Article by Matt Lamers, Marijuana Business Daily Ontario’s cannabis regulator is working with some producers to launch on-site stores at their facilities after the COVID-19 pandemic eases, and guidelines are in the works to apply to craft marijuana businesses. That was just some of the valuable information from a recent “ask me anything” (AMA) on Reddit with Ontario Cannabis Store ...

Article by Angela Stelmakowich, Growth Op More than a third of cannabis customers prefer to roll a joint when they smoke. And no matter how they use marijuana, products with “very strong” THC are the most popular choice. So say the results of Ontario Cannabis Store’s first customer preferences survey conducted from Mar. 30 to Apr. 10. Results were based on a ...

Article by Colleen Fisher Tully, Leafly News Pink Kush: it smells good, looks good, burns good—and, according to Leafly reviewers, it feels oh so good. Grown and produced right across the country, this well-known strain is a huge hit in Canada and the second-most searched for strain among Canadian readers, right after Blue Dream. But surprisingly, the Pink Kush love isn’t felt as ...

Article by BNN Bloomberg Canada pot market on track to hit $1.9B in sales, according to February retail figures  Canadians spent nearly $150 million on cannabis in February, down slightly from the prior month, according to Statistics Canada. StatsCan said $149.9 million of legal pot was bought in February, down 2.7 per cent from January. On a daily basis, Canadians bought $5.16 million of pot in February, up from the ...

Article by Matt Hermiz, Bayshore Broadcasting It looks like Grey Bruce will finally have its first legal cannabis shops open this year. Applications have been submitted to the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario for three marijuana shops in Owen Sound and Southampton. According to the AGCO’s online database detailing the status of cannabis retail stores in Ontario, there are ...

Article by Brian Cross, Windsor Star Three more applications have rolled in to open cannabis stores in the city, bringing to nine the total number of stores proposed so far for Windsor and Essex County. The latest Windsor locations are all called the We Store, proposed for commercial locations at 1565 Wyandotte St. E., 6038 Tecumseh Rd. E. and 1800 ...

Article by Angela Stelmakowich, Growth Op Seth Rogen thinks he might just be built for weathering the shelter-in-place order adopted in California, perhaps in large part thanks to pot and pottery. “We are not all in this together, because this has not been that bad for me,” he recently told the host of Jimmy Kimmel Live, laughing. “I am built for this. I’ve kind ...

Article by Tom Morrison, Chatham This Week Chatham-Kent was left out of the initial roll out of cannabis retail shops, but now four applicants awaiting approval once restrictions due to COVID-19 are lifted. While existing cannabis stores can offer curbside pickup or delivery, the Alcohol and Gaming Commission is not allowing new stores to open at the moment. Don Tetrault ...

Article by Owen Sound Sun Times Two applications to operate retail cannabis stores in Owen Sound are currently before the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario. While the Capturing Eden location at 973 2nd Ave. W. is currently in the AGCO’s 15-day public notice phase, a store called Cannabis Grey Bruce at 236 8th St. E. has moved through the public notice ...

Article by Michelle Ruby, Brantford Expositor The city has filed objections to two of four applications that have been made for proposed cannabis retail stores in Brantford. There are currently no legal pot stores operating in the city. According to the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario, two applications are “undergoing public notice,” which means the public can make objections ...