Article by CityNews The federal government shelled out a record $75 million to cover the cost of medical marijuana for veterans in the last fiscal year — and it is on track to spend nearly $100 million this year. The figures from Veterans Affairs Canada come despite the government having cited rising costs and a lack of scientific evidence about ...

Article by Kate-Madonna Hindes, The Fresh Toast via Growth Op From the first sneeze to the first snow, many around the nation experience the trials and tribulations of seasonal allergies. The thought of treating allergies to weed with weed can make some pause, but the science is sound. According to Americans for Safe Access, decades of research led to a breakthrough in ...

Article by Trevor Wilhelm, Growth Op Things should get rolling at Windsor’s first legal pot shop by the start of November. Kyriakos (Kirk) Anastasiadis said Wednesday his new joint at 545 Ouellette Ave. should be past regulatory hurdles, renovated, stocked and open by Nov. 1. “I’m just excited to get working on this and bringing some good business and positivity ...

Article by Emma Spears, Growth Op With the first legal dispensary slated to open on Nov. 1, Windsor, Ontario is embracing yet another first: a cannabis cruise. The 19+ event will set sail for three hours along the Detroit River, but no cannabis will be sold or served aboard: the cruise requires patrons to strictly bring their own (sea)weed. “We’re not selling. We’re not ...

Article by Debra Borchardt, The Fresh Toast via Growth Op Every industry has its fair share of scandals. Here’s what rocked the pot industry in the recent past. PotNetwork Just the term pot stocks sound awful. It conjures up shady deals by the pump and dump stock jocks. Sadly the stereotype exists in part because it happens in the wild ...

Article by Victor Ferreira, Financial Post Multiple retail investors say that one of Canada’s largest banks is no longer allowing them to short cannabis stocks directly through its self-directed brokerage. The Financial Post spoke with four retail investors who said they placed calls to the Bank of Montreal’s InvestorLine brokerage in an attempt to either open a short position on ...

Article by Dirk Meissner, CityNews One of Canada’s oldest fall fairs is putting a new twist on its annual showcase of local livestock, produce and fruit by adding a new category for best home-grown marijuana. The Cowichan Exhibition in Duncan, B.C., which dates back to 1868, has created a best cannabis category to embrace legalization and celebrate local pot growers, said exhibition ...

Article by Hina Alam, CityNews The cannabis industry is seen by some First Nations as an opportunity to take the initiative and get out of poverty, says the regional chief of the B.C. Assembly of First Nations. Cultivating, buying or selling cannabis could provide economic support to those First Nations devastated by a downturn in the province’s forest industry, Terry Teegee said Wednesday at a summit on cannabis held by ...

Article by CTV News Toronto An Ontario university is offering an online course to teach people how to grow better marijuana. The University of Guelph says its cannabis production course begins next week and is already full with 60 students. The school says the course, which costs at least $545, is part of a new cannabis specialization in the university’s ...

Article by Kristine Owram, Growth Op The street’s biggest bull on Tilray Inc. is feeling significantly less bullish, slashing her price target on the pot stock by 60 per cent. Vivien Azer at Cowen & Co. cut her 12-month target to US$60 from US$150, but still believes the stock’s recent weakness is a buying opportunity. Tilray has plunged about 90 ...