Article by Solomon Israel, Marijuana Business Daily Low-priced cannabis has changed the face of Canada’s regulated marijuana industry over the past year, with many producers launching value flower brands at competitive prices. Now, that low-cost trend is arriving for marijuana-derivative products, including vape cartridges and edibles. (Such products are sometimes called “Cannabis 2.0” in Canada because of the second set of federal ...

Article by TG Branfalt, Ganjapreneur Just 39 percent of Canadians said they are comfortable discussing their cannabis consumption with their parents, according to a survey commissioned by cannabis brand FIGR conducted by Maru/Blue outlined by the Toronto Sun. Just 14 percent of those surveyed said they were comfortable talking about their use with their grandparents. The survey found that while 36 ...

Article by CBC News Alberta is removing its cap on cannabis stores around the province to allow companies to take up more of the market share. At the end of September, the provincial government amended the Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis Regulation to remove a restriction that previously prevented any one person or group from controlling more than 15 per cent of ...

Article by Angela Stelmakowich, Growth Op Greater exposure to cannabis advertising translated to an increased likelihood of using weed among adolescents aged 13 to 17 in Washington State, concludes a new study. Recreational cannabis is legal in Washington State, but only for individuals aged 21 and older. Researchers from Washington State University determined that exposure to cannabis advertising on storefronts, billboards, ...

Article by Tara Deschamps, Times Colonist Long before Christina Lake Cannabis purchased its 32 acres of land between two intersecting valleys in B.C.’s lower interior, the mountains above it were firmly established in the annals of pot growing lore. In 2010, theRCMP found 10 or 26 (depending who you ask) black bears defending 1,000 cannabis plants and a house containing ...

Article by Sam Riches, Growth Op Working in family medicine for more than 20 years, Dr. Mark Ware has long witnessed the therapeutic benefits of cannabis, not only to address physical pain and discomfort, but also to treat mental health. Many of Dr. Ware’s patients have chronic pain and have exhausted conventional therapies. Cannabis, in some cases, has helped not ...

Article by Emma Spears, Growth Op A survey commissioned by Canadian cannabis company FIGR Brands Inc and conducted by data service firm Maru/Blue suggests that many Canadians feel uncomfortable discussing their cannabis use with co-workers and family members Fewer than 39 per cent of survey respondents claimed to feel comfortable discussing their pot consumption with their parents, while even fewer — just ...

Article by Angela Stelmakowich, Growth Op It’s likely no surprise that older people who consume cannabis use it for pain, sleep and anxiety, but perhaps more eyebrow-raising is that a solid majority of seniors who count themselves as consumers now started after age 60. So notes a new study by researchers at the University of California San Diego School of ...

Article by Sean Kavanagh, CBC News The City of Winnipeg has been caught off-guard by a change in the provincial rules on cannabis outlets. The provincial government’s launch last spring of Phase 3 of its framework for retail cannabis came before the municipality could establish rules to decide where marijuana retailers can set up shop. The absence of a process has the city asking ...

Article by Aya Al-Hakim, Global News Halifax Regional Police said they charged two men with the illicit sale of cannabis after a search of a dispensary on Thursday morning. Police said they executed a search warrant at Chronic Releaf located at 355 Herring Cove Rd. in Halifax. “Investigators seized in excess of 500 grams of cannabis, a quantity of cannabis ...