Article by Saira Peesker, Globe and Mail Many Canadian companies are keen to tap into the federal government’s business credit availability program, created this month to provide emergency financing to businesses affected by COVID-19. But entrepreneurs in the cannabis sector and bar owners are among those discovering they may not be eligible for BCAP’s loans. The $10-billion allotted for the ...

Article by Aidan Wallace, Toronto Sun Leaders of Canada’s cannabis industry are pleading with the federal government for help to curb the damage the coronavirus pandemic is having on the sector. Cannabis companies are currently left out of the federal government’s $82 billion stimulus package, something Rick Savone, SVP Global Government Relations for Aurora Cannabis Inc, hopes will change sooner ...

Article by London Free Press The Oneida Nation of the Thames will be closed to the public beginning Monday amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The Indigenious territory southwest of London is closing all public access roads at 12 a.m. Monday, the Oneida Council of Chiefs said. The closure doesn’t apply to residents, those with permission from the council, employees and delivery ...

Article by Solomon Israel, Marijuana Business Daily Health Canada says it will continue reviewing applications for new cannabis licenses and security-clearance applications during the COVID-19 pandemic, but applicants might face some delays. That news could come as some consolation to would-be Canadian cannabis businesses who are awaiting their licenses and security clearances during a time of acute economic uncertainty. Earlier ...

Article by Andres Markwart, Cannabis Life Network Our neighbours to the south are unenviably approaching 100,000 cases of COVID-19 across the country; the largest count worldwide. Here at home, where a faster and more effective approach to dealing with the spread of the virus – an attempt to flatten the curve – has been implemented, Canada sits at 4,610 cases. ...

Article by Kirk Dickinson, Blackburn News A global pandemic is doing little to stop Windsor’s first licensed recreational cannabis store from opening its doors this weekend. J. Supply Holdings will open its Windsor location at 545 Ouellette Ave. for the first time on Saturday at 10 a.m. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis that has swept the country, J. Supply Chief Design ...

Article by Tara Deschamps, Global News Cole Miller has spent most of his days since 2017 excited about the launch of the Basecamp cannabidiol iced tea he was crafting, but as he visited Ontario cannabis retailers to encourage them to up the number of cases they would stock for its early March debut, he started to get worried. They wouldn’t budge on ...

Article by Talia Ricci, CBC News When John Slaughter finished construction on his 16,000-square-foot cannabis analytical testing facility last year, he never could have predicted it would potentially serve a totally new purpose in the face of a global pandemic. “It’s a gorgeous facility that can scale up and do anything needed in the laboratory industry,” said Slaughter, the CEO ...

Article by Kate Robertson, Growth Op Canada’s cannabis industry was already grappling with layoffs before COVID-19 sent the economy into a tailspin. As the sector waits to see if the pandemic will make more of an impact, recruiters are trying to connect the recently unemployed with any opportunities available. Inspired by his partner Marianne Bulger’s open source list of laid-off tech workers, ...

Article by Emma Spears, Growth Op Despite layoffs and downsizing in the cannabis industry over recent months, U.S. cannabis testing labs are still doing a brisk business, even in the midst of the COVID-19 outbreak. Staff at some labs have voiced concerns over a potential lack of personal protective equipment (PPE) such as masks, gloves and goggles, as well as ...