Article by Enzo DiMatteo, NOW Toronto Introduction: Cannabis 2.0’s second coming I met up with an old bud from high school the other day. It was totally by chance. A  pandemic coincidence. We got to talkin’ – and smokin.’ He offered me some from his special stash. He’s old school. He makes a monthly trek to the “Green Mile” on Tyendinaga ...

Article by Doug Schmidt, Windsor Star Boondom, Windsor’s fourth legal pot shop, and only the second outside of the downtown, officially opens Friday in the heart of Pillette Village. “The big thing for us is we will be offering great prices on the highest-volume (products),” said co-owner Simon Reid. “If you’re somebody who likes cannabis, you’ll like us.” In addition ...

Article by Kelsey Adams, NOW Toronto Most people will stomach an ill-tasting candy edible because the end goal is to get high rather than to enjoy the flavour. But, what about a fully-infused meal? Cooking with weed can be difficult to perfect. But once you master the art of homemade butters and oils, making edibles is pretty straight forward. Once you ...

Article by Miriam King, Bradford Today In its Oct. 6 virtual meeting of Committee of the Whole, Bradford West Gwillimbury Council received a 55-page report on Agricultural cannabis, proposing a new town-initiated Zoning By-law Amendment that would ban the cultivation of marijuana on the specialty muck soils of the Holland Marsh, and establish controls on cultivation elsewhere in the municipality. ...

Article by Solomon Israel, Marijuana Business Daily Low-priced cannabis has changed the face of Canada’s regulated marijuana industry over the past year, with many producers launching value flower brands at competitive prices. Now, that low-cost trend is arriving for marijuana-derivative products, including vape cartridges and edibles. (Such products are sometimes called “Cannabis 2.0” in Canada because of the second set of federal ...

Article by Angela Stelmakowich, Growth Op Greater exposure to cannabis advertising translated to an increased likelihood of using weed among adolescents aged 13 to 17 in Washington State, concludes a new study. Recreational cannabis is legal in Washington State, but only for individuals aged 21 and older. Researchers from Washington State University determined that exposure to cannabis advertising on storefronts, billboards, ...

Article by Tara Deschamps, Times Colonist Long before Christina Lake Cannabis purchased its 32 acres of land between two intersecting valleys in B.C.’s lower interior, the mountains above it were firmly established in the annals of pot growing lore. In 2010, theRCMP found 10 or 26 (depending who you ask) black bears defending 1,000 cannabis plants and a house containing ...

Article by Sam Riches, Growth Op Working in family medicine for more than 20 years, Dr. Mark Ware has long witnessed the therapeutic benefits of cannabis, not only to address physical pain and discomfort, but also to treat mental health. Many of Dr. Ware’s patients have chronic pain and have exhausted conventional therapies. Cannabis, in some cases, has helped not ...

Article by Dr. James Taylor, The Fresh Toast via Growth Op The decades-long stigmatization of cannabis can make initiating conversations about its use awkward and difficult, particularly with a doctor. Add to that the knowledge — or even a hunch — that the doctor in question may be skeptical about the benefits of cannabis, raising the topic can be downright ...

Article by Emma Spears, Growth Op A survey commissioned by Canadian cannabis company FIGR Brands Inc and conducted by data service firm Maru/Blue suggests that many Canadians feel uncomfortable discussing their cannabis use with co-workers and family members Fewer than 39 per cent of survey respondents claimed to feel comfortable discussing their pot consumption with their parents, while even fewer — just ...