Article by Bill Howatt and Matthew Stewart, Globe and Mail While the cannabis industry is just getting off the ground in Canada, it has already become a major part of our economy. The first batch of economic information released since recreational use was legalized shows that more Canadians are consuming cannabis and the industry is ripe for growth. Awareness Some ...

Article by Sam Thompson, Global News RCMP seized 60 kilograms of illegal cannabis during a highway traffic stop earlier this month. Police said the pot was picked up June 14, when a vehicle was stopped on Highway 1 in the Rural Municipality of Cornwallis, east of Brandon. Two Ontario men, Douglas Durham, 39, and Richard King, 60, were arrested for Cannabis ...

Article by Harrison Jordan, Leafly Cannabis retail chain Canna Cabana, a subsidiary of publicly traded company High Tide, hooked up with Ontario lottery winner Dana Michele Kendal to launch Canna Cabana Toronto at Yonge and College. The brand has already established stores in Alberta and Saskatchewan, and the Toronto location is the third Ontario outlet for the chain which also ...

Article by David Wilson, Growth Op For many, the balcony is a sacred space: remote and (ideally) serene, it’s often a place to retreat, unwind and relax, perhaps with a bit of cannabis, while watching the world whirr on below. Considering how many consumers also like to pop out to the balcony for a quick smoke or vape, it’s no ...

Article by Lena Slanisky, MTL Blog No, you’re not high, Pineapple Express is officially a thing, and it’s better than we could have ever expected. Canadians will soon be able to order same-day delivery of cannabis products from licensed retailers across the country. The Pineapple Express app will let you order cannabis products and get an UberEats-style delivery right to your doorstep the day you ...

Article by Randi Druzin, Leafly After Health Canada unveiled edibles regulations on June 14, there was much discussion surrounding the date at which edible products will hit the market, and their possible appeal to young people. But little was said about a stipulation that will keep an entire category of cannabis edibles out of the hands of consumers. The new regulations ...

Article by Armina Ligaya, CTV News Canada could reach an oversupply of legal pot as soon as the end of this year, depending on how the rollout of edibles and other next-generation products impacts supply, a U.S. cannabis research analyst says. BDS Analytics’ managing director and principal analyst Tom Adams given the pattern in other markets, as well as the ...

Article by Jenni Dunning, Bradford Today Any cannabis growers in Bradford West Gwillimbury who want to start a federally-regulated micro-cultivation operation could wait a year or more while the town establishes more rules about them, council voted Tuesday night. Councillors Gary Lamb and Peter Ferragine were the only ones who voted against an interim control bylaw, which would ban any ...

Article by Matt Lamers, Marijuana Business Daily Canada’s federal health regulator is proposing a new category of cannabis that could potentially open up a huge market in which marijuana is used for the therapeutic treatment of humans and animals for minor ailments. Health Canada is asking the public to submit feedback on the new category – called Cannabis Health Products ...

Article by Patrick Cain, Global News Ottawa and the provinces made $186 million from various taxes on cannabis from last October through the end of March, numbers released Wednesday show. The provinces took the lion’s share of that money, with $132 million in combined sales tax and excise tax revenue; the federal treasury took in $55 million. Governments face a dilemma taxing cannabis, says ...