Article by Marijuana Business Daily Leadership positions in Canada’s regulated marijuana sector continue to be held predominantly by white males, according to a  statistical analysis released this week. The new analysis from the University of Toronto’s Centre on Drug Policy Evaluation included 700 executives and directors across 166 licensed cannabis producers and 56 parent companies. It concluded that 84% of those leaders ...

Article by Sam Riches, Growth Op As Canadians start harvesting their homegrown cannabis, police are seeing a spike in reports of sticky-fingered bandits. That was the case recently for London’s Mike Nutt, whose backyard camera captured a thief hopping the fence, hacking down his plants, and then absconding, all in less than a minute. “He’s lucky I didn’t catch him,” ...

Article by Brendon Bernard, Growth Op Although employment in cannabis manufacturing started to slide in March and continued shrinking through June as some of Canada’s largest producers announced layoffs, not all the official data is downbeat. Indeed Canada tracked cannabis-related job postings by tallying those mentioning terms like “cannabis” and “budtender” in their job descriptions, excluding those that also feature phrases ...

Article by Toronto Life Terpenes, those distinctive compounds that give cannabis its unique flavour and scent, are front and centre in the two sparkling tonics made by House of Terpenes. There’s Limonene and Sparkling Tonic—bright and citrusy with notes of lemon, tangerine and thyme flavours. And there’s Myrcene and Sparkling Tonic—with tarragon, orange peel, clove and cinnamon complementing the earthiness of ...

Article by Angela Stelmakowich, Regina Leader-Post The teaming of Toronto-based Cronos Group Inc. with actor/best-selling author Kristen Bell is meant to get toes tapping and life relaxing. Co-founders Cronos and Bell are betting consumers are ready to do their Happy Dance, the name of a new multi-purpose CBD brand that seeks to redefine self-care, notes a statement Wednesday from Cronos. The ...

Article by Cision Newswire CanadaBis Capital Inc. (“CanadaBis” or “the Company”) is a vertically integrated Canadian cannabis company focused on capitalizing future growth and diversification opportunities.  The Company is pleased to announce several updates from its subsidiary Stigma Grow (“1998643 AB LTD.”) including new, in-demand full-spectrum product lines and an advantageous new partnership that ensures product availability across Canada. As ...

Article by Rachel Browne, Vice News Two years after Canada legalized recreational cannabis, Black and Indigenous people, and women, are significantly underrepresented in leadership positions at licensed cannabis producers, new research shows. And experts say there needs to be more effort to bring racialized people, who have been disportionately criminalized by cannabis prohibition, into the legal fold. White people are ...

Article by Eric Rankin, CBC News When Richmond firefighters raced to an explosion and fire on a quiet cul-de-sac in July, they might have thought they had arrived at a burning pizzeria. Inside a house on Calder Court, they found 15 ovens, stacks of pizza boxes, but no pizzas — just slabs of a strange translucent toffee-like substance. No one was home. ...

Article by Enzo DiMatteo, NOW Toronto Introduction: Cannabis 2.0’s second coming I met up with an old bud from high school the other day. It was totally by chance. A  pandemic coincidence. We got to talkin’ – and smokin.’ He offered me some from his special stash. He’s old school. He makes a monthly trek to the “Green Mile” on Tyendinaga ...

Article by Doug Schmidt, Windsor Star Boondom, Windsor’s fourth legal pot shop, and only the second outside of the downtown, officially opens Friday in the heart of Pillette Village. “The big thing for us is we will be offering great prices on the highest-volume (products),” said co-owner Simon Reid. “If you’re somebody who likes cannabis, you’ll like us.” In addition ...