The city says it has incurred more than $6.9 million in cannabis-related costs since legalization last year — an amount that does not include spending on preparations undertaken in the six months prior to legal weed. The cost of responding to legalization has so far exceeded the $3.84 million that was provided to Calgary through the province’s Municipal Cannabis Transition…
B.C.’s solicitor general says the province wants to see as much small-scale production as possible for marijuana edibles to allow for regional economic development. “I don’t want it to be dominated by one or two large-scale variety of producers,” Mike Farnworth said Friday. “I think there’s room in this market for a considerable variety or product and a considerable variety…
The black market for recreational weed in Ontario is not going anywhere soon. With just two dozen stores scattered throughout the province, along with the government-run and online-only Ontario Cannabis Store, residents seeking a high rely mainly illicit sources of pot a year after the federal government legalized its consumption. “I would argue that 80% is illicit in Ontario,” said…
Sitting on a bench outside the Hunny Pot, the first cannabis retailer to open its doors in Toronto, three friends spark a pre-rolled joint they bought inside only moments earlier. This scene wouldn’t have been possible little more than a year ago. Smoking cannabis in public wasn’t legal, neither was buying it in brick-and-mortar shops. Back then, the retail space…
October 17, 2019, marks the first anniversary of the legalization of cannabis federally in Canada, and the date when the second phase of products — edibles, extracts, topicals and some other alternative cannabis products also become legal. Each province and territory were handed the reins for rolling out legalization, and the results in terms of access to legal marijuana are…
One year into the legalization of marijuana, the SQDC plans to reduce prices, eliminate lineups, bring in cannabis drinks and continue to take business away from the black market. The head of the Société québécoise du cannabis gave a sit-down interview to the Gazette to mark the first anniversary of legalized cannabis in Canada on Thursday. SQDC president and director…
Canada’s booming cannabis industry has led to a spike in housing prices and home shortages in some regions, according to a new report from RE/MAX. For example, Smiths Falls, Ont. — home to Canopy Growth, which Bloomberg dubbed the largest cannabis producer in the world — now employs 1,300 people. An unintended consequence of that employment growth is a shortage…
One year to the day after it opened, Yukon’s government-run cannabis store is closing shop. The move is a sign of success, not failure, as the private sector has developed the industry to the point where the Cannabis Yukon store is no longer necessary. “It went off exactly as we thought,” John Streicker, the minister responsible for the Yukon Liquor…
A winner from Ontario’s second pot lottery who was planning to open a cannabis retail store in northwest London has been disqualified. Robert Chomiak submitted a proposal to open a recreational pot shop in a commercial plaza at 1310 Fanshawe Park Rd. W. in Hyde Park. There already are three brick-and-mortar marijauana stores operating in London – the only municipality…
Weed smokers living in Quebec are about to see much lower prices in the legal market. Starting tomorrow, cannabis company HEXO is rolling out a new line of ultra-affordable flower. Ultimately, the new product line will give Canadians a chance to purchase larger quantities of weed. Additionally, the weed will be sold at super-low prices that work out to be…
The Town of Amherstburg made another pot-positive move Tuesday evening with the approval of new regulations for future cannabis production facilities. With no federal guidelines telling municipalities where industry-level marijuana cultivators can and cannot set up shop, the town created its own zoning bylaw amendment for licensed growers looking to move to Amherstburg. “It’s nice to set ourselves up for…
Aphria Inc. became the first large pot producer to report a second consecutive profitable quarter Tuesday, sending its stock up as much as 16% in early trading. The company said it earned C$16.4 million on revenue of C$126.1 million in the quarter ended Aug. 31, a slight decline from the prior quarter. It also reiterated its outlook for fiscal 2020,…