Article by Paul Taylor, Globe and Mail The question: My father has dementia and we have been looking after him at home. The last thing we want to do is put him into a nursing home during the COVID-19 pandemic. But he is a challenge and is agitated at times. I’ve heard that cannabis has a calming effect on people with ...

Article by Jarett Lopez, Cannabis Life Network While many industries continue to struggle due to COVID-19, the days of self-isolation and quarantine has given rise to a new wave of expression among creatives. Over the past few months, murals have been appearing all over Vancouver, in support of frontline workers, the Black Lives Matter movement and more. Studio710, a multimedia creative studio downtown Vancouver, saw ...

Article by Matt Hermiz, Bayshore Broadcasting Sauble Beach may be getting its first bricks-and-mortar cannabis store sometime later this year, as an application has been submitted to the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario for a shop on Main Street. A spokesperson for the AGCO says the application for Moonfire Cannabis at 329 Main Street in Sauble Beach is in ...

Article by David Yasvinski, Growth Op A group of dispensary owners hoping to set up shop in the same one-block area has provoked some Torontonians to ask the Alcohol and Gaming Commission to look more closely at the proximity rules governing the city’s cannabis retailers. The formal motion was brought by Toronto-Danforth Coun. Paula Fletcher amid concerns by some residents ...

Article by Jarett Lopez, Cannabis Life Network The cannabis industry is thriving and is expected to grow further in the coming years. A big factor that led to this growth is the change in legal stance when it comes to cannabis, where medical cannabis has been legalized in 33 US states and 10 other states besides D.C. have legalized its recreational use. With such good prospects and ...

Article by Sam Riches, Growth Op A study published this week in PLOS One, a peer-reviewed scientific and medical journal, found that for some street youth in Vancouver, cannabis is a “reverse gateway drug.” The study was conducted over two years, from 2017 to 2019, and focused on 56 “street-involved youth” in Vancouver. Researchers also interviewed youth-focused care providers. The study ...

Article by Ali Raza, Beach Metro Community News Toronto has formally requested the province’s Alcohol and Gaming Commission to review its proximity rules of new cannabis retail stores opening in the city. The request follows what some residents and Toronto councillors are calling “cannabis clustering” on Queen Street East and other retail-heavy neighbourhoods across the city. Toronto-Danforth Councillor Paula Fletcher ...

Article by Matt Lamers, Marijuana Business Daily Ontario’s lone cannabis wholesaler and distributor received the green light from the provincial government to expand its privately operated distribution network when necessary, an Ontario Cannabis Store spokesperson told Marijuana Business Daily. A new distribution warehouse could come sooner than later, according to one analyst, potentially providing the slack the system currently lacks to ...

Article by BNN Bloomberg The Mango Haze strain of cannabis plants grow at a WeedMD Inc. facility in Strathroy, Ontario, July 17, 2019. Bloomberg , Bloomberg Canada’s cannabis industry contributes $8.65B to economy in May: StatsCan Canada’s cannabis industry generated about $8.65 billion for the country’s economy in May, according to the latest data from Statistics Canada on Friday. The legal ...

Article by Matthew Stern, RetailWire The cannabis industry has its own set of idiosyncratic challenges due to its federal legal standing but, during the first wave of pandemic lockdowns, chain dispensary Curaleaf found itself, like all other retailers, also facing the challenge of pursuing digital transformation to do socially-distanced business. In a BrainTrust Live session on LinkedIn and Facebook earlier ...