Article by Jeff Lagerquist, Yahoo Finance Canada The cannabis sector is tearing pages from the playbooks of technology titans during COVID-19, deploying ideas inspired by Amazon (AMZN) and Uber Eats (UBER) to reshape how consumers buy pot. The pandemic spurred a flurry of innovation as governments locked down brick-and-mortar cannabis stores in an effort to stop the spread of the ...

Article by BNN Bloomberg Cannabis sales fall in April after March stockpile Canada’s licensed cannabis retailers sold about $180.2 million of pot in April, according to data from Statistics Canada released Friday. Pot retail sales fell slightly by 0.6 per cent from March, edging lower a month after Canadians stockpiled cannabis amid concerns of an inventory shortfall due to the COVID-19 pandemic. ...

Article by Windsorite Essex County OPP have arrested a Windsor woman in relation to “online illicit cannabis distributor operating in Essex County.” Members of the OPP Provincial Joint Forces Cannabis Enforcement Team made the arrest on Tuesday. Kimberley Dunbar, 27-years-old of Windsor, is scheduled to appear in the Ontario Court of Justice Windsor at a later date, and is charged ...

Article by Angela Stelmakowich, Growth Op An artistic interpretation of cannabis legalization in Canada that includes Doug Ford, premier of the country’s largest province, was meant to be celebratory, not controversial, but what is it they say about the road paved by good intentions? It all started when a Kingston, Ont. dispensary commissioned a weed-friendly parody of Michelangelo’s fresco painting, The ...

Article by Christopher Maskell, McGill Reporter Following the recent legalization of cannabis in Canada, neuroscience research exploring the links between its use and brain development has come into the public eye more than ever. For the those seeking more information, navigating the intricacies of these studies can prove challenging.  In an effort to make the latest cannabis research more accessible, ...

Article by Taylor Campbell, Growth Op A Kingsville man faces drug trafficking charges following an investigation by the Ontario Provincial Police last Thursday. Members of the Essex County OPP’s community street crime unit and K-9 unit executed a search warrant at a residence on Lakeview Avenue in Kingsville, police said on Tuesday. As a result, police seized quantities of suspected ...

Article by BayToday Deep Space, the highest potency cannabis beverage available, has landed in the adult-use cannabis market in North Bay. Deep Space carries a payload of 10 mg THC in a 222 ml vessel according to a news release. “It’s small, potent, full-flavoured and ready to go. Deep Space is powered by our proprietary Distilled Cannabis technology, which allows us to ...

Article by Marijuana Business Daily Pyxus International, the first Big Tobacco company to enter the marijuana and hemp sectors, filed for bankruptcy protection after  the coronavirus pandemic dealt a financial blow to its operations. Morrisville, North Carolina-based Pyxus filed a prepackaged plan to reduce debt by $400 million and give control to a group of bondholders, according to The Wall Street Journal. ...

Article by Lance Anderson, Northumberland News A recent vehicle stop conducted by a member of the Northumberland OPP has led to an individual from Brampton facing a multitude of charges. On Sunday, June 14, shortly after 5:30 p.m., a black Audi SUV was stopped for a Highway Traffic Act violation on County Road 45 at Lean Road, just south of Alderville. As a result ...

Article by Tanya Mok, BlogTO A new cannabis store is being proposed for Kensington Market, and some local residents are fighting against what they see as dispensary overload in the neighbourhood. More than 600 e-mails and signatures were collected over the weekend in support of banning The Kensary: a yet-to-open weed store currently waiting to get its cannabis retail license approved ...