Article by Mark Rendell, The Globe and Mail In October, marijuana industry heavy hitter Aurora Cannabis Inc. spent $3.85-million to acquire BC Northern Lights Enterprises Ltd., a Vancouver-based company that manufactures refrigerator-sized “grow boxes.” The miniature nurseries, loaded up with high-powered lights, ventilation systems and hydroponics equipment, are designed to hold four to 18 marijuana plants and made specifically for ...

Article by Bruce Campion-Smith, The Toronto Star Legalized pot will cost Canadians about $10 a gram and Ottawa has agreed to give the provinces 75 per cent of the tax revenues to help cover costs of setting up the new regime. The agreement on the 75-25 tax revenue split came Monday during a meeting between federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau ...

Video by CBC News Canada has reached a deal with the provinces and territories for sharing tax revenue from legal pot sales. The provinces and territories will get 75 per cent of the tax revenue and the federal government will get 25 per cent. Ottawa will be capped at $100 million annually with excess revenue going to the provinces and ...

Article by Andy Blatchford, National Post The country’s finance ministers are cautiously optimistic a deal can be reached today on how the federation will divvy up tax proceeds from the eventual sale of legalized marijuana. Provincial and territorial finance ministers are meeting in Ottawa to discuss a range of issues — but the dominant topic has been negotiations towards an ...

Article by Emma McIntosh, The Toronto Star Toronto police arrested five people and seized nearly 10 kgs of marijuana after raiding a dispensary in the Trinity Bellwoods area Friday. Police also found nearly $6,500 in cash, 8.8 kg of marijuana oil, 377 g of hash and more than 125 g of shatter (a concentrated form of THC) while executing a ...

By Ontario Government Cannabis Act, 2017 S.O. 2017, CHAPTER 26 SCHEDULE 1 Consolidation Period:  From December 12, 2017 to the e-Laws currency date. Note: THIS ACT IS NOT YET IN FORCE. Sections 1 to 3 and 5 to 28 come into force on a day to be named by proclamation of the Lieutenant Governor. (See: 2017, c. 26, Sched. 1, s. 33) No amendments. CONTENTS ...

Article by David Brown, Lift News The Toronto Police Service say they executed a search warrant at Eden Dispensary at 760 Queen St W on Friday, Dec. 8. TPS allege they have seized 8846.13 g (8.8 kgs) of marihuana oil, 126.85 g of shatter, 9870.17 g (9.8 kgs) of marihuana, 377.72 g of hash, and $6,474 in cash. Five people were charged with ...

Article by John Ibbitson, The Globe and Mail You may think that you will be able to buy marijuana legally as of July 1. You should think again. Conservative senators are threatening to hold up passage of the two bills that would legalize cannabis consumption and toughen rules against abuse. Unless these senators yield, the bills are unlikely to become ...

Article by High! Canada High! Canada Magazine had the opportunity to sit down with the very engaging Miss Amber York, CEO of the very popular Edible brand York’s Edibles. Hi Amber – Tell us a little more about yourself? I was lucky to be born and raised in a little island in the Caribbean named Trinidad and Tobago to a ...

Article by Shawn Jeffords, National Post The Ontario government appeared to backtrack late Friday on an earlier statement that municipalities would be unable to opt out of hosting marijuana stores, raising more questions about the province’s readiness for the expected pot legalization next summer. The issue came up earlier this week after a City of Richmond Hill committee unanimously endorsed ...