Article by David George-Cosh, BNN Bloomberg More than three-dozen Ontario government employees working in the cannabis space were named on the province’s annual Sunshine List, which tracks public-sector staffers that make more than $100,000 a year. The majority of those listed represent The Ontario Cannabis Store, accounting for 36 of the 39 people associated with the cannabis sector on the ...

Article by CBC News The team behind Windsor’s first legal cannabis retail store is working toward opening their shop this week — despite ongoing concerns about the global COVID-19 pandemic. Representatives for J. Supply Holdings — the Toronto-based company that entered into a consulting agreement late last year with London, Ontario-based entrepreneur Kirk Anastasiadis, who won the chance to apply ...

Article by Marijuana Business Daily Regulated cannabis stores and producers have been deemed essential workplaces by Ontario’s government and will not be required to close their doors by midnight Tuesday amid the province’s effective lockdown to slow the spread of the COVID-19 outbreak. Ontario released a list late Monday identifying the essential workplaces allowed to remain open. The closure of Ontario’s cannabis ...

Article by BNN Bloomberg Canopy Growth, Hexo donates medical gear to health care workers fighting COVID-19  With Canadian hospitals scrambling to source protective gear for healthcare workers fighting to contain COVID-19 outbreak, some licensed cannabis producers are helping out by donating excess supplies. Several major cannabis producers such as Canopy Growth and Hexo have provided hospitals with personal protection equipment (PPE) ...

Article by Peter Smith, Daily Hive All across the country, a new type of policy is being enacted on multiple levels of government — a state of emergency. The minutia of the legislation may differ slightly between municipalities and provinces, but it’s seeing leaders of all stripes shutting down the “non-essential” industries and businesses to combat the spread of COVID-19. While ...

Article by Anisha Dhiman, Growth Op As coronavirus cases continue to rise in Canada, people are calling for common sense over the usual customs. For cannabis consumers, that may mean letting go of Bob Marley’s lyrical advice to pass the marijuana.  Tradition demands the joint be passed. But never before has it been okay to bogart. While navigating the challenging waters of social distancing, here’s ...

Article by David Yasvinski, Growth Op It could be shaping up to be a bad year for the black market. A briefing book prepared for Bill Blair, the federal public safety minister, shows that Ottawa is very much pursuing its options when it comes to the illicit market, according to Marijuana Business Daily. A redacted version of the book, dated last November, was ...

Article by David Yasvinski, Growth Op You can’t keep a good pot shop down. The One Plant marijuana dispensary in Barrie, Ont. shut its doors temporarily on Friday after it was reported one of its employees had been in close contact with someone who had tested positive for the coronavirus. “This decision was taken by One Plant leadership as a ...

Article by Emma Spears, London Free Press Pot shops across Ontario are dealing with an influx of customers beefing up their stashes amid the COVID-19 spread, and those in Hamilton are no different. . As cannabis-loving clients stock up on pot products like they were toilet paper or hand sanitizer (should they be lucky enough to find either), clients in ...

Article by Sam Riches, Growth Op People who smoke or vape are more likely to develop severe COVID-19 infections, according to some medical experts. “When someone’s lungs are exposed to flu or other infections, the adverse effects of smoking or vaping are much more serious than among people who do not smoke or vape,” Stanton Glantz, professor of medicine at ...