Kieran Delamont
Tanja-Tiziana
Meet the ex-Tory staffers, advisors and Ford campaign strategists pushing private weed sales
However conventional it may be to make use of lobbyists who are used to speaking the language of the party in power, the sheer number with connections to Queen's Park is concerning more
Dude, where’s my weed?
Some 150,000 orders were placed with the Ontario Cannabis Store during the first week of legalization, but only a fraction have been filled. What’s the deal? more
The Legalization Issue: For Canadian cannabis companies it's brand or die
The rules that come into force when cannabis is legalized on October 17 will prohibit most forms of advertising, so weed companies are turning to private events to accomplish what they can’t do publicly more
Cheol Joon Baek
The Legalization Issue: From medpot to the next frontier – psychedelics as medicine
As the country blows the doors open to legal cannabis, medpot pioneer Alison Myrden prepares to go to court to fight for a legal exemption to consume magic mushrooms for her MS more
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Legalization is here (hooray), but burning questions remain on cannabis sales in Ontario
The subsidiary of the LCBO that will be responsible for recreational cannabis sales has all but receded from public view in recent months – left in its wake is confusion more
R. Jeanette Martin
Feds hint at amnesty on marijuana charges, but not until after legalization
Some 600,000 Canadians have a conviction for simple possession of marijuana – and cops are still busting people despite the fact legalization is just around the corner more
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Decolonizing cannabis: can legalization set Indigenous communities free?
“This is going to be bigger than tobacco,” says Jamie Kunkel, who owns Smoke Signals, a medical cannabis dispensary on the Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory east of Belleville more
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Women in weed: welcome to the emerging "estrogen oligarchy"
Why hasn’t cannabis been a leader in gender equality? Cannabis has a long tradition, after all, of social conscience, and in an age when gender diversity in business is becoming openly talked about, why hasn’t that translated statistically? more
Cheol Joon Baek
Are marijuana stocks about to go up in smoke?
Canada’s weed stocks seem like a sure bet, but some investors are beginning to warn of a hazy market that shows signs of entering “deep bubble territory.” more
Instagram star Dan Bilzerian plots a made-in-Canada cannabis takeover
Bilzerian says that he’s aiming to turn his brands into “the fucking Coca-Cola of the fucking weed industry,” but he could find himself in a tricky spot with Canadian securities regulators more
Did Marc Emery's trans crack just trump Donald Trump?
Jodie Emery calls social media storm a "witch hunt," but for those in cannabis circles fighting for a more socially conscious and equitable industry, Prince of Pot's recent Facebook blast is another blow to a movement fighting for legitimacy more
#FacesOfCannabis ad campaign smokes out stoner culture
Lift.co media strategy takes aim at prejudices that force pot users to keep their activities hidden more
Enzo DiMatteo
Broadview Canna Clinic employees vote to unionize
The main concerns are safety and staff training after a string of robberies hit Toronto dispensaries, say union representatives more
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Bong blowback: Tokyo Smoke gets heat from cannabis activists
Does the controversy over a $13,000 space-age water pipe signal the takeover of stoner culture by big-money hipster trendsetters? more
Tanja-Tiziana
Jodie Emery's marijuana mission
She hasn't been afraid to cultivate her undeniable girl-next-door charm – or invite controversy – for the cause. Now, an escalating series of police raids that have shut down the Cannabis Culture chain of dispensaries she helped build may put her more
Future of Cannabis Culture dispensaries up in smoke after police raids
"Our livelihood, our brand, our money, our inventories all gone!" says owner Marc Emery, after co-ordinated police operation shuts down storefront marijuana shops in Toronto and franchise's head office in Vancouver more
Police declare war on Toronto's marijuana dispensaries – again
After a string of pot shop robberies, Toronto police see only one option: keep raiding dispensaries if they don't voluntarily close up shop more
Cannabis Culture's Church Street store customers accused of homophobia and transphobia
Act of vandalism at longtime marijuana activist's Gay Village dispensary sparks questions about prejudice in the cannabis community more
Federal task force clears haze on marijuana legalization
Group charged with studying cannabis regulation sets minimum legal age for use at 18, opens the door to storefront dispensaries and (maybe) dashes the high hopes of LCBO cashing in on recreational bud business more
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Where did all the marijuana brownies go?
With dispensary owners worried about additional legal penalties, the city has gone high and dry where marijuana edibles are concerned more