Cannabis prohibition may have ended just over one year ago, however, pot has a long history in New Brunswick.

The story of cannabis in New Brunswick begins nearly two centuries ago, when maritime hemp growers used their crop for ship sails, ropes and clothes. Late European settlers popularized the use of hemp in the 19th century for everyday uses.

According to a letter dating back to 1892, written by the provincial secretary of agriculture Julius L. Inche, hemp never was a robust industry. Cannabis was being harvested on the southern border of New Brunswick, in an area now known as Edmunston. Inche was less than optimistic about it being a profitable crop.

While poking around your local dispensary, it’s almost guaranteed that you will speak or hear the terms “indica,” “sativa,” or “hybrid,” at least once. These three terms remain, by far, the most common for describing the attributes and effects of cannabis flower — and even products like edibles and vapes lay claim to the categories, writes Danielle Simone Brand. 

If you enjoy smoking cannabis, you’re likely aware of the munchies – which is the powerful urge to eat after a smoke sesh. However, what may come as a shock to many is that even smokers who get the munchies regularly are thinner than their counterparts who don’t use cannabis.

The link between cannabis and weight/appetite is not a recent development by any means, with research dating back to 1988 coming from John Hopkins University. The late 80s study found that subjects who smoke cannabis regularly also ate an average of 40% more calories than the non-smoking control group.

fter reaching an all-time high the month before, the legal cannabis retail market contracted across the country in September, according to new data from Statistics Canada.

Sales across the retail sector overall slowed by 0.1 per cent compared to the previous quarter — revenues from cannabis stores in particular fell to $123 million from $126 million, a 2.4 per cent decrease.

Other notable sectors of retail to take a hit were new car dealers and gasoline stations, according to data released Friday, down 1.9 per cent and 2.3 per cent respectively.

The Ontario Cannabis Store (OCS) is offerings same-day and next-day shipping in some areas of Toronto.

According to the OCS website, if a customer lives within the postal code areas chosen for the pilot, the new delivery options will appear at checkout.

To have an order delivered on the same day, the order must be placed before 1 p.m. For those wanting next-day shipping, the order must be placed before midnight the day before.

In both cases, the delivery will be made between 6:30 p.m. and 10 p.m.

Customers will need to show identification at the door to prove they are 19 years old or older.

As has been discussed (incessantly) over the past few months, second-wave cannabis products such as extracts, edibles and topicals are expected to hit the shelves in mid-December in most provinces (with some exceptions).

Teens and young adults whose parents use marijuana are at an increased risk of using weed, alcohol and tobacco, according to a study authored by a Harvard Medical School researcher.

Recent and past parental marijuana use poses a risk of substance use to their children, data from 24,900 parent-child pairs analyzed by National Surveys on Drug Use and Health from 2015-2018 showed.

Researchers examined the data and saw that parental marijuana use was a risk factor for marijuana and tobacco use by teens and young adults and for alcohol use by teens.

Ontario’s finance minister is dismissing criticism from cannabis industry executives who attribute their weak sales to the province’s limited number of retail stores.

“The [criticisms are] not fair; but it doesn’t surprise me. Sometimes businesspeople look for all kinds of reasons why things don’t work out,” Rod Phillips told BNN Bloomberg’s Paige Ellis Thursday.

"We’re focused on what is going to be a system that is sustainable, that makes sense for our communities and tackles the black market. We’re confident that we’ll put that forward.”

Phillips said he’s comfortable with the progress the province had made on its rollout of cannabis, given the sensitive nature of it.

Edible cannabis products will be legal in Quebec as of Dec. 5, but people will have to wait until Jan. 1 to get access to them.

Quebec announced its regulations surrounding edibles and extracts on Wednesday. While there’s no legal impediment to the Société québécoise du cannabis (SQDC) selling those products starting Dec. 5, the provincial cannabis retailer wants to take its time and make sure everything is done properly.