The Ontario government shouldn’t allow weed lounges to open because society needs more time to gauge the impact of the federal cannabis legalization, Ottawa’s public health unit says.

In a response to a provincial government request for comment on the potential to allow cannabis consumption establishments, medical officer of health Vera Etches wrote that “unintended consequences are not yet known” since legalization only started about a year and a half ago.

“A public health approach to regulating cannabis is needed to minimize the potential health and social harms,” Etches wrote in her response, which has been made public through the release of the health board’s agenda for its meeting next Monday.

A new study found that regular marijuana users experience withdrawal symptoms more frequently than previously assumed.

Though marijuana isn’t associated with addiction, habitual use could develop into problem behavior such as dependence. This could lead to cannabis use disorder, found in 30% of marijuana users, and associated with withdrawal symptoms when trying to quit or an ability to quit, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse.  

The Coronavirus pandemic has us all stressed out.

Even those of us who are healthy have had our lives upended, leaving us frustrated, confused, and panicked. When emotions are overconsuming, it can be destructive. Stress feels like a constant state of fight or flight, causing us to make irrational decisions and potentially even harming our immune systems.

While we’re all stuck inside indefinitely, why not take this opportunity to try something new that could actually bring your anxiety under control?

Depending on the reason for the massage, CBD may be the better, more effective, and most rewarding oil to use in massage therapy.

Massages are methods that improve the flow of blood and lymph to reduce muscular tension, to impact the nervous system through stimulation and/or relaxation/sedation, and to heal tissue.

Sales in P.E.I. Cannabis have fallen close to 70 per cent since retail outlets were closed in order to help stop the spread of COVID-19. 

Cannabis retail stores on the Island were closed alongside liquor stores on March 19. While some liquor stores on the Island have reopened, the cannabis stores remain closed, although sales can still be made online. 

"Right now we're probably doing approximately 30 to 35 per cent of our normal business that we would do during this time of year," said Zach Currie, director of operations with the P.E.I. Cannabis Management Corporation. 

P.E.I. Cannabis has seen a spike in its online orders, said Currie, and that's where staff have been focusing most of their attention. 

Nova Scotia’s provincial government is trying to make it safer for seniors and those vulnerable to COVID-19 to shop for alcohol and cannabis.

The NSLC — Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation that regulates recreational cannabis and liquor sales in the province — is launching designated shopping times for seniors or people who are immunocompromised.

“Starting tomorrow, we’re adjusting our store hours by one hour,” the company tweeted on Sunday. “All stores will be open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mon-Sat. We’ll open an hour earlier to seniors and those at-risk: 10 a.m.–11 a.m. All stores remain closed Sundays. Please respect our precautions. We are all in this together.”

Aggressive health measures to stem the spread of the Coronavirus or COVID-19 are changing everything, including the operation of CBD businesses.  And if there’s one thing CBD business owners are accustomed to, it’s change.

So you’re new to cannabis — welcome! You’ve likely already started enjoying and experimenting (always in moderation). The edibles at your local shop look so yummy, don’t they? But $15 for a brownie?! You’ve been baking your entire life. How tough can it be to make your own?

The answer: It’s not. But it’s likely not the same kind of baking you’re used to. To cook with marijuana properly (meaning effectively, as in, the marijuana doesn’t take over the flavor of the dish completely and it’s the correct dosage), you need to take the step even the most enthusiast “baker” down the street is probably forgetting — decarboxylation.

Cannabis retailers in Ontario were allowed to reopen for curbside pickup and deliver on Tuesday under an emergency order issued by the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO). The move reverses an order issued by the province last week that deemed recreational marijuana shops nonessential businesses and directed them to close to help contain the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.

If you are a student, you might have the idea that there is a strong relationship between marijuana and learning. In fact, the trend of using marijuana has become common among college, high school and university students. It is to be noticed that some of them use it for recreational purposes, and there are many students who depend on it for their survival meaning they become an addict and claim that they cannot live without using marijuana or cannabis. In such a situation, the product does not benefit them and instead starts ruining their health and the entire life.  If you want to know how marijuana or cannabis can impact college or academic life, this is the right kind of post for you.

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