Article by Cowboy Tom, HubPages Cannabis producers scrambling to raise capital to increase capacity One of the interesting things happening in the cannabis or marijuana industry has been the rapid acceptance of it at the government level; not only for medical marijuana, but for recreational pot as well, although the latter will take a lot longer to gain acceptance than ...

Article by Canadian Press via Huffington Post Police north of Toronto are trying to clear the air after officers reportedly told a group of teens that marijuana use can lead to “enhanced mammary growth in men.” York Regional Police Service spokeswoman Const. Laura Nicolle says the erroneous information was included in a presentation by officers for high school students last ...

Article by Jay Schmoker, Twelve High Chicks Remember M.O.M. Cup 2017? With M.O.M. Cup 2018 just a week away, we thought it would be a great time to remind our readers of what they can look forward to! 2017 M.O.M. Cup From February 24th to 26th, 2017, the M.O.M. Cup hosted over 200 people in one haze-filled building. Between the judges’ samples, the open Canadabs dab ...

Article by Zach Kotzer, Herb With legal cannabis fast approaching in Canada in July, the bud spat between Ontario and British Columbia will likely only intensify. BC is world renown for its greenery, and signs indicate that post-legalization it will have some of the most flexible policies in the country. But, according to funk legend George Clinton, Ontario is where it’s ...

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 February 19, 2018: Ganja groove When: 7:30pm-9:30pm Where: The House of Yoga (714 Bloor St W, Toronto) Price: $20 Tuesday February 20, 2018: HotBox Grow: Grow School 101 When: 6:30pm-8:30pm Where: HotBox Café (204 Augusta Ave, Toronto) ...

Article by Caleb McMillan, Cannabis Life Network British Columbia’s NDP government announced its preliminary cannabis regulations last week. So what is the good, the bad, and the ugly of BC’s cannabis regulations? First, the good: dispensary owners with criminal records can apply for a retail licence. Albeit, we’re far from perfect. For starters, these dispensaries (some over a decade old) have to ...

Article by Kate Robertson, Lift News Sun Life Financial Inc. is Canada’s first major insurance company to offer coverage for medical cannabis to those with group benefits plans. Starting March 1, plan administrators can add medicinal marijuana coverage to extended health care plans. It’s a sign that mainstream attitudes are opening up to cannabis’s medicinal applications. But for consumers who ...

Article by Philip Marcelo, Associated Press via Chicago Tribune The single bottle of juice delivered to your door will set you back at least $55. But the bag of marijuana that comes with it? On the house. Retail marijuana stores are months away from opening in Massachusetts, but some companies have been quietly operating for more than a year, selling and ...

Article by Mike Okada, Cannabis Life Network When recreational cannabis is legalized, its retail environment will be very different in key ways from how we purchase alcohol or tobacco. Let’s take a look at how BC’s recently released cannabis regulationscompare to similar laws for alcohol and tobacco, and explore why the government is treating cannabis the way it is. We will explore the 30 ...

Article by CelebStoner The most reviled marijuana-themed TV show of all time is no more. Netflix confirmed that Disjointed will not be back for a third season. The Hollywood Reporter reports: “The series, written on spec, landed at Netflix with a straigt-to-series, 20-episode order following a competitive situation with broadcast and streaming outlets bidding… The decision to cancel ‘Disjointed’ comes as Netflix continues to refine ...