When players from the Stanley Cup winning team skate off the ice after their final game in June, they will head to the dressing room and, in keeping with tradition, they will uncork bottles of champagne. In seasons to come, players might be smoking weed to celebrate their success. The league is pretty liberal when […]
The Hunny Pot—clever name, right?—is in the hipster outpost of Queen Street West but could easily be two kilometres north, in the upscale Yorkville area. After lining up in the cold for an hour or more on opening day, the hundred-plus cannabis enthusiasts stepped into a spacious, multi-level store full of gleaming chrome and sharp […]
Five and a half months after Canada became the first G7 nation and the second country in the world to pass legislation legalizing recreational cannabis, the first brick-and-mortar stores opened in Ontario. Nine stores opened for business on April 1, the government-designated date. One opened six days later. Here are the highs and lows of […]
Located on Main Street in Brampton, in a building that was once a Burger King and most recently a doctor’s office, Ganjika House was among the first brick-and-mortar stores to open in Ontario on April 1st, the deadline set by the provincial government. Owner Clint Seukeran didn’t have a listed phone number or much of an online […]
When Glenn Healy, head of the NHL Alumni Association, recently announced that a hundred retired players would be given CBD in a study examining the compound’s possible role in treating pain and post-concussion neurological disorders, many former athletes celebrated—especially those struggling with depression, post-traumatic stress disorders (PTSD), and dementia from chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). But […]
In the five months since recreational cannabis became legal nationwide, it has been making inroads into public life. It will take another step forward in June when it is featured at a major beer festival in Canada’s biggest city. The thousands of people who go to the Toronto Craft Beer Festival at Ontario Place to […]
When an American woman won a $560-million jackpot last year, she fought for the right to remain anonymous. Her lawyer said his client feared the consequences of being identified and cited two cases in which lottery winners had been murdered over money. Winning big can be overwhelming, he said, “and the last thing you want is […]
When the federal government introduced regulations surrounding cannabis edibles in December, few people were playing closer attention than those in Canada’s restaurant industry. Already adapting to the recent legalization of recreational bud and oil, industry stakeholders are already preparing for the legalization of edibles in October and they anticipate it being a boost for business. […]
A recent curling tournament in Wiarton, Ontario was unremarkable in many ways. It included 16 four-person teams whose members took to the ice aiming to come out on top. But in some ways, it was a bonspiel unlike any other. Photos by John Hryniuk for Leafly Canada From the Stoned Throwers to the Barbara Buds, […]
A day after Ontario municipalities had to notify the province if they were opting out of hosting cannabis retail outlets, the final tally is in: A little more than 80% of municipalities are open to having cannabis retail outlets in their areas while the remaining municipalities are not. This outcome bodes well for the jurisdictions […]
