More than two years after Massachusetts voters legalized cannabis in the state, regulators have officially given the OK for two retail stores to open their doors next week. The Northampton store has announced it will open for adult-use sales on Tuesday. Two shops—New England Treatment Access (NETA), in Northampton, and Cultivate, in Leicester—were authorized by […]
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Leafly’s Holiday Gifts: $200 and Up (Grant Hindsley for Leafly) Above $200, it’s officially safe to say you’re in “You shouldn’t have!” territory. Welcome, friend! Have we got some treats for you and the lucky folks on your shopping list! Whether you’re treating yourself or splurging for a loved one, you’ll find some real gems […]
Leafly’s Holiday Gifts: $100-$200 (Grant Hindsley for Leafly) Well hey there, big spender! If you’re planning to go above and beyond with your holiday shopping, make it count with some of these fantastic selections. Without breaking the $200 mark, you can bring the holiday cheer courtesy of cutting-edge vaporizers designed with microdosing in mind, timeless […]
Amid the crazy quilt of provincial regulations that modify the federal government’s legalization of marijuana, an Ottawa business is pioneering plug and play grow-opp cupboards aimed at ensuring Canadian households can grow the four recreational plants permitted by the Cannabis Act, regardless of more restrictive provincial, apartment, or condo regulations. Kanata-based City Grow, conceived in […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A pair of pro-marijuana groups in Utah accused the Mormon church Thursday of “extreme undermining” of a medical marijuana ballot measure, alleging it is exerting its power to push through significant changes to the proposition. RELATED STORY Utah Voters Just Legalized Medical Marijuana. Will It Matter? In a letter, the […]
Like many small, post-colonial states, the Republic of Vanuatu, a Pacific archipelago comprising dozens of small islands, sees some economic boosts from being a tourist destination, tax haven, and “flag of convenience,” but it experiences some drawbacks, too. The remote nation’s residents, known as Ni-Vanuatu, frequently face unemployment and poverty, relying heavily on personal fishing […]
Ontario cities ready themselves for cannabis retail, Vancouver gains a 4/20-friendly arcade, a Saskatchewan First Nation community opens its first cannabis store, and more. We’ve rounded up this week’s top stories from across Canada. Top Headlines From Around the Web PCs Continue to Probe Government About Canopy Deal in Newfoundland The opposition asked at House of […]
Everyone seems to be talking about CBD these days. Both on Google and Leafly, search interest for CBD has been skyrocketing. According to Google Trends, interest in CBD as a search term is now four times higher than it is for THC. Much of this is probably driven by all the buzz around CBD’s potential […]
This summer, I was a hot mess with my mental health. Though I was finally off a 3-month waiting list for therapy, anxiety and depression had consumed me and I wasn’t sure of a solution. Though I’ve dabbled with cannabis, it was for pleasure purposes only (and I was prone to collapsing into an ill-placed […]
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. […]
