Article by David Yasvinski, Growth Op Lambton County in southwestern Ontario is mulling a request to join surrounding municipalities in calling on the provincial government to establish guidelines for how close to residential areas cannabis producers are allowed to operate. County council’s standing committee has recommended backing the request that was originally issued by the Enniskillen Township, according to Sarnia-Lambton County ...

Article by Marijuana Business Daily Ontario’s only legal online outlet for adult-use cannabis sold out of edibles within hours of their initial availability Thursday, demonstrating exceptionally strong demand in Canada’s largest market. Newly regulated Cannabis 2.0 products such as chocolates and vapes went on sale online Thursday in Ontario, though the products have been available in the province’s approximately two ...

Article by Tara Deschamps, Toronto Star Ontario cannabis shoppers scooped up thousands of edibles and vape products within an hour of them going on sale for the first time on the Ontario Cannabis Store’s website. The online retailer experienced 2,000 transactions on Thursday in the hour after 70 products — cannabis-infused chocolates, cookies, soft chews, mints, tea and vapes — ...

Article by Sam Riches, Growth Op One company became the focus of major controversy at Canada’s largest cannabis convention on January 10. BLK MKT, a subsidiary of GTEC Holdings Ltd., captured the attention of the cannabis Twitter-verse for their branding and booth at the Lift & Co. Cannabis Expo, which included a promotional poster that read, “Once you go BLK…” ...

Article by Brendan Bures, The Fresh Toast via Growth Op A new champion will be crowned when the 2020 Summer Olympics debut in Tokyo. We’re not talking gold medals or world records, though. Instead, a new presence will be felt for the first time legally at the Olympics—cannabidiol, or CBD. The World Anti-Doping Agency, an organization that monitors and fights ...

Article by Travis Cesarone, Cannabis Life Network Ever since the legalization of cannabis in Canada, a list of permitted solvents has been provided to producers. The maximum residual limits for 36 solvents allowed in extracts have not changed, unlike the 96 pesticides restricted for cannabis cultivation, which has seen a recent shift. Each solvent has an allowance of 5000 ppm in cannabis extracts in Canada. At ...

Article by Meg Hartley, Leafly It’s awful that there are sick children in this world, that someone so young could already be tied to grown-up matters like mandatory daily medicine. Unfortunately, it’s a very real situation for many families, and its complications are made considerably more so when that medicine is federally illegal. But, due to the extensive nature of ...

Article by Mark Brown, Black Burn News A joint operation by policing agencies has resulted in warrants being executed against a pair of unlicenced Windsor pot dispensaries. Ontario Provincial Police’s Provincial Joint Forces Cannabis Enforcement Team executed the warrants, along with its Essex County Community Street Crime Unit, and Windsor police on Wednesday. OPP Constable Jim Root said warrants were ...

Article by Paul Morden, Sarnia Observer Lambton County council has been asked to join municipalities calling on Ontario to establish minimum distances separating marijuana farms and greenhouses from neighbouring homes. A standing committee of county council recommends Lambton back a call originally made by Enniskillen Township – home to the High Park Farms marijuana greenhouse – calling for minimum distance ...

Article by Sarah Hanlon, Growth Op The recent film adaptation of the iconic stage play Cats has both excited and disturbed audiences with its wacky costumes, bad digital effects and over-the-top costumes. But one thing is for sure: It has made for an interesting stoned viewing experience: Hundreds of trippy Cats reviews have made their way to the internet, and reading them ...