Article by Angela Stelmakowich, Growth Op There appears to be no increased association between cumulative cannabis use and subclinical atherosclerosis, or hardening of the arteries, which can increase the chances of heart attack or stroke. So suggests a new study out of the University of Bern in Switzerland, published last month in the American Journal of Medicine. “Future cardiovascular disease is often indicated ...

Article by Net Newsledger Keeping illegal drugs out of our communities has been a focus of the OPP. In the last two years, members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Provincial Joint Forces Cannabis Enforcement Team (PJFCET) have tackled illegal cannabis production, sale and distribution enterprises across Ontario. While cannabis is legal, it is also Licenced, and regulated. Illegal cannabis ...

Article by Shelly Mason, Cannabis Life Network You either hate it, have never heard of it, or can’t wait to try it, but by now you might have heard of weed wine. While the cannabis craze isn’t necessarily new, thanks to new technology, cannabis-infused wine has had some upgrades recently. In other words, thankfully the cannabis wine doesn’t taste like bong water anymore. Weed ...

Article by Solomon Israel, Marijuana Business Daily Canopy Growth plans to open nine new cannabis stores in Ontario in January under its Tokyo Smoke brand, growing its retail presence in Canada’s largest adult-use marijuana market, the company announced Friday. Canopy currently has 13 Tokyo Smoke locations in Ontario, plus one store under the Tweed banner. Six of the new Tokyo ...

Article by Sam Riches, London Free Press Jamaica and the Netherlands are popular destinations for those looking for a legal psilocybin mushroom experience. Psilocybin truffles can be openly purchased in the Netherlands, while Jamaica never outlawed the compound. In recent years, companies have started hosting retreats in jurisdictions where psilocybin is legal. This includes Toronto-based Rise Wellness Retreat, which offers ...

Article by Colin Gowdy, Blackburn News Members of Sarnia police were part of a province-wide team involved in the shutdown of 78 illegal cannabis storefronts over the past two years, and the seizure of over $178-million in drugs. The OPP Provincial Joint Forces Cannabis Enforcement Team (PJFCET) includes officers from Sarnia, London, Windsor, Hamilton, Barrie, Waterloo, Niagara and Kingston. The ...

Article by James Culic, Fort Erie Post via Niagara This Week An application has been made to turn one of Fort Erie’s oldest commercial buildings into a cannabis dispensary. The iconic stone building sits at the corner of the town’s two main roads, Jarvis Street and Central Avenue. It was built in 1902 and for about a century was directly ...

Article by Sam Riches, Growth Op The Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS), a non-profit research and educational organization, is sponsoring a new study on the safety, feasibility and preliminary outcomes of MDMA-assisted therapy in treat eating disorders, including anorexia nervosa. Field Trip Health Ltd., which opened its first Canadian clinic in Toronto last year, will also be participating in ...

Article by Jane Stevenson, Toronto Sun The Ontario Provincial Police’s six-week Festive RIDE campaign netted almost 600 suspected impaired drivers between Nov. 26 and Jan. 3. The OPP say of the approximately 590 motorists charged with alcohol/drug-impaired driving, more than 190 were issued an immediate roadside suspension for having a blood-alcohol concentration between 0.05 and 0.08. During the campaign, officers ...

Article by Regina Leader-Post Although Axes Smoke Cannabis opened its doors in June last year, the start was far from expected. The Toronto-based store resembled closer to a Service Ontario as opposed to a dispensary. “Management had to encourage the owner to rebrand as soon as possible, otherwise, we would have been smoked out by the competition,” notes Tatiana in ...