Cannabis Culture

The mayor of Richmond Hill has said that his city will opt out of the government’s plan to introduce private retail stores for cannabis by April 2019. Mayor David Barrow said that while some residents disagree with his stance, city council will not be in…

The Second Cup Ltd. says it is actively reviewing locations in Ontario for potential conversion to cannabis retail stores in light of policy changes in the province. The company’s announcement comes after Ontario’s Progressive Conservative government said…

The Canadian Medical Association (CMA) recently announced that it supports the elimination of the current medical cannabis system once federal legalization is implemented in October. The rationale is “the lack of evidence, the lack of scientific studies…

Marijuana has been a man's world but that's changing according to Canndora, a company billed as a Cannabis Brand for Women, by Women. They recently held an event in Oakville called Cannabis and Women. What's Out There for Me? About 50 women and a few men…

CANNABIS CULTURE - High-quality crops require high-quality water. Water is an essential component for all plant growth. It delivers essential nutrients for growth and development, translocation of photosynthates, evaporative cooling of the plants, and to…

As recreational cannabis legalization gets set to finally happen there is no denying that the cannabis industry is going to be big business. Cannabis legalization will open a lot of different markets in both the recreational and medical areas. Dry flower, oils…

Marijuana ingredient mimics body's inflammation off-switch and could lead to new drug targets for Crohn's and colitis. Chemicals in cannabis can mimic the signals the body uses to regulate inflammation in the gut and could help treat serious chronic bowel…

Recreational cannabis will be sold online in Ontario when legalized this fall and in private retail stores across the province early next year, the government announced Monday, reversing the previous administration's plan to distribute cannabis through…

Cannabis is becoming a cooking ingredient in its own right – like a grown-up pot brownie – and chefs are creating elaborate cannabis tasting menus at private dinners. For most Americans, eating marijuana has long been about function over flavor. Think of…

An Australian trial which used a marijuana extract to treat 40 children with severe epilepsy found the drug has a manageable side effect profile, but only shows extensive symptom relief for a select number of patients. Following treatment with cannabidiol, a…

Chris Davis, 30, was drinking every night and taking anti-depressants to deal with his problems until he discovered the remedy. A Birmingham fitness fanatic has revealed how CBD oil saved him from a downward spiral of 'depression'. Chris Davis, from…

As weed’s legal status loosens across the US, the way cannabis is being marketed, sold and celebrated is evolving. An industry that has been dominated by men is finding a female voice in consumers and new business owners. Search #womenofweed on Instagram and…

Calgarians are getting a better idea of where they’ll be able to purchase recreational marijuana, whether at a dedicated dispensary or perhaps under the roof of a supermarket. And based on the addresses released by the City of Calgary, it looks like you…

By the time she decided to try cannabis pills, Joanne Fiorito was in dire straits. Fiorito could barely lift her feet when she walked and sometimes used an electric wheelchair to get around. Occasionally she’d wake up in the middle of the night, riddled with…

Legal cannabis is now a multi-billion-dollar business. Let that sink in for a minute. Once considered the domain of sloth-like figures in tie-dye shirts, legal marijuana is now a mega-industry firing on all cylinders. A hotbed of activity for pot capitalists…

With no concrete path to legality, dispensary owners see a future where craft cannabis producers are once again forced into the shadows. Two StarMetro reporters have been offered free cannabis by representatives of online dispensary services in recent days,…

North Wales police and crime commissioner says ‘war on drugs’ will continue to fail without radical change. A police chief has called for cannabis users to be allowed to freely grow and sell the drug without fear of arrest in cannabis clubs, saying the…

One of Canada’s largest cannabis companies announced Wednesday it has received Health Canada approval for clinical trials of the effectiveness of cannabis-derived compound cannabidiol as a treatment for anxiety in animals. Dana M. Vaughn, executive…

Legislators in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), a U.S. territory, have approved a bill to legalize marijuana. By a margin of 18 - 1, with one abstention, the CNMI House of Representatives passed the legislation, which would end cannabis…

It’s an age-old pairing that’s sparked a sub-genre of films, shows and standup acts: cannabis and comedy. “You just have to watch a Cheech and Chong movie to know that cannabis makes you susceptible to laughter,” says Mark Breslin, founder of Yuk…

The scion of a family that made a fortune in chewing gum is moving into pot. William Wrigley Jr. II, who helped orchestrate the sale of his family’s business to Mars Inc. in 2008, led a $65 million investment round for Surterra Wellness, a medical cannabis…

Premier Doug Ford and the Ontario Progressive Conservative government have signalled that cannabis will be sold in privately owned stores rather than through the newly created and government-owned Ontario Cannabis Store (OCS), with Ontario following the lead…

It appears Ohio is having some difficulty scrounging up enough reputable cannabis companies to produce a variety of pot products for the state’s medical marijuana program. The Ohio Department of Commerce recently issued its first round of processor licenses,…

I stopped smoking marijuana years ago. But with pot being pitched as the answer to everything from stress to sleeplessness, I decided to find out if cannabis is the fastest route to wellness. Introducing the new world of weed. I’ve never really liked smoking…

Despite no official word from the province on how it plans to manage the sale of recreational cannabis come October, private retailers are flocking to Ontario to set up shop. "Ontario is a frenzy right now in terms of entrepreneurs, real estate developers —…

Sari Starr recalls having to sneak around in order to smoke weed with her friends when she was growing up in Toronto in the mid-to-late ’90s. Her parents were vehemently against drug use, and one of her biggest adolescent memories was the fear she felt when…

It is estimated that over a million people in the UK rely on medical marijuana for pain relief. In an unassuming suburban home in a nondescript modern housing estate in Birmingham, Satnam Bains*, a 42-year-old property developer, quietly distills litres of his…

Delores Saltzman - an 80-year-old medical marijuana patient - was thrown in jail recently after getting caught with less than an eighth of an ounce of cannabis and an expired medical marijuana card. Saltzman has been using cannabis under Michigan's medical…

Owner will open a smoking lounge if privatization legislation passed. Jodie Emery has a new drug of choice: coffee. The longtime pot advocate recently opened a café in Kensington Market, Jodie’s Joint. The establishment serves locally-roasted coffee and…

Jeff Mooij said his prospective cannabis retail staff will be offered a profit-sharing model to sign up. It’s one of the enticements being rolled out in an increasingly competitive recruitment drive as the countdown to the Oct. 17 legalization of…