan Passifume, Toronto Sun Many Ontario students will be hitting more than just the books this fall. With recreational cannabis set to become legal in October, the province’s halls of higher learning are scrambling to spark up rules to govern the consumption of the drug. At the University of Toronto, plans are in place to apply existing rules ...