Article by Alan Brochstein, New Cannabis Ventures Statistics Canada released July retail sales for the country this morning, with very positive data for the cannabis sector, as overall cannabis sales grew 15% sequentially to C$231.6 million, up 116% from a year ago. The report detailed substantial growth in Ontario, which grew 23% to C$60.3 million, with the other large provinces, Alberta, ...

Article by Marijuana Business Daily Lift & Co. Corp., a Toronto-based cannabis events and marketing firm, has filed for bankruptcy. The announcement comes after Lift failed to sell off its consumer and trade marketing divisions, along with its CannSell training program and other assets, according to the company. Lift said that it had been “negotiating a significant equity investment in its ...

Article by Garrett Barry, CBC News The almost four-week-old Dominion strike is turning into a major buzzkill for cannabis enthusiasts in central Newfoundland, who have been left with no retail outlets for miles. Dominion was granted the only two initial retail licenses for cannabis sales in the central part of the province, and the store’s contract dispute with Unifor Local ...

Article by Kim Phillips, CTV News The OPP says it destroyed over 200 cannabis plants that were confiscated from a Caledon property on Wednesday. Officers say 237 plants, roughly five to seven feet tall, were seized from the address on Heather Street. … There was no word on any arrests or charges. Read the full article here.

Article by David Yasvinski, Growth Op Big grow-ops can sprout in small places. Ontario police put a dent in the province’s resilient black market this week, arresting 11 people and seizing 8,000 pot plants in the small township of Brudenell, Lyndoch and Raglan. The Monday raid, which involved members of the Ontario Provincial Police’s street crime unit, organized crime enforcement ...

Article by Emma Spears, Growth Op An Ontario Provincial Police raid executed this week under the Cannabis Act resulted in the seizure of more than 200 cannabis plants. Officers from the Caledon OPP Detachment’s Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU)  and the Central Region Emergency Response Team descended on a Heather Street property on September 16, 101.5 Orangeville Today reports. The search yielded 235 cannabis ...

Article by Dylan Klimchuk, Cannabis Life Network Canada is one of the top producers of quality bud, here are our 7 top picks of Indica Cannabis Strains With A Canadian Heritage. UBC Chemo This legendary strain was supposedly developed by Dr. David Suzuki at the University of British Columbia in the late ’60s or ’70s. UBC Chemo is a rare commodity as it is ...

Article by Angela Stelmakowich, Growth Op A Sidney, B.C. resident is taking issue with the name of what could become the city’s first cannabis store, arguing that Happy Buddha Cannabis is clearly insensitive and lacks respect for the Buddhist faith. Not a Buddhist himself, Richard Talbot, whose family has ties to India, contends the moniker is “really insulting toward anybody ...

Article by Soo Today The Ontario Cannabis Store’s distribution centre is getting a new home. The provincial pot distributor says it is moving its warehouse to Guelph and will eventually close its current Oakville location. Spokesman Daffyd Roderick says in an email that the OCS decided to open a new warehouse in Guelph because of its proximity to Highway 401 ...

Article by My Bancroft Now A Killaloe OPP raid has resulted in thousands of cannabis plants being captured Police executed a warrant on Wingle Road in Brudenell Lyndoch and Raglan township on Friday. The Killaloe detachment was joined by the East Region Community street crime unit, Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau, Emergency Response team and the canine unit. According to OPP, ...