Article by Wolf Depner, Oak Bay News Cannabis has turned out to be a saviour for Canadian farmers, according to a report from Statistics Canada. Had it not been for cannabis sales, national crop revenues would have declined 1.1 per cent, according to the report tracking the net income of Canadian agricultural producers in 2019. The report defines net income ...

Article by The Deep Dive Canntrust Holdings (OTC: CTST) appears to, somehow, be on the mend. The company announced this morning that it has managed to see its licenses for its Fenwick, Ontario facility reinstated by Health Canada despite the actions that occurred last year. The license reinstatement follows the mid-February announcement made by the firm that remediation efforts had been ...

Article by Rich Garton, CTV News Windsor’s only cannabis store may soon have company. There are currently 19 applications before the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario to open retail pot shops around Windsor. It’s a relatively high number compared with similar sized cities in the province. It’s also a large number considering Windsor lagged behind other municipalities in securing ...

Article by Mac Christie, Flamborough Review A second cannabis retail shop application for Waterdown is in progress with the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO). The proposed store, which is named SpiritLeaf 64 Hamilton St. N. in documents on the AGCO website, is slated to be located at 64 Hamilton St. North, Unit 2A. The application has been put ...

Article by Scott Nixon, Clinton News Record Stratford’s first recreational cannabis store opened its doors May 25, and the man behind it is Exeter-area entrepreneur Bob Rowe. Crossroads Cannabis opened in Stratford’s No Frills plaza at 618 Huron St. and was very well received, owner Rowe recently told the Times-Advance. He said there was a line-up during the morning opening, ...

Article by Jelena Martinovic , Benzinga Thrive Cannabis confirmed Thursday it has teamed up with Canary RX Inc. to expand its cultivation and processing capacities. Under the joint venture deal, Simcoe, Ontario-based Thrive will supervise operations and handle the indoor cultivation at the Canary’s 44,000 square-foot facility. The facility, which Canary never commissioned, is located in Southern Ontario. In return, the manufacturer of craft cannabis concentrates and dried flower ...

Article by Andre Powell, Cannabis Life Network With Toronto becoming one of the newest hotspots for cannabis tourism, we’ve created the ultimate stoner’s guide to Toronto so you’ll know exactly where you must visit during your next trip. HotBox Cafe is a must-visit cannabis-lounge for every stoner Located in the heart of Kensington Market, HotBox Cafe is a BOYB cannabis lounge where guests are encouraged to spark up and enjoy the afternoon. ...

Article by Tiffany Crawford, Postmedia News via The Chronicle Herald While reports suggest more people are drinking alcohol as a result of the pandemic, a new survey suggests Canadians are also smoking more pot. Deloitte’s Global State of the Consumer Tracker has been monitoring Canadian’s anxiety levels, safety and wellbeing concerns, consumer travel sentiment, as well as new spending habits and emerging consumer personas. ...

Article by CBC News Thousands of people took part in a rally downtown on Saturday to protest racism around the world and to demand answers in the death of 29-year-old Toronto resident Regis Korchinski-Paquet. “It’s important for me to be here because if I’m not here then who else is?” Sore Sanni, 17, told CBC Toronto at the rally. “All lives will ...

Article by Peter Smith, Daily Hive When Ontario’s cannabis retailers awoke to find that Doug Ford’s government had quietly removed them from the list of essential businesses in March, there was mild panic. While stores had the weekend to stress about shuttering the main point of sale in a new industry across Ontario, by the next Monday, they’d been allowed ...