Article by Emma Spears Growth Op We all know Seth Rogen loves weed. The actor is the star and auteur of iconic stoner movies such as Pineapple Express and has never been shy about sharing his love of cannabis off-screen, either — co-founding Canadian weed brand Houseplant with friend and collaborator Evan Goldberg and advocating for the expungement of criminal records for minor cannabis offences. So ...

Article by Emma Spears, Growth Op U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers have seized millions of dollars worth of illicit cannabis after a search on Thursday yielded a massive stash at the Peace Bridge. The discovery was made by CBP officers at the Port of Buffalo when a cannabis-nosed police K9 signaled two commercial shipments to be suspicious, WIVB.com reports. When the ...

Article by Emma Spears, Growth Op Raids on illicit cannabis grows outside of Peterborough by the Ontario Provincial Police resulted in three arrests and seizure of approximately $3.9 million worth of cannabis and other property. Officers executed search warrants at adjoining rural properties last Thursday in Cramahe Township, located near Colborne, kawarthaNOW reports. Cramahe Township locals Faith Forget, 54, and Ronald Forget, ...

Article by Rick Vanderlinde, Simcoe.com If there was ever any question that Highway 400 acts as a pipeline for GTA drug dealers to ply their trade in Simcoe County, it was quickly quelled by Project Shoreham. The joint-forces operation by the OPP and Barrie police targeted Toronto-area gangs that hoped to profit from lucrative markets a few hours north. The 2019 investigation acted ...

Article by Emma Spears, Regina Leader-Post The winners of Ontario’s much-maligned and now-defunct cannabis retail lottery are increasingly selling their pot shops less than two years after the drug was federally legalized. Although lottery winners were initially restricted from selling their stores until December 2019, pot shops have started to quietly pop up. Business owners are finding that larger cannabis companies and chain retailers, ...

Article by Adam Carter, CBC News A new report from the Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC) has found that Black people are more likely than others to be arrested, charged or have force used against them during interactions with Toronto police. The report, which is the second interim report in the OHRC’s inquiry into racial profiling and discrimination, includes an analysis of ...

Article by Cision Newswire The Supreme Cannabis Company, Inc. (“Supreme Cannabis” or the “Company”) (TSX: FIRE) (OTCQX: SPRWF) (FRA: 53S1) today announced the launch of Hiway, a new brand dedicated to providing frequent cannabis consumers with affordable products that do not compromise on quality. “While we continue to see a strong market for our premium 7ACRES products, we are also seeing a tremendous ...

Article by Jane Stevenson, Toronto Sun Pot-smoking women have more fun between the sheets, according to a study. The study — in the journal,Sexual Medicine — found that women who frequently use pot had higher arousal, better orgasms and more sexual satisfaction overall. “I’m not surprised because my clients have told me this; I’ve heard it at workshops,” said Toronto sex ...

Article by Tara Deschamps, CP24 More than a year after winning the chance to open one of Ontario’s first cannabis stores through a provincial lottery, Lisa Bigioni has walked away from her Niagara Falls pot shop. The store had become like a second home and it was painful to leave, but Bigioni wanted to make good on a deal she ...

Article by Natalia Goodwin, CBC News Private cannabis retailers in Ottawa are fighting to have home delivery reinstated after seeing a decline in sales and worrying people might be turning to the black market. When COVID-19 hit this spring, the government closed all cannabis shops, but later allowed private retailers to operate delivery and curb-side pickup. That ability was rescinded in July as the province moved into ...