Article by Erik Volkman, Motley Fool via Nasdaq The National Football League Players Union (NFLPA) has reportedly ratified a new collective bargaining agreement with the league. Among numerous other changes, the agreement — which will be in force for 10 years — dramatically changes the way the league will treat players who use marijuana. Although the new agreement has not ...

Article by Julia Veintrop, Cannabis Life Network History Hemp rope has been a universal go-to for thousands of years and can be dated back to ancient Mesopotamia. Fast-forwarding a few years, because it was so useful, American farmers in the 1700s were legally required to grow hemp for crop security. In short, when it came to choosing a rope fiber, society ...

Article by Marek Tkach, Global News Canopy Growth is rolling out plans to temporarily close all of its corporate-owned Tokyo Smoke and Tweed retail locations across Canada. In an email release, the company cited “guidance given by public health bodies around the globe” as the reason for the closures. Effective Monday at 5:00 p.m., 23 stores in Manitoba, Newfoundland and ...

Article by Matt Lamers, Marijuana Business Daily Canada Post, which ships most cannabis in the country, will no longer request signatures for deliveries as part of enhanced safety measures to help contain the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus. Adult-use marijuana deliveries handled by Canada Post will go to local post offices for pickup, a prospect that might impact online demand ...

Article by Taylor Campbell, Windsor Star Four months after the City of Windsor opposed the region’s first retail cannabis store application, city councilors on Tuesday unanimously supported the second shop to file for provincial approval. Following a nearly 90-minute in-camera session, councillors voted without public deliberation to submit positive feedback to the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario regarding ShinyBud ...

Article by Sam Riches, Growth Op Amid the coronavirus outbreak, Canada Post is no longer delivering packages that require a signature or proof of age to customers’ doors. For the majority of Canada’s cannabis consumers, that means they will need to pick up their packages at a nearby post office. Recreational consumers living in Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and select regions of Ontario, can ...

Article by Julia Veintrop, Cannabis Life Network The coronavirus has got everybody pretty freaked out, and understandably so. As the situation unfolds, more and more countries are declaring a state of emergency and advising people to stay in their homes. Businesses, schools, and non-essential services are closing. The world is on edge.  Before we open our front doors, we have ...

Article by Andres Markwart, Cannabis Life Network As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread, with the death toll and reported cases rising each day, quarantines and impeding restrictions have sent consumers rushing to stores to stock up and panic-buy everything from antiseptic wipes to toilet paper to meat, and now cannabis. While the viral videos of shoppers going rockem socket for ...

Article by Jeff Lagerquist, Yahoo Finance Canada Cannabis firms are being barred from part of Ottawa’s plan to shore up the economy as the COVID-19 virus continues to spread, forcing more businesses to reduce activity or close down by the day. Export Development Canada (EDC) and the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) announced a joint strategy last Friday to inject ...

Article by Daniel Tencer, Huffington Post Marijuana retailers in many parts of the country are reporting a spike in sales as customers stock up ahead of potential sales disruptions during the COVID-19 outbreak. And they may not be wrong; Canada’s largest cannabis company on Tuesday announced it is temporarily shutting all its retail locations and focusing on online sales. Smiths Falls, ...