Article by Anisha Dhiman, Regina Leader-Post Craig Wiggins, co-founder of The Cannalysts, is direct and forthright when he likens the cannabis industry to the opening of Saving Private Ryan: “Only a few successful companies will make it off the beach.” For the longest time, it was thought that MedMen, a chain of cannabis dispensaries from California, wasn’t just one of ...

Article by Wayne Lowrie, Recorder & Times Cannabis retail is on a bit of a roll in the Brockville area, with four pot shops awaiting provincial approval. The latest application to the Alcohol and Gaming Commission comes from the small village of Lansdowne, population of only 550. The aptly named Bud Bank – it would be located in the former ...

Article by Sam Riches, Growth Op Dr. Igor Kovalchuk, a biological scientist and professor at the University of Lethbridge, wasn’t expecting his phone to ring this much. In April, he and a team of researchers and biologists published preclinical research in PrePrints, a multidisciplinary publishing platform, that demonstrated certain cultivars (strains of cannabis) may reduce the rate of entry of COVID-19 into ...

Article by Angela Stelmakowich, Growth Op Study participants who used high-potency cannabis products were twice as likely to report anxiety disorders than those who consumed lower-potency products, suggests new research out of the U.K. “Risks for cannabis use problems and anxiety disorders are higher among those reporting use of high-potency cannabis,” notes the study published this week in JAMA Psychiatry. This risk ...

Article by Wolf Depner, Oak Bay News Cannabis has turned out to be a saviour for Canadian farmers, according to a report from Statistics Canada. Had it not been for cannabis sales, national crop revenues would have declined 1.1 per cent, according to the report tracking the net income of Canadian agricultural producers in 2019. The report defines net income ...

Article by The Deep Dive Canntrust Holdings (OTC: CTST) appears to, somehow, be on the mend. The company announced this morning that it has managed to see its licenses for its Fenwick, Ontario facility reinstated by Health Canada despite the actions that occurred last year. The license reinstatement follows the mid-February announcement made by the firm that remediation efforts had been ...

Article by Kingston Whig Standard Organigram Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: OGI) (TSX: OGI), the parent company of Organigram Inc. (the “Company” or “Organigram”), a leading licensed producer of cannabis, is pleased to announce that as of May 19th, 2020, the Company has extended its medical cannabis offering to include products from its cannabis 2.0 adult-use recreational portfolio. Products now available to ...

Article by Rich Garton, CTV News Windsor’s only cannabis store may soon have company. There are currently 19 applications before the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario to open retail pot shops around Windsor. It’s a relatively high number compared with similar sized cities in the province. It’s also a large number considering Windsor lagged behind other municipalities in securing ...

Article by Mac Christie, Flamborough Review A second cannabis retail shop application for Waterdown is in progress with the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO). The proposed store, which is named SpiritLeaf 64 Hamilton St. N. in documents on the AGCO website, is slated to be located at 64 Hamilton St. North, Unit 2A. The application has been put ...

Article by Scott Nixon, Clinton News Record Stratford’s first recreational cannabis store opened its doors May 25, and the man behind it is Exeter-area entrepreneur Bob Rowe. Crossroads Cannabis opened in Stratford’s No Frills plaza at 618 Huron St. and was very well received, owner Rowe recently told the Times-Advance. He said there was a line-up during the morning opening, ...