Tribal Court Quashes Saint Regis Council Orders on Dispensaries
Tribal Court Quashes Saint Regis Council Orders on Dispensaries
Article by Jordan Haworth, Growth Op
The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribal (SRMT) Court has quashed the tribal council’s attempts to shutter five dispensaries it ordered closed earlier this month.
The decisions, announced Wednesday, removed some of the temporary cease-and-desist order issued by the SRMT Council that sought to close and fine seven shops on the territory that operated without a…
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Seth Rogen’s Cannabis Brand, Houseplant, and Canopy Growth Agree to Part Ways
Seth Rogen’s Cannabis Brand, Houseplant, and Canopy Growth Agree to Part Ways
Article by Sam Riches, Growth Op
Houseplant, the cannabis brand from Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, is ending its operations with Canopy Growth. According to a news release, the brand will relaunch in Canada at a later date.
Houseplant, which began working with Canopy in 2018, has garnered a mixed reception in Canada, despite the premium positioning and price point.
Here’s how cannabis reviewer…
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Wastewater Indicates Canadians Consumed More Drugs Since the Start of the Pandemic
Wastewater Indicates Canadians Consumed More Drugs Since the Start of the Pandemic
Article by Emma Spears, Growth Op
New data released on Monday from a federal wastewater survey suggests that consumption of adult-use drugs increased significantly during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic – and confirms that the opioid crisis is still rampant, particularly in Vancouver.
The Canadian Wastewater Survey analyzed wastewater samples for 14 different drugs in Halifax, Montreal,…
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TCLEWSI: OG Kush Auto
TCLEWSI: OG Kush Auto
Article by Squid Pants, Pancakenap.com
Squid Pants here bringing you another write up of a TCLEWSI entry. TCLEWSI, the contest so uncorrupt that even though the guy running it was also a judge and a participant he still couldn’t break the top 3!
I’ll be finishing up this particular series as Pancakenap’s new religion states “. . . and curses be upon the blog, be it personal or professional,…
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TCLEWSI: Pink Punch 2.0
TCLEWSI: Pink Punch 2.0
Article by Squid Pants, Pancakenap.com
Hello gentle readers and welcome to another TCLEWSI entry review. TCLEWSI, the contest you’ve heard of because you are reading about it right now! I am not your usual author as Pancakenap has asked me to help out with a few things while he recovers from a bad case of Delegating Work Fever. It’s real, just don’t look it up. So it’s Squid Pants here…
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Seven Cannabis Hacks To Make Life Easier
Seven Cannabis Hacks To Make Life Easier
Article by Maria Loreto, The Fresh Toast via Growth Op
Weed has been around for a long time. The weed has been shrouded in mystery for most of its history is unfortunate, but it has also resulted in a lot of underground hacks that many people may not know about.
Here are seven cannabis hacks to help simplify life.
Buying pipe cleaners
People who smoke from a bong or pipe know how terrible it is…
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Study Looking At Vape Pen Ingredient Phytol Shows Serious Health Concerns
Study Looking At Vape Pen Ingredient Phytol Shows Serious Health Concerns
Article by David Brown, Stratcann
A study released in late 2020 says that phytol, an ingredient used in some cannabis vape pen formulations, causes severe pulmonary injury and even death after inhalation dosing in rats.
A new, in-depth report released by Leafly has highlighted the 2020 safety study of phytol, commissioned by Canopy Growth.
The report shows phytol has numerous potential health…
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Au Revoir Hash Guru Frenchy Cannoli
Au Revoir Hash Guru Frenchy Cannoli
Article by Julia Veintrop, Cannabis Life Network
The cannabis community is grieving a new loss as we say goodbye to Frenchy Cannoli. A prominent cannabis activist and we’ll respected educator, Frenchy Cannoli was all about hash. He devoted his life to the pursuit of cannabis concentrates and shared his knowledge with anyone who asked. Frenchy Cannoli really cared about making information…
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Smoking Cannabis as a Working-Class Professional
Smoking Cannabis as a Working-Class Professional
Article by Emily McKay, Cannabis Life Network
Is it possible to be a voracious toker and a professional? Are you “less” of a professional if you smoke cannabis? Stoners always get a bad reputation as being “lazy” or just plain stupid. In media, we are portrayed as lackadaisical and flighty, dumb as a block of wood. However, anyone who smokes cannabis regularly knows that it’s simply not an…
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OCS Pausing Product Calls While They Refine Their Process
OCS Pausing Product Calls While They Refine Their Process
Article by David Brown, Growth Op
Ontario has recently informed cannabis producers that the OCS will soon be pausing new product calls as they reconfigure their product call system.
In an email shared with StratCann that was sent out to cannabis producers this week by Bev Altberg—the OCS’s new Vice President of Merchandising, Marketing and Ecommerce at OCS Ontario Cannabis Store—the provincial…
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Stoner Creek? Highway 8 Set For Second pot Shop With Four More in Queue
Stoner Creek? Highway 8 Set For Second pot Shop With Four More in Queue
Article by Richard Leitner, Stoney Creek News
The first of four proposed cannabis shops within a 1.4-kilometre stretch of Highway 8 in Stoney Creek has the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario’s green light to open and compete with one already just down the road.
The provincial agency issued the retail store authorization to Elevated Minds in the Avondale plaza at the southwest corner of…
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Georgian Bluffs Continues Research On Regulating Cannabis Production
Georgian Bluffs Continues Research On Regulating Cannabis Production
Article by Rob Gowan, Owen Sound Sun Times
Georgian Bluffs will hold off on developing its own policies regulating cannabis production and processing until after some other decisions are made by other levels of governments and the courts.
At its committee of the whole meeting on Wednesday, the township council supported a staff recommendation deferring the creation of a policy and nuisance…
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Growth of Cannabis Retailers in Ontario Could Lead To A Wave of Closures, Experts Warn
Growth of Cannabis Retailers in Ontario Could Lead To A Wave of Closures, Experts Warn
Article by Vanmala Subramaniam, Globe and Mail
Sasha Soeterik, the owner of independent cannabis retail shop Flower Pot in downtown Toronto, was renovating her premises in preparation to open in the spring of 2020 when she noticed a competitor doing the same just two doors away.
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The rival shop was part of a national chain of cannabis stores – Superette – that already had two locations in…
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When Setting Cannabis Retail Prices, Covering Expense is Priority No. 1
When Setting Cannabis Retail Prices, Covering Expense is Priority No. 1
Article by Solomon Israel, MJ Biz Daily
Whether they’re shopping in a newly legal market and comparing prices against illicit-market marijuana or weighing prices between a variety of regulated stores in a more mature market, cannabis consumers can be highly sensitive to pricing.
Retailers don’t always have much leeway to set their own prices, which might be heavily influenced by supply and…
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Why is Cannabis Prohibited in Sports?
Why is Cannabis Prohibited in Sports?
Article by Brittany Hambleton, Running Magazine
Earlier this July, track and field made front-page news everywhere when U.S. 100m champion Sha’Carri Richardson was given a 30-day suspension after testing positive for THC, a substance found in marijuana, at the U.S. Olympic trials. The length of her suspension meant that Richardson, a gold medal favourite in Tokyo, would miss the Olympic Games.…
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Dundas and Suburban Cannabis Stores Outsold By Hamilton Stores
Dundas and Suburban Cannabis Stores Outsold By Hamilton Stores
Article by Craig Campbell, The Hamilton Spectator
Legal cannabis retail stores in the old City of Hamilton outsold suburban stores in the surrounding former municipalities, including Dundas, Ancaster and Stoney Creek, during the first quarter of 2021, according to data provided by the Ontario Cannabis Store.
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OCS spokesperson Joanna Hui said the government store, the sole provider of cannabis…
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Cannabis Cuisine? Londoner Pushing For Cannabis-Infused Restaurant Food
Cannabis Cuisine? Londoner Pushing For Cannabis-Infused Restaurant Food
Article by Dale Carruthers, London Free Press
A London man hoping to open Canada’s first restaurant serving cannabis-infused food is petitioning the provincial and federal governments to let the businesses operate.
Jeremy Smith, 35, began circulating the petition to the province at marijuana retail stores across Southwestern Ontario last month. Now the petition is collecting signatures in…
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