Article by CBC News The City of Kitchener could see a second cannabis store open up shop, after 12 prospective retailers were disqualified from the application process for not submitting documents required by the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) and a thirteenth withdrew its application. That opened a spot for a numbered company, 2208292 Alberta Ltd., to be bumped from the wait list. The ...

Article by Michelle Ghoussoub, CBC News Less than two weeks after a Canadian woman was barred from entering the United States after she was found with cannabidiol (CBD) oil at the border, her lawyer says her lifetime ban from entering the states has been reversed in what he is calling a “best-case scenario.” The 21-year-old, who has asked not to be ...

Article by Vanmala Subramaniam, Financial Post Seven cannabis retail lottery winners linked to HighLife Cannabis Co. were disqualified by the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario last week after failing to submit the necessary documentation required to continue in the process of obtaining a licence to set up a cannabis store in the province. The seven were disqualified Friday under ...

Article by CityNews A court has invalidated the provisions of Quebec’s cannabis law prohibiting home cultivation of the drug. Quebec Superior Court Justice Manon Lavoie ruled Tuesday that Quebec’s legislation infringed upon the jurisdiction of the federal government, which has sole responsibility for legislating on criminal matters. The judge ruled unconstitutional the sections of the Quebec Cannabis Regulation Act prohibiting the possession and the ...

Article by Mike O, Cannabis Life Network As summer winds down and September fast approaches, cannabis connoisseurs are eagerly looking forward to the Karma Cup. It is one of Canada’s biggest cannabis competitions and festivals. 2019 marks the 6th annual Karma Cup and it’s shaping up to be one of the best ones ever. So, make sure to mark your calendars for September 7-8. ...

Article by Kristine Owram Bloomberg News via Financial Post When it comes to cannabis, the proof is in the peeing. Canada’s national statistics agency has been collecting and testing municipal wastewater samples from five cities for traces of cannabis to gauge actual usage of the now legal drug. The results are surprising: In some cases they contradict other Statistics Canada ...

Article by Delta 9 Cannabis Inc via Cision News Wire DELTA 9 CANNABIS INC. (TSX: DN) (OTCQX: VRNDF) (“Delta 9” or the “Company”), is pleased to announce that on August 30, 2019 it received its renewal license from Health Canada for a term of three years. This license authorizes Delta 9 to cultivate, process and sell cannabis from its Winnipeg production facility. The Company is ...

Article by Jameson Berkow, Globe and Mail The United States is taking a closer look at the state of the Canadian hemp industry, Thailand is taking another step towards establishing a legal medical cannabis market, the Green Organic Dutchman is expanding cultivation in Hamilton and Wayland is confirming more delays for its latest financial results. . U.S. publishes report on ...

Article by Galen Simmons, Stratford Beacon Herald When Stratford native Danyka Dunseith decided to leave her public relations job in Toronto two years ago to farm hemp on her grandmother’s farm northeast of Stratford, some called her crazy. But for Dunseith, the move was calculated. Though she didn’t have much in the way of practical farming experience, she gained insight ...

Article by CBC News Despite objections by the city, the Ontario government is allowing a numbered company to proceed with an application for a legal marijuana store at the same Toronto address of a notorious illegal pot dispensary. The company, 11180673 Canada Inc., which is proposing to open a retail cannabis store at 104 Harbord St., is among 29 applicants still in ...