Online, the company bills itself as the “first Canadian retail pharmacy chain to offer a variety of cannabis products to medical cannabis patients,” but while product information is available nationally, Shoppers Drug Mart can initially only sell medical cannabis to patients in Ontario. RELATED STORY Shoppers Drug Mart Granted License to Sell Medical Cannabis Online […]
TORONTO — Applications are now being accepted from those looking to enter a lottery to apply for the first 25 retail cannabis licenses in Ontario. The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) began to accept expressions of interest on its website at 12:01 a.m. today and will take applications until noon Wednesday. The draw […]
Vancouver’s first licensed cannabis store is set to open this week. Evergreen Cannabis owner Mike Babins said the store was issued its provincial license on Christmas Eve and plans to open its doors on Jan. 5. As long as it receives a municipal license, it will be the first legal store in the city since […]
WINNIPEG – Manitoba regulators have seized all cannabis products for a Winnipeg-based cannabis producer following allegations that the company purchased and shipped black market cannabis to licensed retail stores. The Liquor, Gaming and Cannabis Authority (LGCA) and Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries Corporation say the sale of all cannabis products produced by Bonify are suspended over […]
TORONTO – The parent company of Labatt Breweries is teaming up with Tilray to partner on research geared towards the creation of a variety of non-alcoholic beverages containing tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD). Tilray chief executive Brendan Kennedy says that the BC-based cannabis producer and the Canadian arm of brewing giant Anheuser-Busch InBev will set […]
A court decision on Thursday reaffirms Vancouver’s authority to shut down illegal dispensaries. In a news release, the city says the BC Supreme Court’s decision to order the closing of unlicensed retail shops also sets a precedent if illegal operators fight injunctions requiring them to close in the future. The city says it filed 53 […]
Shoppers Drug Mart has been granted a license to sell medical cannabis online. Health Canada’s list of authorized cannabis producers and sellers has been updated to reflect that the pharmacy giant can fill prescriptions for dried and fresh cannabis, as well as plants, seeds, and oil. A website has been set up by the company, […]
LEAMINGTON, ONTARIO (CP) — Aphria Inc. says it stands behind its Latin American operations as its shares continued to fall in the wake of a short-sellers’ report that raised questions about the company’s acquisitions in the region. Aphria chief executive Vic Neufeld said Tuesday the acquisition of licenses and other assets and related businesses in […]
Cannabis, long snuck on to college and university campuses for use in bongs and joints, is now being grown legally at several academic institutions across the country. Eight academic institutions have obtained licenses from Health Canada to cultivate cannabis for scientific purposes, allowing them to closely study the drug that was legalized for recreational use […]
TORONTO (CP) — The Ontario government has released regulations that will guide the startup of private cannabis stores on April 1. The stand-alone stores can be open any day between 9 a.m. and 11 p.m., but they must be at least 150 metres away from schools and bar entry to anyone under 19 years old. […]
