Industry

More than two years after legalization, it’s almost hard to imagine what life was like before. With many cannabis retailers across the Ottawa area, there’s no shortage of choice for consumers, but certain stores stand out from the pack. Here are 10 of the area’s premier locations, prized for their …

Canada’s legal cannabis producers are rejoicing while an Oregon vote legalizing magic mushrooms offers a boost to legalization efforts here The election of Joe Biden is not only good news for potheads and medical cannabis users stateside. Canada’s legal cannabis producers, which saw their stock prices soar on the heels …

A new investigation of cannabis rolling papers available in California has found traces of heavy metals in 90 percent of products. Carried out by the Californian branch of SC Labs, the investigation also found detectable amounts of pesticides in 16 percent of the samples, and five percent registered over the …

Yep, you read that right! Back in the 1940’s Henry Ford released a car that was made and run off of the plant material, hemp. Back then, metal was needed for military supplies, so there was little to be used for car production. This slowed the industry. Henry Ford and …

We are at a significant milestone in Canadian cannabis history. Legal cannabis surpassed the black market for the first time. Statistics Canada data shows spending on legal weed (medical and recreational combined) was $803 million, while spending on illicit pot was $785 million in the second quarter of 2020. The …

Renowned Israeli chemist Dr. Raphael Mechoulam has done it again. The trailblazing professor frequently referred to as the “Godfather of cannabis research” (although he shares that title with a variety of colleagues such as the late Dr. Lester Grinspoon), recently unveiled another discovery: cannabidiolic acid methyl ester (EPM301). Dr. Mechoulam …

Would you like a side of THC with your Americano? Second Cup announced it opened its first cannabis dispensary in midtown Toronto on Friday, with six more locations across Ontario by the end of the year. As part of the restructuring, a number of its venues will be transformed from …

PROVINCE OPENING CANNABIS MARKET TO MORE RETAILERS The Manitoba government is moving forward on its plan for an open and competitive cannabis retail market, Crown Services Minister Jeff Wharton announced today. “We are pleased to open the market further by allowing more retailers to apply for retail licences,” said Wharton. …

The Ontario Cannabis Store is aiming to create a “robust” regulated marketplace of seed varieties in an attempt to wrest market share from entrenched illicit sellers. The provincial wholesaler is currently onboarding seeds from two companies and is in talks with several others to bring their offerings to Canada’s largest …

A Delta cannabis facility has announced it has signed its first sale of bulk bubble hash, a cannabis extraction product which more concentrated than traditional hash. Specializing in cannabis extracts, Embark Health Inc. produces bubble hash and other products using specialized techniques, and plans to add more as more rooms …