Neither Ontario nor Alberta — far and away, the leaders for the number of cannabis stores in the country — have witnessed a significant rise in emergency visits from traffic-related injuries since weed got the green light three years ago.

A Kirkland Lake licensed cannabis grower is under new ownership.

48North Cannabis announced Aug 26 that it has obtained the final court order approving its sale to Ottawa-based HEXO, one of the largest licensed cannabis companies in Canada, in a previously announced $50-million deal.

48North shareholders approved the transaction on Aug. 17.

HEXO will acquire all of 48North’s issued and outstanding common shares by way of a plan of arrangement first announced on May 17.

The Green Organic Dutchman Holdings Ltd. ("TGOD" or the "Company") (TSX: TGOD) (US: TGODF), a leading producer of premium certified organically grown cannabis, announces today that the Company intends to list its common shares (the "Common Shares") and listed Common Share purchase warrants (the "Warrants") on the Canadian Securities Exchange (the "CSE"), and has received conditional approval from the CSE to do so. The Company is currently addressing all outstanding items to receive final approval of its application (the "Listing Application") to list its Common Shares and Warrants on the CSE (the "CSE Listing").

Ayurcann Holdings Corp announced that it has struck an agreement with New York-based cannabis firm Her Highness NYC to serve as its exclusive manufacturer and distributor of products in the Canadian marketplace.

Her Highness products include low-dose, fat-free mints, gold electroplated vape pens, pre-rolls and THC-infused "pleasure oils".

The brand retails its CBD products online, while its THC line is available in California, Nevada, and Massachusetts, with another three states to come shortly.

BEAMSVILLE, Ontario, Aug. 19, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Canadian harm reduction scene has been disrupted and has evolved over many decades. The progressive stance that has been taken by the nation is to support those in need by removing shame and stigma through initiatives such as legalizing safe injection sites and cannabis. When looking at the vaping industry, there is a counter-intuitive approach in play, that not only demeans the consumers that utilize vape products, but blatantly disregards their health and the continued use of the product. While countries around the world embrace vaping as a harm reduction tool, Canada lags with a prohibitionist mentality that will see the return to smoking for thousands of Canadians.

“It appears he was sampling some of the product, which brought him to the attention of police."

An enterprising Niagara Falls man who became a cannabis delivery driver at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic has been sentenced for violations under the Cannabis Act for breaking the cardinal rule: never get high on one’s own supply.

Standing on a mound of dirt dubbed the perch, Jason Guttridge points at a long white house sticking out above fields of corn that blanket most of the land surrounding Merlin, Ont. 

"That would be our home farm right there ... beans, wheat and corn," says Guttridge, his brother Bill standing by his side.

A visit to the Stratford Festival nearly a decade ago stuck with Deepak Taneja, who, on Friday, opened the city’s newest pot shop.