Article by Brian Lilley, Toronto Sun The Ford government finds itself in an odd spot, saying it believes in small business while advocating for a government monopoly. . That is what the provincial government is doing when it comes to cannabis delivery in Ontario. . Until COVID-19 struck and turned everything on its head, small and large businesses that owned ...

Article by CBC News An Okanagan-based catering company is pairing cannabis with fine local food, similar to how many restaurants and catering companies offer wine pairings. Stratus Cannabis Catering operates in customers’ homes, so as to offer a safe space for guests to consume cannabis, according to chef Brent Pillon, who co-owns the business with his wife Jenna. When told of ...

Article by Darren Taylor, Soo Today A group of cannabis dispensers and their supporters held rallies outside police buildings in Garden River and Batchewana First Nation territories Sunday. The rallies were held in protest against notices given by the Anishinabek Police Services (APS) that police will raid unlicensed cannabis dispensaries in Garden River First Nation, their owners and employees faced ...

Article by Angela Stelmakowich, Growth Op It was an unpredictable high, but a predictable outcome for an Ontario man who police say consumed an entire 185-gram cannabis chocolate bar and grew combative while police and paramedics were trying to provide assistance. The 40-year-old man faces three charges after he allegedly reached for an officer’s gun during a struggle that ensued. ...

Article by Angela Stelmakowich, Growth Op A new study in Brain Sciences shows prolonged use of medical cannabis may help slash the long-term frequency of migraines for the majority of sufferers and reduce medication intake. Researchers point out that while most pharmaceutical science is based on a single-compound, single-target approach, whole-plant cannabis treatment is multi-compound, according to American Journal of Managed Care. In ...

Article by Angela Stelmakowich, Growth Op Cannabis could provide welcome relief for non-straight identifying men who experience anxiety and shame during sex. Involving 41 young sexual minority men (non-heterosexual, transgender, non-binary or intersex individuals) between the ages of 15 and 30 in Vancouver, the small Canadian study found that most participants reported using cannabis before sex to help improve their ...

Article by Jelena Martinovic , Benzinga Cannabis retailer The Hunny Pot Cannabis Co.has opened its first two express cannabis stores. The newly launched locations in Toronto’s Yonge and Eglinton neighborhood are a part of the company’s plan to expand its footprint in Ontario. The two stores are located at 2591 Yonge St and 2103 Yonge St. The retailer said it’s keeping up ...

Article by CBC News Hexo Corp. says it has sold its facility in Niagara Falls, Ont., for $10.25 million to an undisclosed buyer. The cannabis company announced in March plans to list the facility after reviewing its cultivation assets. Hexo determined that it no longer expected to restart operations, which it halted in November 2019, due to an excess of ...

Article by Ryan White, CTVNews A class-action lawsuit filed in Calgary against cannabis companies claims the THC and CBD levels in their medicinal and recreational cannabis products differed from what was represented on packaging. According to the statement of claim filed at the Judicial Centre of Calgary on Tuesday, June 16, the companies allegedly sold cannabis products to Canadian consumers ...

Article by Darren MacDonald, CTV News Four residents of Timmins have been charged with drug offences after their vehicle was stopped in the early morning hours in North Bay on June 16. Officers from the Ontario Provincial Police’s North Bay detachment were conducting a spot check in North Bay at 1:40 a.m. when they pulled a vehicle over with four ...