Those Under 45 Years Old Who Consume Cannabis at Almost Double the Risk for Cannabis-related Heart Attack – LPC A new Canadian study found that risk of a cannabis-related heart attack almost doubles in people under 45. There is a stronger associated risk in more frequent cannabis consumers. However, they study’s researchers found, the risk…
US State Approves Better Access to Medical Cannabis for PTSD, Cancer Patients – LPC Perhaps one of the strongest signs that cannabis legalization is inevitable in the United States is when one of its most conservative states expands access to medical cannabis. A new law allowed Texas one step forward on Wednesday, September 1 allows…
Simcoe County, Ont. Producers Finding Ways to Help Residents Buying Local Cannabis – LPC The “buy local” movement has been growing across Canada, especially during COVID, but buying local cannabis remains a challenge. That’s especially true in provinces like Ontario, which has a centralized government regulating agency for cannabis. The Ontario Cannabis Store (OCS) controls…
Provincial Regulator, Cannabis NB, Announces Farm-Gate Program to Allow Direct Cannabis Sales – LPC Licensed producers (LPs) in New Brunswick will soon able to provide direct cannabis sales to their customers. The provincial cannabis regulator, Cannabis NB, announced a new farm-gate program that invites the province’s LPs to apply for permission to sell their products…
What’s believed to be Ontario’s first possibly legal, semi-permanent cannabis consumption café opened up in Grand Bend, Ontario for the July 1 weekend. Behind the Bend, the out-of-the-way area in one of Canada’s most popular summer beach towns, seems to be well received by customers and municipal leaders alike. “They were supportive right away,” said…
Alberta City Recognizes Stigma, Reduced Access that High Cannabis Business Licence Fees Bring – LPC Edmonton is slashing its high cannabis business licence fees by 90 per cent in 2022. Councillor Scott McKeen, who is also chair of the Edmonton Cannabis Coalition, flagged the hypocrisy of high cannabis business licence fees. “If we’re going to…
Albertan Retailer Buying American eCommerce Companies Ahead of Planned US Cannabis Expansion – LPC High Tide, a Calgary-based cannabis retailer, is getting ready for US cannabis expansion, when cannabis becomes legalized in the United States. According to MJBizDaily, it recently spent $42.5 million on ecommerce assets in the US. These include online cannabis retailer Smoke…
London, Ont. Restauranteur-to-Be Ready to Tackle Governments to Open a Cannabis Edible Restaurant – LPC Jeremy Smith wants to open a cannabis edible restaurant in his city of London, Ont. He even has a catchy name: Les Munchies. But, as he’s found, a twisted mass of legislation makes it next to impossible. Smith would need…
Speakeasy Could Double Its Bumper Crop from Last Year to Become a Craft Cannabis Success Story – LPC BC-based Speakeasy is quickly becoming a craft cannabis success story in Canada. It announced recently that it had planted 100,000 cannabis plants this growing season. That could mean a doubling of production from last year’s bumper crop.…
Cannabis Growing Competition, the Yukon Cannacup, Aims to Promote Growing and Reduce Stigma – LPC The Yukon Cannacup promotes homegrown cannabis and reduces the stigma involved with growing and using cannabis. At least that’s the goal. There is a certain amount of hesitancy – not surprising since breaking barriers is the whole point. The Friends…
