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New York OKs 99 more pot shop licenses after court ruling
NEW YORK (AP) — New York regulators approved 99 new provisional licenses for recreational marijuana dispensaries Monday as they try to speed up the rollout of a legal market that had been impeded by a court ruling. New York legalized…
SNDL to purchase four Dutch Love cannabis stores in $7.8 million deal
Calgary-based pot retailer SNDL Inc. says it is buying four Dutch Love cannabis stores from Lightbox Enterprises Ltd. SNDL says it is paying $7.8 million for three stores in B.C., one in Ontario and the right to use some of…
Shoppers Drug Mart moves away from medical cannabis, will send patients to Avicanna
TORONTO – Shoppers Drug Mart Inc. is moving away from its medical cannabis distribution business and preparing to transfer patients to a platform run by biopharmaceutical company Avicanna Inc. The pharmacy chain owned by Loblaw Companies Ltd. announced the shift…
Health-care professionals fight decision to reject access to psilocybin for training
Canada violated the rights of hundreds of patients awaiting access to psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy when it rejected applications from health-care professionals to consume the restricted drug for training purposes, a lawyer for the workers argued in Federal Court on Tuesday. But…
B.C. man evicted for medical cannabis use wins first round of human rights case
A disabled B.C. man who says he was kicked out of his basement suite for using medical marijuana has won the first round of a Human Rights Tribunal case. According to a March 8 B.C. Human Rights Tribunal decision, Julian…
Cannabis ‘price war’ could cause ‘significant’ damage to industry: HEXO CEO
Hexo Corp.'s chief executive says he's seen a "price war" take shape over the last five months that could cause "significant" damage to Canada's cannabis industry. "No one wins in a price war," Charlie Bowman told analysts on a Friday…
Meth-related ER visits on the rise in Ontario, following western Canada trend: study
Amphetamine-related visits to Ontario emergency departments have skyrocketed over the last two decades, a recent study published in the Canadian Journal of Psychiatry says. "It's astonishing,” said lead author James Crispo, a postdoctoral research fellow in pharmaceutical sciences at the…
Class-action lawsuit proposed for shareholders affected by Adastra cocaine claim
VANCOUVER – A Vancouver-based law firm says it has filed a proposed securities class-action lawsuit on behalf of anyone who acquired shares in a B.C. company that recently announced plans to commercialize cocaine. Adastra Labs CEO Michael Forbes released a…
Oklahoma voters reject legalizing recreational marijuana
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma voters on Tuesday rejected the legalization of recreational marijuana, following a late blitz of opposition from faith leaders, law enforcement and prosecutors. Oklahoma would have become the 22nd state to legalize adult use of cannabis…
North Carolina Senate backs legalizing pot for medical use
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The North Carolina Senate voted to legalize marijuana use for medical purposes, giving strong bipartisan support for the second year in a row to an idea that its supporters say would give relief to those with…
Phoena CEO Guyatt steps down, Melissen takes helm of pot company
VAUGHAN, Ont. – Phoena Inc. says chief executive Greg Guyatt has resigned. The Vaughan, Ont. cannabis company says Guyatt's resignation was effective Feb. 24 and comes three years after he joined the business. Guyatt is leaving the company behind the…
Cannabis companies weigh pricing strategies after OCS margin cut
TORONTO – Canopy Growth Corp. will hold its prices as licensed pot producers weigh whether to pass along to consumers the savings from the Ontario Cannabis Store's forthcoming margin decrease. The Smiths Falls, Ont. cannabis company behind the Tweed, Ace…
Ontario Cannabis Store reducing price margins to help pot businesses compete
TORONTO – In a bid to help retailers compete with the illicit pot market, the Ontario Cannabis Store will lower its price margins this fall — but its chief executive warns the move won't solve all the industry's woes. The…
Red states join push to legalize magic mushrooms for therapy
SANDY, Utah (AP) — Shawn Blymiller spent 10 years of feeling mostly numbed while prescribed traditional anti-depressants, trudging through his day-to-day life as a suburban Salt Lake City father of two kids balancing the obligations of family and work selling…
Afroman is returning to the Okanagan
American rapper Afroman has booked a show in Kelowna, marking his second Okanagan performance in under a year. Anybody who was tuned into pop culture in the year 2000 is probably familiar with his hit single Because I Got High.…