Article by Sault Online Sessions Cannabis (Sessions) has become the fastest growing cannabis retail brand in Ontario with expansion plans that will see 30 new stores opening across Ontario this year including their upcoming Sault Ste. Marie location. Sessions in the Soo storefront will be conveniently located at 216 Second Line West, across from Tim Horton’s and beside Subway. Sessions ...

Article by CBC News A 42-year-old Thunder Bay woman is facing charges over allegedly running an illegal pot store in the city. Police said officers executed a search warrant on Wednesday at a Georgina Bay residence. The home appeared to have been used as an illegal store, selling cannabis products, including edibles. A number of items were seized, and the ...

Article by Anthony Leonardi, Washington Examiner New research shows a strain of cannabis may have a therapeutic effect on coronavirus patients. Scientists at the University of Lethbridge in Canada have gathered preliminary data that show strong strains of medical marijuana can affect ACE2 pathways, a key receptor that the coronavirus hijacks to infect humans with COVID-19. “We were totally stunned ...

Article by Windsorite Two people are facing charges after a traffic stop in Chatham-Kent. OPP say that around 7:45pm on May 19th, 2020, an officer was conducting traffic enforcement on Highway 401 near Orford Road, when they observed a westbound motor vehicle traveling in excess of 150 km/h in a posted 100 km/h zone. The vehicle was stopped and while ...

Article by Shawn Gibson, Barrie Today Barrie residents’ access to cannabis has gotten easier as more companies look to open in the city, which has also become one of the delivery points for the Ontario Cannabis Store (OCS). Star Buds Cannabis Co. will be the newest cannabis store in Barrie. They are getting ready to open at 181 Livingstone St. E., at the intersection of ...

Article by Angela Stelmakowich, Growth Op Changing times demand changing strategies, even for small-time drug dealers in Europe. Amid a pandemic that has eagle-eyed cops enforcing lockdowns and making empty streets impossible places to blend in, dealers are finding inventive ways to maintain their businesses. It makes sense. In addition to strict enforcement, factors such as supply chain issues and ...

Article by Julia Veintrop, Growth Op Trying edibles for the first time can be intimidating but it doesn’t have to be. Everyone is different… thus, there are no blanket rules, only guidelines. In my professional career, I have had the privilege of working for the Victoria Cannabis Buyers Club, a 24-year-old, medical cannabis compassion club. Every day, the staff at the VCBC provides cannabis edibles to those suffering ...

Article by Kate-Madonna Hindes, The Fresh Toast via Growth Op Could marijuana and CBD be helped by a genomic parasite to decrease inflammation and viruses? Researchers at the CECAD Cluster of Excellence in Aging Research of the University of Cologne, the University of Texas Health Science Center and the Francis Crick Institute in London have made a significant discovery that ...

Article by Galen Simmons, Stratford Beacon Herald It’s official. Stratford’s first recreational pot shop – Crossroads Cannabis – will open its doors to the public this Monday. The first recreational pot shop to open within the geographical borders of Perth County, and among the first to open after the province expanded its licensing process to all would-be retailers last December, ...

Article by Darren MacDonald, CTV News Greater Sudbury could soon be home to two more cannabis stores, including one based in Western Canada that offers customers home delivery. Officials with Fire & Flower Cannabis Co. say they hope to open their outlet at 1400 The Kingsway sometime in July. But as with everything else in the world today, the COVID-19 ...