Article by Greg Colgan, Paris Star The first application for a pot shop in rural Oxford County has been made for a potential Thamesford location. The 116 Dundas St. store finished the 15-day public comment process on Oct. 31 and is now being reviewed by the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario, which regulates cannabis in the province, before final ...

Article by Vincent Ball, Sarnia This Week A Brant County councillor is pleased with the revised regulations governing cannabis growth and production facilities in the municipality. “If it was up to me, there wouldn’t be any in the county but I don’t think we can do that,” Coun. David Miller said Tuesday. “They do provide jobs, economic growth and it’s ...

Article by CBC News An outspoken cannabis legalization advocate who opened Hamilton’s first illegal dispensary is becoming the general manager of a legal marijuana retail store. Britney Guerra, former owner of Hamilton’s Cannabis Culture location, has been named manager of Harvest Cannabis, which opened a month ago at 59 Dalhousie Street, Brantford. Guerra opened “legacy market” stores — shops that sold cannabis while ...

Article by Sam Riches, Growth Op More than a few Canadians were heartbroken this fall as their summer cannabis grows were snatched up by thieves in the final weeks of the season. Police around the country reported a spike in backyard bandits and among them was a case in Lindsay, Ont., where a single plant was nabbed from someone’s backyard. It’s a ...

Article by Pierre Killeen, Regina Leader-Post These are challenging times for the cannabis industry — public company stock prices are sagging, unsold inventory is growing, and Cannabis 2.0 feels more like Cannabis 1.1.  Struggling to achieve its pre-legalization promise, Canada’s cannabis industry is pinning its hopes on the coming review of the Cannabis Act (C-45) as an elixir for some of its ailments. To follow ...

Article by Solomon Israel, Growth Op An international survey aims to uncover new information about small-scale cannabis cultivation around the world, and the research team’s findings could provide valuable information for both commercial marijuana producers and businesses that serve the home MJ cultivation market. More than 3,000 people have already responded to the latest International Cannabis Cultivation Questionnaire from the Global Cannabis ...

Article by Angela Stelmakowich, Growth Op More than 100,000 marijuana plants found on a hidden industrial grow near Merritt, B.C. on Oct. 30 have been destroyed. Members of the Merritt RCMP discovered the massive grow, estimated to be worth about $8 million, off of Highway 8 while carrying out a search warrant, according to RadioNL. Health Canada had notified the RCMP that ...

Article by Sam Riches, Growth Op Jennifer Grant pitched her first business venture in front of a national audience. The entrepreneur, biochemical engineer and mother of three appeared on the first season of Dragon’s Den, where she netted a $200,000 equity investment from Jim Treliving and Jennifer Wood for her line of organic salad dressings and bread dips rich in ...

Article by Ray Spiteri, Niagara Falls Review Celebrating its grand opening on Lundy’s Lane in Niagara Falls, Monday, TOKE Cannabis says it plans to have a presence across the region in the coming weeks and year. Owner Katy Perry said in addition to the location at 8568 Lundy’s Lane, between Kalar and Garner roads, the company will roll out two ...

Article by Yahoo News Erbn Green, a new cannabis retail chain officially opened its doors to the public on Monday Oct 26th. Kicking off what is soon to be Canada’s largest independent and female-owned chain of cannabis retail stores, Erbn Green welcomes the public to visit it’s first location at 3244 Yonge St, now serving the Uptown Toronto neighborhood of Lawrence Park and York ...