Article by Emma Spears, Growth Op A man from Welland, Ontario is calling for help in the recovery of three cannabis plants that were stolen from his property last week. He has now erected signs at the end of his driveway asking for witnesses or information pertaining to the theft. Jon Langedyk says that he has taken matters into his own hands, ...

Article by Emma Spears, Growth Op Several unlicensed cannabis dispensaries in Toronto opened for business this weekend in defiance of the city’s efforts to keep them shuttered. Weedora, an illicit pot business owned by Chris James, even claimed to distribute $200,000 in $100 vouchers for free cannabis. The owner claims he made the move in protest and to bring attention to the ...

Article by Michael Armstrong, Globe and Mail Last Friday, almost 11 months after legalization, the Ontario Cannabis Store (OCS) released a financial report. A loss of $42-million was partly for reasons beyond its control, but compared to other provincial cannabis agencies its performance looks underwhelming. And its large inventories imply it could support many more stores. . Almost one-third of ...

Article by Emma Spears, Growth Op Legal cannabis sales in Ontario totalled $121 million this past fiscal year—the first in which cannabis was federally legal. But the Ontario Cannabis Retail Corporation posted a hefty $42 million loss, and the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU), which has opposed Premier Doug Ford government’s retail plans from their inception, is saying the numbers are ...

Article by David George-Cosh,  BNN Bloomberg British Columbia-based cannabis producer Evergreen Medicinal Supply Inc.’s licence to grow and sell marijuana was suspended by federal regulators, the latest compliance shortfall to hit Canada’s legal pot market. Health Canada spokesperson Tammy Jarbeau confirmed to BNN Bloomberg in an email that the government agency suspended Evergreen’s ability to “cultivate, process and sell dried ...

Article by Megan Stacey, London Free Press A London-based clinical research company is one of the first to get the green light from Health Canada for a human trial of cannabis, research that is expected to help gauge the impacts and safety of weed when eaten. KGK Science is recruiting dozens of Londoners to test the effects of an American-made ...

Article by Brendan Bures, The Fresh Toast Because social stigmas around cannabis usage remain prevalent for medical and recreational users, the concept of a marijuana bud without a “dank,” pungent aroma could be appealing to consumers. A company out of Brampton, Ontario, Canada claims it can create a product that “greatly reduces” the smell of marijuana as it burns. In ...

Article by Bill Kaufmann, Calgary Herald The second great Canadian cannabis rush is nearing the starting line, with pot entrepreneurs looking to stand out amid an onslaught of soon-to-be-legal edibles on the market. Legal cannabis edibles and other derivatives are expected to grow Canada’s cannabis market by three million consumers, or 65 per cent, according to a poll commissioned earlier ...

Article by Greg Davis, Global News OPP say officers seized 426 pounds of cannabis during a traffic stop on Highway 401 near Port Hope on Saturday afternoon. Northumberland OPP say officers conducted a traffic stop involving a white cargo rental van after receiving a call around 2 p.m. reporting a possible impaired driver that had left the service centre in ...

Article by Brennan Doherty, Star Calgary In the final years of cannabis prohibition, Earth Dragon Organics owner Tessa Serra and her five staff members made CBD-infused bath bombs from a small kitchen facility on Salt Spring Island. Over a hundred dispensaries across Canada stocked Earth Dragon’s line of creams, lotions and other cannabis topicals. No longer. Their bath bombs ended ...