Article by Joel Balsam, Thrillist ON OCTOBER 17, 2018, CANADIANS from coast to coast fired up comically large joints to celebrate becoming only the second nation to legalize recreational cannabis. Many assumed Canada would quickly become one great-big version of Denver. But things didn’t quite pan out that way. Edibles and oils were still illegal. Smoking lounges, too. A small number of ...

Article by Peterborough Examiner An application has been made for a third legal marijuana store for Peterborough, this time one that wouldn’t be in the downtown. The Joint Venture Shoppe has applied to the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario to open a store in the former Moksha Hot Yoga location at 550 Lansdowne St. W. Unit 15 in the ...

Article by Kate Robertson, Growth Op Is Ontario’s struggling weed store gaining a new, loyal customer base among stoners in lockdown? The provincial cannabis store lost $42 million in its first fiscal year, but online sales skyrocketed in the weeks after the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic. As Canadian public health authorities implemented increasingly strict physical distancing measures in an ...

Article by Tory Gillis, CBC News The Ontario-based cannabis company Canopy Growth is closing its grow operation facility in Yorkton, Sask. — part of a series of changes the company announced Thursday. It’s also ceasing farming operations in Springfield, NY, and at its cultivation facility in Colombia. Canopy Growth says it is working to exit its operations in South Africa and Lesotho, a small country ...

Article by Angela Stelmakowich, Growth Op There’s been plenty of “essential” talk throughout the COVID-19 outbreak. As separate regions around the world battle to stop the spread of the virus through self-imposed (and sometimes mandated) isolation, the needs of our day-to-day lives have become classified as either non-essential or essential. One of the unexpected conversations to emerge from all of ...

Article by Ottawa Matters Ontario’s cannabis distributor has seen online orders triple since COVID-19 started sweeping the country and prevention measures were implemented, with almost one in three orders coming from new customers. The Ontario Cannabis Store says it received between 2,500 and 3,500 orders prior to March 9, but in the weeks after mass adoption of physical distancing, those orders doubled to 5,000, ...

Article by Julia Veintrop, Cannabis Life Network Months ago, stoners everywhere were looking forward to a full month of 420; the parties and planning was well in the works. Unfortunately, the coronavirus had other ideas. Thankfully, the cannabis community adapted quickly, moving the party indoors and online, so that we can celebrate 420 at home. The lineup of live streams is getting really good! For ...

Article by Sam Riches, Growth Op Martin Cauchon stood in the House of Commons and took a breath. It was the spring of 2003 and as the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, Cauchon was about to introduce Bill C-38, a piece of legislation that would decriminalize the possession of marijuana. Prime Minister Jean Chrétien was relying on Cauchon to ...

Article by Matt Lamers and Alfredo Pascual, Marijuana Business Daily Canopy Growth is ceasing more cannabis cultivation in Africa, Canada, Colombia and the United States in a bid to “improve efficiencies” in its global operations, the once high-flying marijuana giant said Thursday. The Smiths Falls, Ontario, company also said it is eliminating 85 full-time positions. Almost half the workforce reduction is ...

Article by Marijuana Business Daily Embattled Canadian cannabis producer CannTrust shares will be delisted from the Toronto Stock Exchange on May 6 after market close, according to a TMX Group notice. TMX Group cited CannTrust’s “failure to meet continued listing requirements” as the reason for the action. CannTrust also disclosed the decision in an April 9 news release. In March, the New ...