Article by Cara Sabatini, Torontoist At a spartan Queen West storefront on a sunny afternoon, more than 20 people sit shoulder to shoulder, waiting to be served by one of several busy employees. Eden, the Bellwoods-adjacent marijuana dispensary, is already seeing some of the overflow effects of last week’s court ruling that shut down a group of Toronto dispensaries for ...

Article by Jeff Gray, The Globe and Mail For 17 months, Toronto police and bylaw officers have been cracking down on illegal pot dispensaries, raiding more than 200 locations, laying hundreds of criminal charges and issuing thousands of dollars in fines. Their attack has been relentless, yet the city still has an estimated 65 shops open for business at any ...

Article by High! Canada I understand you have something of a green thumb. How did you get involved in the cannabis industry? What is your particular cannabis industry entry point origin story? I wasn’t always a “green thumb.” In fact, growing any type of plant would always end in disaster for me. My skills in the garden came later. My ...

Video by TVO In mere months, recreational marijuana will be legal in Ontario. For many, that means a big opportunity for cashing in. The government may be controlling the sales, but how much of an industry could this create in Canada? The Agenda discusses the potential opportunities, and whether the plan does enough to end the black market. At the ...

Written by Maryjane Backwoods, for Dankr.ca. Pharaoh Collective Overview: I love everything about Moby Dick, it was like love at first sight. The way he looks, tastes, feels, smells (his scent alone intoxicates me). Hours after, I still feel his presence roaming through me. He’s the ultimate drug. When I talk about him my voice gets higher like when girls ...

Article by Mike Okada, Cannabis Life Network In 2016, a New Brunswick man, Gerard Comeau, faced a $292.50 fine after being caught with 14 cases of beer and 3 bottles of liquor that he bought in Quebec, where alcohol is cheaper. In the case, also known as R. v. Comeau, the provincial court judge threw out the charges against Comeau, and called ...

Article by Dean Bennett, Canadian Press via Huffington Post Canada’s health minister says pilot projects have begun on roadside police testing for marijuana, and the plan is to have rules in place for edible cannabis around July 2019. “Our priority right now is to ensure that we can legalize cannabis by July 2018,” Ginette Petitpas Taylor said Friday. “There’s no ...

Article by Tracy Curley, Twelve High Chicks I love a good recipe especially, but this one for cannabis-infused pecan pie is a particular favourite because it was shared with me by a wonderful friend and mentor, Puff Mama. I first met Puff Mama almost fifteen years ago when she would hold these fantastic cannabis-infused dinner parties with a few hundred of ...

Article by Dean Bennett, Global News Canada’s health minister says pilot projects have begun on roadside police testing for marijuana, and the plan is to have rules in place for edible cannabis around July 2019. “Our priority right now is to ensure that we can legalize cannabis by July 2018,” Ginette Petitpas Taylor said Friday. “There’s no specific date (for ...

Article by Amanda Siebert, The Georgia Straight With cannabis and show biz being two of this province’s biggest exports, it makes sense that B.C.’s newest weed media company is headquartered right here in Vancouver. Launched in July 2016 by Todd and Tanya Ceperley, Cannabis Life Network (CLN) officially opened its brand new studio last week with the season premiere of the popular webcast, Expert ...