Article by John Rieti, CBC News  An Ontario court has issued an interim injunction allowing the city to shut down Canna Clinic, a prominent marijuana dispensary that has reopened multiple times following police raids. The city is currently reviewing the decision handed down by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, said municipal licensing and standards executive director Tracey Cook in an email statement to CBC Toronto on ...

Article by Lift News The New Brunswick Liquor Corporation recently released a call for bids for 15 different retail cannabis locations across the province. The call for tender, or bid, says the crown corporation is looking for 3,000+ sq ft locations across the province and has a deadline for application of November 10, with requirements for things like parking and ...

Article by Michael Knodt, Marijuana.com An unpublished study by Dalhousie University on behalf of the Dutch medical cannabis producer Bedrocan.nl adds another challenge to the long-debated designation of cannabis strains as “Indica,” “Sativa,” and “Hybrid.” Well-known cannabinoid researcher Ethan Russo presented the study at the 9th IACM cannabinoid congress in Cologne, Germany last Friday. The recent study is third scientific work since 2013 that ...

Article by Meghan Grant, CBC News Calgary police Const. Robert Cumming is simply a “lazy police officer” who didn’t want to get caught up in 90 minutes of paperwork. So he brought home a backpack containing marijuana, according to his lawyer, during final arguments Tuesday at his client’s trial. Cumming, 44, is charged with breach of trust, theft under $5,000 and possession of a ...

Article by Kevin Werner, Ancaster News via Hamilton News Hamilton Liberal MPP Ted McMeekin said he would be willing to look at limiting where large marijuana grow-ops can be located in rural areas. McMeekin said when he was the former provincial agricultural minister he opposed industrial-size greenhouses occupying prime farmland. He said most of the proposed marijuana grow-ops use greenhouses. “You ...

Article by Christine Pellegrini, The Globe and Mail The Ontario Securities Commission is refusing to wade into a controversial decision made by Canada’s largest stock-exchange operator that could see some cannabis companies doing business south of the border kicked off of the country’s two main stock markets. TMX Group Ltd. is reviewing cannabis firms listed on either the Toronto Stock ...

Article by CBC News The Canadian Securities Administrators set out “specific disclosure expectations” for marijuana industry firms with investments in the U.S., offering much-anticipated clarity for companies that operate on both sides of the border. The umbrella organization for Canada’s provincial and territorial securities regulators put out a staff notice, saying that cannabis companies must tell investors about certain risks ...

Article by Ian Vandaelle, BNN Cannabis Wheaton has inked a strategic alliance with an unnamed convenience store operator to distribute and sell marijuana. The streaming company says the deal gives it the exclusive right to handle the sale and distribution of recreational cannabis at 350 convenience stores over the next 10 years. In return, Cannabis Wheaton will grant the convenience store ...

Article by Alexa Huffman, CHEK News Comox Valley RCMP conducted a search warrant last Thursday at a marijuana dispensary on 4th Street, eight days after police shut down the shop the first time. Leaf Compassion, which is located in the 300 block of 4th Street, was first shut down on Oct. 5. Police said the store illegally reopened its doors, contrary to municipal ...

Article by Jonathan Sher, The London Free Press Lorraine Fay of London wants to avoid becoming the latest victim of an opioid crisis that’s sweeping across Canada and leaving a trail of addicts and corpses. But her efforts have been stymied by a health care system that insures the cost of opioids for those on disability, but not an alternative — ...