Article by David George-Cosh, BNN Bloomberg Ontario-based privately-run cannabis stores will no longer be allowed to provide delivery or curbside pickup services to customers this month when a provincial emergency order expires, according to a government spokesperson. “As our province carefully moves towards recovery, the [emergency order] to temporarily allow for cannabis retail curbside pick-up and delivery will end when the ...

Article by Jessica Owen, Collingwood Today Spiritleaf is gearing up to open a Collingwood location at the beginning of August, and they’re hoping visitors to the new retail cannabis franchise will leave with a feeling in line with their store’s tagline. “We can imagine a world full of peace, love and harmony. We want people to leave our store with that kind ...

Article by Catherine McIntyre, Financial Post Cannabis events and data insights company Lift & Co. has laid off nearly all of its staff and is seeking an “asset-light” strategy amid what it described as pressure from the COVID-19 pandemic. But sources said it began winding down operations before the pandemic, after funding fell through late last year. Lift’s struggles are ...

Article by Growth Op If you’ve ever pined for a slushie after a cannabis session or wished you could grab some snacks alongside your weed, Fire & Flower and Circle K have some good news for you. The convenience store chain, owned by Quebec-based company Alimentation Couche-Tard, is partnering with the cannabis retailer to open adjacent locations across Alberta. The ...

Article by Durham Radio News Four more pot shops are getting closer to opening in Durham. They’ve all entered the public notice phase, which means people can file an objection with the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario. Two of the potential shops are in Oshawa. One is called Old West Cannabis Company and it’s going to be located at ...

Article by Sarah Leamon, Cannabis Life Network A lawsuit filed in the Court of Queens’ Bench in Alberta is making some pretty heavy allegations and naming a number of big Canadian cannabis companies for false advertising as parties to the proceedings. Lead plaintiff on the matter, Lisa Marie Langeuin, says that she was sold misleading products with false advertising after purchasing cannabis packed and ...

Article by Cision Newswire Fire & Flower Holdings Corp. and its wholly-owned subsidiary Fire & Flower Inc. (collectively, “FFHC”, “Fire & Flower” or the “Company”) (TSX: FAF) (OTCQX: FFLWF), today announced the openings of its first two cannabis retail stores adjacent to Circle K locations in the province of Alberta. Through this initiative, Fire & Flower is expected to benefit from high ...

Article by Lin Shen, Cannabis Live Network Junk food is the immediate munchies go to, isn’t it? Those simple carbs just taste so complex and delicious when you’re high. However, I’d like to walk you through another alternative…a win-win situation. Food that’s healthier and can sustain your high for a longer period of time. Check out our list of 7 ...

Article by Tara Deschamps, Toronto.com A planting machine crawled along the 100-acre Good Farm in Brant County, Ont. on a sunny June day, dropping seeds into the soil in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic. Behind the wheel was an employee of 48North Cannabis Corp. one wouldn’t usually expect: chief executive Charles Vennat. “I joked with my team that I ...

Article by Emma Spears, Growth Op An Ontario-based MP and Conservative leadership candidate is demanding that Health Canada make immediate moves to halt what he alleges to be cannabis-related “potential criminality and corruption” in his riding. Hastings-Lennox and Addington MP Derek Sloan wrote a letter to Health Minister Patty Hajdu urging her department to take action against local cannabis operations ...