Four people face charges after police seized cannabis plants at a property in Lindsay, Ont., on Wednesday. According to the City of Kawartha Lakes Police Service, as part of an investigation, offices executed a Cannabis Act search warrant on Highway 35 South in Lindsay. Read… Read More »4 arrested after 2,300 cannabis plants seized from farm near Lindsay, Ont. – Peterborough
A Trent Hills, Ont., woman faces drug and weapons charges following an investigation in Campbellford. On Friday, members of the Peterborough/Northumberland OPP’s Community Street Crime Unitswith the assistance of the Central Region Emergency Response Team executed two search warrants at a Bridge St. West residence… Read More »Trent Hills woman charged after drugs, shotgun, $80,000 seized from Campbellford residence: OPP – Peterborough
Woodstock police are warning residents after a child unknowingly ingested cannabis edibles over the weekend. Officers responded to the Southside Park Skate Park sometime after 4 p.m. Saturday. They say a 10-year-old became sick and lethargic after accepting jujubes and cookies believed to be laced… Read More »Child sickened after accepting cannabis-laced candy from stranger: Woodstock police – London
Aurora Cannabis Inc. has a new leader just as the company is bracing itself to record up to $1.8 billion worth of goodwill impairment charges. The Edmonton-based cannabis company appointed Miguel Martin, who ran Aurora’s U.S. cannabidiol company Reliva and became chief commercial officer at… Read More »Aurora Cannabis names new CEO, expects up to $1.8B in goodwill impairment charges – Edmonton
At a time when so many businesses are feeling the financial pinch due to the COVID-19 pandemic, one Edmonton cannabis shop says it is seeing significant growth in sales. “It’s actually really, really good. It feels good and it’s about time,” owner of Alternative Greens… Read More »Retail cannabis sales in Edmonton see growth despite ongoing illicit sales – Edmonton
If an idea brought forward by the Alberta Bottle Depot Association goes ahead, Albertans could soon be able to return their plastic cannabis containers with their beverage containers to the bottle depot for a refund. Speaking on The Ryan Jespersen Show on Friday morning, association… Read More »Alberta Bottle Depot Association looking to add deposit to cannabis containers
A B.C. cannabis production company that’s family owned and operated is nearing its first fall harvest. And the amount they’re about to reap is staggering: 60,000 plants. “It’s been a long time coming; we couldn’t be more excited,” said Speakeasy Cannabis CEO Marc Geen, noting… Read More »B.C. cannabis company ready, excited to harvest 60,000 plants this fall
TORONTO — Ontario’s cannabis store regulator says it will double the number of shops it authorizes this fall. The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario says it will step up the pace of its approvals process at the province’s direction. In April, the Ontario government… Read More »Ontario cannabis regulator promises to double monthly store approvals this fall
Four years ago, Scarlett Nelson was sent into a panic when she learned she was pregnant. But the unexpected news gave her the motivation to stop injecting meth and heroin before her baby was born. So Nelson turned to the support that helped her stay… Read More »Cannabis offers a path away from opioids, B.C. studies find
A Manitoba man has filed a constitutional challenge over the province’s rules about growing pot at home. Jesse Lavoie filed the notice of application on Wednesday, naming the government of Manitoba, the attorney general of Manitoba and the attorney general of Canada in his challenge.… Read More »Manitoba man taking province to court over ban on growing pot at home – National