A Vancouver city councillor is calling for legal cannabis retail licence fees in the city to be slashed. Independent Coun. Rebecca Bligh says the current annual fee that cannabis retailers pay, $33,958, is incentivizing illegal pot shops and is out of scale with other similar… Read More »Legal pot shop licence fees too pricey, Vancouver councillor says – BC
How many cannabis shops are too many in downtown Vernon? It’s a perennial question that city council in Vernon, B.C. will grapple with again on Monday, as it decides whether to give its blessing to two more private cannabis stores proposed for 30 Ave. Read… Read More »Critics concerned about number of cannabis shops in downtown Vernon, as city considers support for two more – Okanagan
If you think you’ve seen a lot of new cannabis shops popping up around Toronto recently, it’s not all in your imagination. While many businesses are struggling during the pandemic, new cannabis retailers keep opening in the city and across Ontario. Does that mean the… Read More »More cannabis shops keep opening despite lots of competition and the pandemic
The cannabis industry might be closing out a year full of massive cuts, but Aurora Cannabis Inc.’s chief executive says there is still plenty of money to be made in the pot business. “We’re gonna have to get through the right-sizing of these companies and… Read More »Aurora CEO says he sees promise in cannabis industry, despite year of cuts and layoffs
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted December 17, 2020 1:37 pm Smaller font Descrease article font size –A Larger font Increase article font size A+ TORONTO — Ontario’s legal cannabis industry is gaining ground in its fight against the illicit market, but the progress likely… Read More »Legal cannabis gains market share in Ontario, but progress will slip next quarter: OCS
From the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, the provincial government has maintained that it would keep both cannabis and alcohol retailers open out of concern closures may have on health care and CUTeven policing CUTas closures could fuel the black market. But cannabis retailers are… Read More »Cannabis retailers plead with Ontario to allow reopening in lockdown zones
Two people face charges after an investigation led to the seizure of nearly 3,800 cannabis plants in Havelock-Belmont-Methuen Township on Tuesday. According to Peterborough County OPP, a Cannabis Act search warrant was executed at a rural property in the township east of Peterborough. Read more:… Read More »2 arrested after nearly 3,800 marijuana plants seized in Havelock area: OPP – Peterborough
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 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
Six people are facing charges for allegedly possessing $2.3 million worth of marijuana, Toronto police say. On Tuesday, 42 Division officers were responding to complaints made by Scarborough community members that a cannabis operation was present in the Markham Road and McNicoll Avenue area. Police… Read More »Six charged after Toronto police seize $2.3 million of marijuana in Scarborough