Legal Pot

• Legal pot sales overtake illicit market for 1st time in Ontario: OCS

  New data shows sales made through Ontario's legal cannabis channels have overtaken those made through the illicit market for the first time ever.

  Cannabis

  Dec 16, 2021
  
• Rapid growth of cannabis stores in Ontario will likely result in some closures: OCS

  The head of the Ontario Cannabis Store is warning that the rapid growth of pot shops will likely result in an overcrowded marketplace and some closures.

  Cannabis

  Jun 30, 2021
  
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• Okanagan retailers mark one year since federal legalization of cannabis

  Around 12 private cannabis retailers are currently operating in the Okanagan Valley, with dozens more are going through the approvals process.

  Oct 17, 2019
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• Alberta sees most money spent on cannabis since legalization: StatCan

  Albertans have spent the most money on cannabis since it was legalized last fall, according to new numbers from Statistics Canada.

  Cannabis

  Aug 26, 2019
• 3 more Lethbridge stores receive cannabis licences

  Three licences have been approved for three new cannabis stores in Lethbridge.

  Canada

  Aug 12, 2019
• The legal cannabis market means better choice for consumers

  Product quality is one area where legal suppliers might have advantages, says Michael J. Armstrong of Brock University

  Commentary

  Jun 22, 2019
• Aurora Cannabis preparing for legalization of cannabis edibles, vaping products

  Ottawa has indicated edibles containing cannabis and cannabis concentrates would become legal for consumers in October, but the exact timing of product approvals and sales is still unknown.

  Cannabis

  May 15, 2019
• Health Canada changes cannabis licensing process in bid to reduce wait times

  Health Canada has said that the issue is not supply, but rather the supply chain and difficulties converting raw product into packaged goods and into the hands of consumers.

  Cannabis

  May 8, 2019
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• Winnipeg neighbourhood reacts to residential cannabis grow-op

  A group Winnipeg residents are upset over their neighbour's use of a house to grow legal marijuana, and a city councillor has a plan to deal with it.

  Cannabis

  May 2, 2019
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• Baby boomers enticed by legal cannabis market, can afford to pay more for pot

  Generally, she said her research has shown that people over 55 are most enticed by this market, because they dabbled in marijuana years ago and can afford to pay more for legal weed.

  Cannabis

  Apr 14, 2019