Beeton’s newest business will officially open its doors on March 10, with a grand opening.

Cannabis Xpress, is located on Main Street in the heart of downtown Beeton.

Owner Chris Jones has a background in business and the cannabis industry. He decided to apply for licenses to open up retail stores in Ontario when the government announced the “first come first serve” process of obtaining a cannabis license.

Mr. Jones is also a professor at George Brown College where he teaches a class called Cannabis Business Strategy, and is also a professor at LIM College in New York where he teaches two undergraduate courses and one graduate level course on the Business of Cannabis Cultivation.

University of Calgary research shows current plain-packaging approach may not resonate with the view of young Canadian adults that cannabis is relatively safe

Canada may require plain packaging for edible cannabis products, but that doesn’t mean it sends a clear and consistent message to young adult consumers, suggest findings of a study out of the University of Calgary (U of C).

It could be assumed that Canadian cannabis packages communicate little because of their plain nature, authors write in the study, set to be published in the May 2022 edition of the International Journal of Drug Policy. But that may not be the case.

TerrAscend Corp. ("TerrAscend" or the "Company") (CSE: TER) (OTCQX: TRSSF), a leading North American cannabis operator, and Gage Growth Corp. ("Gage") (CSE: GAGE) (OTCQX: GAEGF), a leading high-quality premium cannabis brand and operator in Michigan, today announced that they intend to close the previously announced acquisition of Gage by TerrAscend by way of a court-approved plan of arrangement under the Canada Business Corporations Act (the "Transaction") on March 10, 2022, subject to satisfaction or waiver of all remaining closing conditions.

Tilray Brands, Inc. ("Tilray" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: TLRY; TSX: TLRY), a leading global cannabis-lifestyle and consumer packaged goods company inspiring and empowering the worldwide community to live their very best life, today announced the launch of Good Supply Hash Bats™, the brand's unique take on infused pre-rolls. Joining Good Supply's award-winning portfolio of cannabis products, Hash Bats™ is a smooth-smoking, hash-infused pre-roll that "hits hard." Unlike a standard cannabis pre-roll, Good Supply's Hash Bats™ is the perfect blend of our consumers' favorite strains, Jean Guy and Starwalker Kush, and hash magic for the perfect 'hit’.

Many pot stocks have, well, gone to pot over the past year or so. Most of the leaders in the Canadian and U.S. cannabis industries have seen their shares plunge. But that doesn't mean there aren't some good picks for long-term investors.

We asked three Motley Fool contributors to identify the top pot stocks for 2022. Here's why they chose Innovative Industrial Properties (NYSE: IIPR), Trulieve Cannabis (OTC: TCNNF), and Village Farms International (NASDAQ: VFF).

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Eric Volkman (Innovative Industrial Properties): Many investors, and not a few analysts and pundits, deem Innovative Industrial Properties to be the best marijuana stock money can buy.

Agreement with Société québécoise du cannabis (“SQDC”) Expands B2B Operations to Canada’s Second Most Populous Province

Lifeist Wellness Inc. (“Lifeist” or the “Company”) (TSXV: LFST) (FRANKFURT: M5B) (OTCMKTS: NXTTF), a health-tech company that leverages advancements in science and technology to enable you to find your path to wellness, today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary CannMart Inc. (“CannMart”) has established a supply agreement with the SQDC, the sole retail distributor of licensed cannabis products in Quebec, Canada’s second most populated province.

The Company Also Opens New Retail Cannabis Store in Waterloo, Ontario

Today Pure Sunfarms Corp. (“Pure Sunfarms”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Village Farms International, Inc. (Nasdaq: VFF), announces it, together with its partner NOYA Cannabis Inc (“NOYA”), has launched C brand concentrates in Canada using Cookies flower and genetics. (View original article here)

Working with genetics from NOYA, the exclusive cultivation and processing partner of Cookies in Canada, Pure Sunfarms has grown and processed Cookies strains into cannabis concentrates. The initial offering includes GP20 Diamonds, GP20 Sauce, Georgia P Diamonds, and Georgia P Sauce now available in Ontario.

There are also businesses cashing in on Canada’s successful market for legalized marijuana beyond cannabis shops and cultivation operations. Furthermore, government and industry reports indicate that ancillary home-growing businesses are doing quite well as well.