Article by Ryan Forbes, Kenora Online The Kenora OPP have seized over 50 lbs of cannabis with an estimated street value of $125,000 after a recent traffic stop on Highway 17A. The vehicle was also seized in the investigation. . As a result of the stop, 72-year-old Ronald Roche of Bracebridge, Ontario was arrested and charged with the following Cannabis ...

Article by James Culic, Port Colborne Leader via Niagara This Week More than a year after putting a city-wide freeze on new cannabis production facilities within Port Colborne, city hall has approved its new cannabis rules. Most of the new bylaws are unchanged from the previous provisions governing medical cannabis, which has already existed in facilities within the city for ...

Article by Sarah Hanlon, Growth Op I have a confession to make: Since Canada legalized cannabis in October 2018, I have only been to the cannabis store a handful of times – until recently that is. Being a registered medical cannabis consumer allows me to purchase directly online from any licensed cultivator of my choice. I can also grow my ...

Article by Vanmala Subramaniam, Growth Op The one thing Bay Street’s top cannabis bankers are all in agreement about is how difficult it has become for the pot sector to raise money over the past six months, be it through debt or equity. That trend, they say, might continue for the next little while, as investors retreat to safer havens, ...

Article by Skyler Ash, Growth Op Only lazy ruffians use weed, right? Many who use cannabis and support legalization aren’t lazy potheads — in some cases, they are the greatest minds of this age. A couple of Canadians even made the list. Pierre Berton Journalist, writer and iconic Canadian figure Pierre Berton got a lot done before he passed away at the ...

Article by Kristine Owram, Growth Op It may not be apparent when you’re spending US$70 on CBD foot cream, but hemp prices are plunging amid a “grossly oversupplied” market, according to the head of the industry’s first price provider. Hemp biomass prices reached a high of over US$40 a pound in July, just before the 2019 harvest came in, according ...

Article by Maria Loreto, The Fresh Toast via Growth Op Period cramps fluctuate in severeness, affecting some people dramatically and others, not so much. Medications can vary just as much in effectiveness, with some being capable of controlling the most intense kinds of pain and others not making a dent in the severity. According to Prevention.com, this variation in pain ...

Article by Reta Ismail, CTV News Smooth Clover Limited in Elgin County, Ont. has been granted only the third cannabis micro-cultivation licence in Ontario. Micro-cultivation is a process that allows cannabis production on a smaller scale, focusing on quality rather than quantity. Master grower for Smooth Clover Ltd., Andy Fleming, recently learned that his application to start a micro-cultivation facility ...

Article by David Yasvinski, Growth Op Ontario’s plan to allow cannabis producers to sell their products on site is already experiencing growing pains. The Cannabis Act currently states that Ontario growers can only sell their products to the provincial wholesaler, the Ontario Cannabis Store (OCS), and that retailers are only allowed to stock their shelves through purchases from the same place. Now ...

Article by Patrick Cain, Global News This spring, Ontario will start to see farm-gate cannabis retail: much like a vineyard or brewery, customers will be able to go to a growing facility and buy weed directly from the producer. It seems simple enough, but there’s a strange twist: producers will be legally required to first sell their cannabis to the Ontario Cannabis Store (OCS), the province’s ...