Article by CityNews More than two months after the deadline set by the provincial government, the fifth and final legal marijuana store is set to open in Toronto today. Canna Cabana, which is owned by Alberta-based High Tide Incorporated, is set to open its doors on Yonge Street near College. It’s expected to be the highest profile of the 17 ...

Article by Brendan Bures, The Fresh Toast On Thursday night the Toronto Raptors won the NBA Finals for the first time in team history. Since 1993, no professional Canadian team in the four major sports—NBA, MLB, NHL, or the NFL—had won a championship until the Raptors victory this season. Suffice to say, Canadians had something to celebrate. And boy did ...

Article by Cormac Macsweeny, CityNews Edible cannabis products are expected to go on sale across Canada later this year — just in time for Christmas. Under the law, cannabis edibles, extracts, and topicals have to be legalized by October 17, 2019. While, technically, regulations will be in place by that deadline, reports suggest stores will have to wait 60 days ...

Article by Tim Kiladze, Globe and Mail The board chair of Tilt Holdings Inc. is stepping down, capping off a tumultuous six weeks for the cannabis company that included writing off nearly US$500-million worth of assets and naming a new chief executive. . As of Thursday, Alex Coleman no longer sits on Tilt’s board of directors, the company announced at ...

Article by Kelly Provost, CBC News The president of the Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association is urging municipalities to write the provincial government lobbying for a 33 per cent cut of pot revenue. Not only do Saskatchewan municipalities want a share of the excise tax the province collects on cannabis sales, the Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association argues it’s a federal expectation. Gordon ...

Article by Simon Little, Global News A new study from the University of British Columbia (UBC) is suggesting that Canada’s cannabis-impaired driving penalties may be too strict. That’s after researchers found no link between low levels of THC, the psychoactive chemical in pot, and car crashes. The study, recently published in the journal Addiction, also looked at the impact of other illegal drugs ...

Article by Global News The federal government says a “limited selection” of edibles and other next-generation cannabis products will hit retail shelves no earlier than mid-December 2019. Ottawa today released details of the final version of its regulations governing these pot products, including topicals and extracts, and says the rules will come into force on Oct. 17. However, it noted that after ...

Article by Emma Spears, Growth Op Sparking up a blunt by the lake after August 1 might net you a fine of $250 if some local Niagara councils have their way. A Niagara Region public health committee is supporting an amended bylaw that adds both cannabis smoking and vaping of any substance to a current bylaw applying to tobacco consumption. Niagara’s current Smoke-Free Outdoor Spaces ...

Article by OttawaMatters Ontario Provincial Police and Ottawa police officers turned up approximately $123,000 worth of dried cannabis and cannabis concentrates, including hash and edibles, at a home on Oakfield Crescent, leading to the arrest of four people. The search happened on Wednesday, June 12. Investigators also seized a large quantity of high-end cognac worth $3,900 per bottle and designer purses and watches. ...

Article by Camille Bains, CityNews Smoking marijuana containing low levels of the drug’s main psychoactive ingredient does not increase most drivers’ risk of a crash even though Canada’s impaired-drug laws would penalize them, says the lead investigator of a study that analyzed THC amounts in the blood samples of more than 3,000 people who were injured behind the wheel. Dr. Jeffrey Brubacher, associate professor in the department of ...