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Cannabis Industry Aims To Build On Thanksgiving Rush

Cannabis sales in the US hit record levels over the Thanksgiving weekend, prompting industry predictions the combination of Covid-19 anxiety and a trend towards legalisation has triggered a permanent uplift in demand. After years of sluggish official s…

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Arizonans Can Now Use Recreational Pot But Can’t Buy It Legally Yet

When Gov. Doug Ducey certified elections results Monday, parts of Proposition 207 — the voter-approved initiative that legalized recreational marijuana — went into effect. There’s somewhat of a Catch-22, though. “Consumers right now can’t actually pu…

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Cannabis Got A Big Win In Congress, But Legal Cannabis Isn’t Around The Corner

Cannabis just had a victory in Congress. But the industry and its supporters may not want to get too excited just yet. The US House of Representatives on Friday passed a bill to end the federal prohibition on cannabis. But the historic vote on the land…

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Local Barber Hangs Up His Scissors And Opens A Family Cannabis Shop

In this Following Up feature we return to the former Good Times Hairstyles now the CANJA cannabis shop on Surrey Street where getting buzzed has taken on new significance. When GuelphToday last spoke to local barber Lore Bortolon in June 2017 he was ce…

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What BET’s SMOKE: Marijuana + Black America showed us about the future of weed

BET’s SMOKE: Marijuana + Black America premiered in November of 2020, but the concepts will shape the entire future of weed.
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Aurora Cannabis Lays Off 30 Staff, ‘Indefinitely’ Pauses Operations At Alberta Facility

Aurora Cannabis Inc. says it is indefinitely pausing operations at one of its Alberta facilities and laying off a few dozen staff. The Edmonton-based cannabis company says the pause will occur at its Aurora Sun property in Medicine Hat, where it will l…

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Coronavirus: Cannabis Retailers Plead With Ontario To Allow Reopening In Lockdown Zones

They’re considered essential but you will not find anyone inside pot shops in Toronto and Peel Region, the provinces two lockdown zones. “All we’re asking for is an opportunity to do right by our customers in the community, have a consistent playing fi…

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Mexico Will Legalize The World’s Largest Legal Cannabis Market

The United States will soon be sandwiched between two nations with federally legalized marijuana. Just days before the Thanksgiving holiday, Mexico moved forward with legislation legalizing the cannabis plant for a variety of uses. This comes on the he…

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America Must Protect Its Craft Hemp And Cannabis Growers. Here’s Why.

As legalization sweeps the nation, craft, small-batch growers in both the cannabis and hemp industries are at risk. The price to play is steep. It costs an estimated $5 million to $10 million for a craft grower to enter the market, the Illinois Craft C…