Article by Sarah Hanlon. Growth Op When I visited Seattle in 2017, I entered my room at the famous Thompson Hotel, and there was a treat on my bed – and it wasn’t just a chocolate.  I’ll never forget the welcome gift I got that day. I was fresh from a nauseating flight and wanted nothing more than a little ...

Article by Jack Knox, Times Colonist Give this to Ted Smith and Victoria’s Cannabis Buyers Club: They were never part of the underground economy Ottawa hoped to rein in when it made marijuana legal. No, everything they have done has been in full view. Canada’s oldest compassion club has openly sold cannabis products from its Johnson Street storefront since 1996. It ...

Article by Glen Korstrom, Business in Vancouver What happened: While hosting cannabis-related events remains the bread-and-butter revenue stream for Lift & Co. (CSE:LIFT), the company that is holding its annual Vancouver business conference and expo January 9 through 12 has started to pay more attention to how it can generate revenue from customer data. Why this matters: It is the ...

Article by  Emma Spears, Growth Op Using fish as a component in aquaponic cannabis cultivation is nothing new, as we’ve seen from producers such as Ontario’s Green Relief. But one licensed producer is touting itself as the very first aquaponic cannabis cultivator to use coho salmon as is fish of choice. B.C.-based Habitat Craft Cannabis Ltd. has recently been granted a micro-cultivation licence from federal regulators. ...

Article by Ross Andersen, London Free Press Pre-colonization, Prince Edward Island’s Mi’kmaq called the small island Epekwitk. French explorer Jacques Cartier arrived in the late 1700s, calling the red sandy beaches and tall grasses “the fairest land ’tis possible to see!” and, according to Tourism PEI, renamed the island Île Saint-Jean. In 1799, the British occupied the land and renamed it ...

Article by David Yasvinski, Growth Op Cottage country will be a whole lot greener this summer. Muskoka Grown, a craft cannabis producer in Bracebridge, Ont., said it has submitted an application to open a Farm-Gate store in the heart of cottage country. “We believe our location is well-situated and we expect to be the region of Muskoka’s first retail cannabis ...

Article by Camille Bains, Toronto Star People who have never smoked marijuana could be most at risk of overdosing on cannabis-infused edibles that will soon be on store shelves across the country, warns a public health physician who says first-time users may keep noshing away while expecting a high, only to experience a racing heart, anxiety and panic attacks. Dr. ...

Article by Friendly Stranger Holdings Corp. via Newswire Friendly Stranger Holdings Corp (“FSHC” or the “Company”) today announced that it has granted trademark licenses for the use of its trusted and recognized brand to six Ontario retail license holders. The following locations will open their doors in early 2020: 501 Church Street, Toronto 1135 Richmond Street, London 1025 Plains Road East, Burlington 204 Ritson Road, Oshawa 237 Queen Street West, Toronto ...

Article by David Silverberg, Growth Op The next wave of cannabis retailers in Ontario will soon be felt across the province, with dozens of the 42 approved applicants completing the required 15-day public notice period and poised to open their doors in the coming months. As reported in 2019, Ontario will soon start authorizing 20 new stores a month, meaning ...

Article by Kristine Owram, Bloomberg News Smoke more, drink less. That appeared to be the trend among Canadians in the first full year of legal cannabis, when beer volumes fell by three per cent through November, according to data from Beer Canada. “This is far worse than the trends seen between 2014-2018, where beer industry volumes fell an average 0.3 per ...