Second Salmon Arm cannabis store receives provincial licence – Okanagan

A second licensed cannabis store is expected to open in Salmon Arm, B.C., “very shortly” after the business received its provincial licence to sell recreational marijuana. The general manager of the Greenery Cannabis Boutique said the business is currently “putting together the final details” ahead of its opening, but she did not provide a specific […]

Man’s licence suspended after cannabis found in his system while driving: South Simcoe police – Barrie

A 43-year-old Toronto man is facing a three-day licence suspension after he was found to have cannabis in his system while driving in Bradford, South Simcoe police say. At about 1 p.m., officers stopped the man on Holland Street West after police say he disobeyed a sign. READ MORE: Barrie residents divided over supervised consumption […]

Health Canada changes cannabis licensing process in bid to reduce wait times

Health Canada is changing its process for issuing cannabis licences, in a bid to reduce wait times, after a review found a “significant amount” of its resources was used to approve numerous applications for facilities that have yet to materialize years later. Effective immediately, new applicants for licences to cultivate, process or sell cannabis — for […]

Cannabis Companies Eye Federal Program Meant to Spur Investment in “Low-Income” Areas

This week in Las Vegas, investors, including those with a stake in the cannabis industry, will gather for the Opportunity Zone Expo, an event geared at learning how to benefit from a federal incentive program meant to spur long-term private investment in “low-income” areas throughout the country. Established through the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, […]