Article by Mike Adler, Toronto.com A proposed marijuana shop near Midland and Finch avenues is getting a heated reception from neighbours who say the dispensary “causes a crisis” in their Scarborough community. Green Bud Cannabis Inc., preparing to open at 63 Silver Star Blvd., is one of two dozen Scarborough storefront dispensaries awaiting a retail sales agreement (RSA) from the ...

Article by Sam Riches, Growth Op Sudbury, Ont.-born Alex Trebek died this past weekend at the age of 80, after fighting pancreatic cancer for the past two years and hosting Jeopardy! for nearly 40. Trebek took over the quiz show in 1984 and was generally reserved on-air, though he would offer glimpses into his wry humour during interviews with the contestants, or ...

Article by Maria Loreto, The Fresh Toast via Growth Op It’s happened to everyone: underestimating how much weed is left and, being late at night, getting more is not possible. Spotting some previously discarded stems, one question may come to mind: Can you smoke them? Sadly, it appears that weed stems are different from bud. For starters, they don’t contain ...

Article by Kris Dubé, Niagara Falls Review The chair of the Town of Pelham’s cannabis control committee is urging people to go through the proper channel when complaining about odours from commercial grow operations. Pelham passed its odorous industries nuisance bylaw in March to address issues from residents with respect to the smell of marijuana moving through the town. It ...

Article by Luke Schulz, Kitchener Today Wrapped up in the excitement of the United States Presidential Election, voters in Oregon made the decision to become the first U.S. state to decriminalize the possession and use of small amounts of street drugs, such as cocaine, heroin and LSD. Under Measure 110, the drugs aren’t considered legal – though possession or use ...

Article by Angela Stelmakowich, Growth Op It seems that only a single puff of cannabis daily “is necessary to produce significant benefit” in older brains, suggests a member of the Ohio Governor’s Medical Marijuana Advisory Committee. Moderation looks to be the best approach for cannabis consumers as they get older, Gary Wenk, Ph.D., an emeritus professor of behavioural neuroscience, writes ...

Article by Karen Edwards, Toronto Star Dryden Ontario Provincial Police have arrested a 48-year-old man following a drug seizure on Wednesday where more than 400 cannabis plants were seized. Daniel Lethbridge, 48, of Dinorwic has been charged with propagate or harvest a cannabis plant that is from a seed or plant material that is illicit cannabis and cultivate, propagate or harvest ...

Article by SooToday A Brampton man has been charged in Huron Shores after officers say they smelled burnt cannabis in the car. On Monday shortly after 8:30 a.m., police report observing an eastbound vehicle speeding on Highway 17 in the Municipality of Huron Shores. Police say while speaking with the driver, the officer detected an odour of freshly burnt cannabis ...

Article by Terry Hacienda, The Fresh Toast via Growth Op Cannabis users who have enjoyed the plant for some time and even those who consider themselves to be experts on all things weed might be surprised by these marijuana hacks. No matter how long a person has been toking, there are always new things to try and learn. Add that ...

Article by Sam Riches, Growth Op Every Monday, Chris Backer and a group of Halifax volunteers can be found in front of the former St. Patrick’s-Alexandra School on Maitland St., handing out free weed. The packages contain an assortment of cannabis products — edibles, capsules, joint rolling kits and more. Backer told CBC that the group, the East Coast Cannabis Substitution Program, ...