Dispensary News
New Application For Licensed Cannabis Retail Store in Walkerton
Article by Keith Dempsey, Goderich Signal-Star There is now a new application from a different applicant for a licensed brick and mortar cannabis retail store at 206 Durham St., Walkerton. The store name is listed as Sessions Cannabis on the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario website. Previously, an application for Cannabis Legend at the …
Ontario Cannabis Stores Can Still Offer Pickup, Delivery During Lockdown
Article by Marijuana Business Daily Brick-and-mortar cannabis stores in Canada’s largest recreational marijuana market are still permitted to offer home delivery and curbside pickup during a government stay-at-home order, although their operating hours have been restricted and construction of new stores must be halted. The stay-at-home order was enacted Thursday in light of rising COVID-19 cases in …
1-Gram Cannabis Flower Sales Fell in 2020 Amid Pandemic, But Don’t Write Off The Small Packet
Article by Solomon Israel, Marijuana Business Daily Sales of 1-gram cannabis flower packages tumbled in multiple North American marijuana markets last year, likely related to consumers who shopped less often because of the COVID-19 pandemic but made larger purchases when visiting a dispensary. The shift away from 1-gram packages offers implications for both retailers and …
Four Cannabis Executives Listed in Annual Report of Canada’s Top-Paid CEOs
Article by Sam Riches, Growth Op The latest report from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA), titled The Golden Cushion, lists Canada’s top-paid CEOs in 2019. On average, the top-100 CEOs made 202 times what the average Canadian worker earned. According to the report, the top-earning cannabis CEO in 2019 was Aphria’s Irwin D. Simon, …
Area Company’s Medical Cannabis Now For Sale
Article by Nathan Taylor, Orillia Matters A large medical cannabis operation in Oro-Medonte Township is celebrating now that its products have gone to market. In 2018, Carmel Cannabis began construction of its 20,000-square-foot greenhouse as well as a 13,500-square-foot facility for processing, packaging and trimming on Line 7. It received its licence from Health Canada …