Article by Alanna Rayman, Beach Metro News The cannabis retail shop that moved into the site of the former iconic Randall’s Stationery store on Kingston Road will be officially opening its doors for business on Friday, Feb. 14. Sessions on the Beaches’ grand opening celebrations on Valentine’s Day will commence with a ribbon cutting and speeches at 9:45 a.m., and ...

Article by Aedan Helmer, Ottawa Citizen A major OPP bust targeting “key facilitators” in the drug trafficking trade has put a “significant” dent in the flow of illicit drugs through Eastern Ontario, according to police brass who staged a news conference Thursday to display the harvest of seized contraband. Police executed search warrants across the province and arrested and charged ...

Article by Soj Ramsay-Taylor, Leafly News One block east of Toronto’s Pape subway station, situated on Greektown’s famous Danforth Avenue, you’ll land at the city’s easternmost cannabis retail store (to-date), Canvas Cannabis. Canvas opened doors to customers in mid-December 2019, becoming the sixth legal store to open in Toronto proper. It’s the first cannabis store east of Yonge St., and ...

Article by Eric Volkman, The Motley Fool via Nasdaq Ontario will soon become the Canadian province with the highest number of cannabis dispensaries. In fact, its total number will exceed those of all other provinces combined. That, at least, was the promise made by Ontario Premier Doug Ford in an interview with BNN Bloomberg on Thursday. Ford’s pronouncement was remarkable, ...

Article by Chad Finkelstein, Ask A Lawyer Employees who have a prescription for medical cannabis must be accommodated by an employer. This does not mean, however, that employees must be allowed to smoke medical cannabis in the workplace. Employers should verify the employee’s medical condition and their prescription for medical cannabis. In some circumstances, an employer may seek medical confirmation ...

Article by Keira Ferguson, Elliot Lake Today Dispensaries across Ontario were given the ‘green’ light on three new varieties of cannabis products in December, giving patrons a new smoke-free alternative to the dried flower legalized in 2018. Cannabis 2.0 products, which are edibles, topicals and extracts, were legalized Oct. 17, 2019. Although it wasn’t until Dec. 13, 2019, that dispensaries ...

Article by Yahoo Finance CAFE, Cannabis And Fine Edibles, Ontario’s largest independent cannabis retailer today detailed the extent of its 2019 community initiatives in ensuring the protection of, and integration with, the local communities in which its stores are located. Since its first retail location opened in Toronto in 2016, CAFE has promoted a cannabis inclusive environment for its communities, rather than an exclusive environment ...

Article by Aimee O’Driscoll, Leafly News Many cannabis producers have moved beyond using solvent extractions to isolate cannabinoids and other desirable compounds from cannabis plants. However, there are still plenty of concentrate products available that involve the use of hydrocarbons—such as butane and propane—ethanol, or carbon dioxide to pull THC, CBD, terpenes, and more from raw cannabis plants. While efforts ...

Article by Andres Markwart, Cannabis Life Network In yet another blow to businesses serving medicinal cannabis patients, CCEC Credit Union – a single branch, independent institution, located on Commercial Drive, in Vancouver, B.C. – has sent letters out to account holders corresponding to illicit cannabis businesses, mail order marijuana business, and head shops noting that their accounts will be closed at the end of the month. This ...

Article by New Cannabis Venture Newswire Meta Growth Announces First Quarter 2020 Financial and Operational Results TORONTO, Jan. 29, 2020 /CNW/ – National Access Cannabis Corp. (TSXV: META) d/b/a Meta Growth (“Meta Growth”, “META” or the “Company”), Canada’s largest publicly traded recreational cannabis retailer by revenue¹, today announced its financial and operational results for the three months ended November 30, 2019. Financial ...