Canadian cannabis spot price launched

Whether posting shots of vaporizers, brilliantly green strains or just a moody, smoky selfie, Instagram has long been inundated with plenty of quality cannabis content—well before legalization two months ago. And while the platform has always been a natural draw for casual users, influencers behind some of Canada’s big-name cannabis lines have found it to be a natural outlet for brand-building and fostering discussion about everything from quality vaporizers to legal amnesty with potential clients and like-minded followers.

Below, a few of the country’s most notable cannabis influencers share why they chose Instagram to cultivate their following.

Interest in the medical and recreational use of marijuana has led to increased interest in how to best administer the two most abundant cannabinoids in the plant: THC and CBD.  These two molecules typically represent about 70 percent of all of the known cannabinoids in the unadulterated plant. The manner in which THC and CBD are administered plays a critical role in determining the rate and amount of each molecule that is absorbed by the brain.

Canada’s Prime Minister says legal pot supply issues to be sorted out in months

In case you hadn’t heard, there’s a supply shortage of legal cannabis in Canada and the prime minister is on the case. While noting the dearth of legal weed in Canada “will take a little time to adjust,” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau blames the delays on municipal governments and others who have been more critical on pot legalization. Expect some relief in the coming months but Trudeau is quick to point out the industry is on the right track to get legal pot into Canadians’ hands as swiftly as possible.

Marijuana 1.0 was all about the legalization drive, the dumping of billions of dollars of cash into the industry and mouthwatering mergers and consolidations-but it was a jockeying exercise in capacity expansion. Mentioned in today's commentary includes:  OrganiGram Holdings (OTCQX:OGRMF), Curaleaf Holdings (OTCPK:CURLF), Emerald Health Therapeutics (OTCQX:EMHTF), Auxly Cannabis Group Inc. (OTCQX:CBWTF), CannTrust Holdings Inc. (OTCMKTS:CNTTF)

Marijuana 2.0 could be just as big a deal-it's about the technological tweaks that will actually make this industry profitable. It involves Big Data, AI, automation and a host of other tech tweaks that will increase profitability and open up vast new markets in key verticals.

The Canadian business world is the playing ground for a new David and Goliath battle. Cannabis is the relatively small, upstart industry coming into the game, fresh off of its recent legalization of recreational use.

The alcohol industry serves as the perfect Goliath, with Canadian annual sales ringing in at $22-billion dollars a year. In comparison, Statistics Canada estimated the annual spending on cannabis was $5.7-billion dollars last year. With more Canadians indicating that they are willing to consume cannabis now that it’s legal, the question is whether alcohol sales over the holidays be impacted?

Two months after recreational cannabis was legalized, Canada’s new pot regime is still working out kinks in the supply chain and the enforcement of new rules.

Before the cannabis legislation came into force, the federal government listed its key objectives for the historic shift. Those goals include keeping cannabis “out of the hands of children and youth,” curbing illegal marijuana sales, and ensuring a safe supply of quality pot across the country.

More than 60 days after the first legal cannabis sales were made on Oct. 17, are those objectives being met? CTVNews.ca takes a look at how reality measures up against some of the government’s main promises.

Ontario reverses course on provincial pot shop plans

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More than two dozen illegal cannabis dispensaries in Vancouver will have to close their doors, the B.C. Supreme Court has ruled.

The decision announced Thursday applies to all dispensaries named in a suit brought by the City of Vancouver.

So far, 53 injunctions have been filed against marijuana-related businesses operating outside the city's regulations. The city said in a statement that some closed prior to the case being heard in court, but the remaining 28 will now have to cease operations.

Owners who do not close down can face court-ordered fines, jail time or both, the city said.