Article by Sam Riches, Growth Op There was a week in early April that stands as the perfect representation of the topsy turvy reality of the Canadian cannabis industry. Near the end of March, while most businesses were entering lockdown, Ontario cannabis retailers were granted essential status, allowing them to stay open with some slight COVID-19 mitigation measures — hand ...

Article by Cris Vilela, Kingstonist After a long process that included two unsuccessful lottery draws and delays due to COVID-19, Calyx + Trichomes owner Jennawae McLean is excited to finally open the doors to her government-approved cannabis retail shop on Midland Ave. Despite the multiple hiccups, McLean has remained optimistic throughout the process to open what is now the third ...

Article by Lin Shen, Cannabis Life Network Whether you’re a regular consumer or a new user of cannabis, knowing how to differentiate between good and bad weed is crucial to having the best possible experience with your high. So here is an analysis of good weed vs bad weed Examine the buds The first thing you should do when evaluating the quality of your weed is to observe ...

Article by Jillian Follert, DurhamRegion.com via Flamborough Review Is the COVID-19 pandemic influencing how young adults are using cannabis? That’s what one Ontario Tech student is trying to find out through a new research project. Susan Yousufzai, a master of health sciences degree candidate, recently launched an online survey that will gather data on cannabis use among young adults ages 18 to ...

Article by Colleen Romaniuk, Sudbury Star An Ontario-based cannabis retailer is hoping to set up shop in Elliot Lake in the next few months pending approval from the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO). Sessions Cannabis, which already owns two pot shops in southern Ontario, has expressed its intention to open a cannabis retail store on Prince Edward Walk ...

Article by Jackie Kozak, Bradford Today Bradford will soon have a cannabis shop in the downtown core. Star Buds Cannabis Co. will be taking over the heritage building at 22 Barrie St., the old Canada Post Office. Company president Chris Jones expects the new store to be open by the end of June, once licensing is fully in place. Intentionally ...

Article by Ryan Ross, Chronicle Herald A review of Cannabis P.E.I.’s practices has led to the province’s privacy commissioner making several recommendations to tighten the protection of customers’ personal information. Privacy commissioner Karen Rose started an investigation after concerns were raised about electronic scanning of customer identification cards at Cannabis P.E.I. stores. That practice ended soon after the stores opened ...

Article by Anisha Dhiman, Regina Leader-Post Craig Wiggins, co-founder of The Cannalysts, is direct and forthright when he likens the cannabis industry to the opening of Saving Private Ryan: “Only a few successful companies will make it off the beach.” For the longest time, it was thought that MedMen, a chain of cannabis dispensaries from California, wasn’t just one of ...

Article by Wayne Lowrie, Recorder & Times Cannabis retail is on a bit of a roll in the Brockville area, with four pot shops awaiting provincial approval. The latest application to the Alcohol and Gaming Commission comes from the small village of Lansdowne, population of only 550. The aptly named Bud Bank – it would be located in the former ...

Article by Sam Riches, Growth Op Dr. Igor Kovalchuk, a biological scientist and professor at the University of Lethbridge, wasn’t expecting his phone to ring this much. In April, he and a team of researchers and biologists published preclinical research in PrePrints, a multidisciplinary publishing platform, that demonstrated certain cultivars (strains of cannabis) may reduce the rate of entry of COVID-19 into ...