Cannabis Carnival, what may be the province’s first legal, designated cannabis smoking space, opened up at Grand Bizarre within Exhibition Place. Touted as Toronto’s largest indoor and outdoor supper club, Grand Bizarre is a place where guests can “swim, eat, drink, and mingle” according to the CBC article (link below). The Cannabis Carnival is a…
It’s a joke that writes itself says Samantha Israel in her special report to the Toronto Star on the city’s unique cannabis stores. A rabbi, a lawyer, and a millennial who own three different stores talk about what brought them to the business. Jacob Stevens, aka “the rabbi”, is not actually a rabbi but a…
The Toronto retail cannabis market is seeing thinning margins – but it’s not because of dropping consumer interest. Michael Motala, who operates High Street Cannabis Retail with his parents, said that new competition and over-regulation made the family decide to sell the business. “The space is highly restrictive and regulated to the point where it…
Toronto Sun Asks How Many Are Too Many Cannabis Stores – LPC The Toronto Sun is raising the alarm about the number of new retail locations popping up around the city. Eleven in Kensington Market. Thirteen on Yonge between Bloor and Adelaide. Perhaps unsurprisingly, 21 on Queen St. West from University to Niagara Ave. How…
Canadian Coffee Shop Gets New Life in Ontario – LPC The Second Cup Coffee Company is getting a second life. The first Second Cup cannabis store opened in Toronto at 1703 Avenue Rd. at Fairlawn Ave. on July 10, 2020. Branded as “Hemisphere Cannabis Co.” by parent company Aegis Brands, it will no doubt be…
Saskatchewan’s Zyus Could Help Boost COVID-19 Vaccine Production – LPC Licensed producer Zyus Life Sciences in Saskatoon is helping develop a COVID-19 vaccine, but not in the way you might think. The company specializes in plant science, manipulating the way a plant functions. The science is complex, but essentially Zyus wants to find a faster…
Use Known by 50 Per Cent of Paediatricians, But Only 4 Per Cent Are Prescribed – LPC About half of paediatricians in Canada know a child in their care who is using cannabis for medical reasons. However, only about four per cent have said they’ve authorized that use. Most are shying away from medical cannabis…
6th Annual Karma Cup and First Since Legalization – LPC The 6th Annual Karma Cup takes to the streets in Toronto this weekend in its first year since cannabis legalization last October. Event organizers describe it as an “elite cannabis competition, festival & craft cannabis industry trade show”. It showcases music, speakers, a vendor village,…
Many Question Why Well-Established Cannabis Cafés — Now Part of the Fabric of Their Neighbourhoods — Should Be Shut Down Anyway More than a dozen illegal cannabis stores in Toronto are still operating, and officials say that shutting them down will be a “complex process.” “There’s not clarity out there, and we need to provide…
How Does Vancouver Rank? You Might Be Surprised… For decades, it’s been assumed that BC was the cannabis capital of Canada. But new research shows that the city with the highest consumption of cannabis per capita is actually Halifax, NS. The research method that determined this is almost as surprising as the result… Statistics Canada…
