Article by Gord Bacon, iHeartRadio Windsor, Ont. has been added to the list of delivery destinations by the Ontario Cannabis Store (OCS). The provincial supplier’s Domain Express service is also waiving standard delivery fees during the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the OCS website, there is still a charge for same day delivery but that option isn’t available in Windsor, Ont. yet. The ...

Article by The Recorder and Times Ontario Provincial Police officers seized more than 8,500 cannabis plants and charged 10 people in two drug seizures in Rideau Lakes Township earlier this week. The majority of the accused are from the Toronto area, police noted in reporting the busts on Friday afternoon. On Wednesday, members of the OPP’s East Region Community Street ...

Article by Bruce Bell, Intelligencer Residents in an Ameliasburgh neighbourhood can finally sleep with their windows open after the Ontario Provincial Police seized a number of cannabis plants from an illegal growing operation at the site of a former nursery. CSCU officers, along with members of the Prince Edward County OPP Detachment, OPP Emergency Response Team (ERT) and the OPP ...

Article by Angela Stelmakowich, Growth Op Cannabis bests placebos for easing two common and debilitating side effects of chemotherapy, mainly nausea and vomiting, note preliminary results of what is being touted as a landmark clinical trial involving 81 cancer patients in Australia. Funded by the New South Wales Government and sponsored by the University of Sydney, the phase II trial ...

Article by David Yasvinski, Grow Op NHL players survived the monotony of two months in isolation the same way as a large segment of their fanbase — with a little assist from booze and cannabis. With the Stanley Cup Final between Dallas and Tampa Bay well underway, NHL players are opening up — anonymously, of course — on what life ...

Article by Addison Herron-Wheeler, High Times A new healthcare technology company, Cannalogue, is launching a petition in their native land of Canada to get the Ministries of Health on board with providing national healthcare coverage for medical cannabis. The petition, entitled United for Access, was started because of the financial burden the COVID-19 pandemic has had on many Canadians, especially those who ...

Article by Toronto Life When Justin Trudeau became Canada’s biggest legal drug dealer two years ago, edibles were still a hazy dream on the horizon. Then, last winter, when infused goodies were green-lit, red tape kept the selection scant and the supply scarce, but the category is booming now. According to the OCS, between online and retail sales, Torontonians spent ...

Article by David Yasvinski, Growth Op Some Ontario growers aren’t getting the chance to reap what they sow thanks to an uptick in robberies that have — not coincidentally — arrived alongside harvest season. The latest such theft took place in Guelph, according to the CBC, where OPP officers attended a rural property as the act was underway. Police witnessed the suspects ...

Article by Angela Stelmakowich, Growth Op It was a non-starter for this Oshawa, Ont. man when police found him with a starter’s pistol, cash and a large quantity of weed earlier this week. The weed discovery was made after members of the Durham Regional Police, assisted by the K9 unit, responded to an armed person report at about 10 p.m. ...

Article by Sam Riches. Growth Op Last month, after Thomas Hartle became the first Canadian to undergo legal psilocybin therapy to treat end-of-life distress, the Saskatoon father of two — who has been living with a terminal cancer diagnosis since 2016 — slept better than he has in four years. “I have had anxiety for so long, I had sort ...