After originally opting of out allowing cannabis retailers in 2018, Pickering, Ont., now has its very first cannabis store. Lolly is a family-owned shop that put in its application in January to be approved for a cannabis retail licence with the city. The store is currently open to the public, but its official grand […]

Pickering now has its very first cannabis store. The municipality is the last in the region to allow pot retailers, having originally opted out in 2018. Brittany Rosen has more on the launch and its impact.

[ad_1] The New Brunswick Human Rights Commission has released new guidelines to help employers meet their legal obligations to accommodate staff struggling with addiction. The province says the new guidelines on cannabis, alcohol and drug addictions are based on both case law and New Brunswick’s Human Rights Act. READ MORE: A look at the addiction and […]

[ad_1] WATERLOO REGION—Waterloo Region’s high schools are getting ready for legalized cannabis next month, as some administrators express concern about new rules that will make marijuana easier to buy and smoke in public. Both the local public and Catholic school boards say they’ll continue to treat marijuana like alcohol after Oct. 17, meaning students can’t […]

[ad_1] WATERLOO REGION—It’s a burning question local politicians will have to deal with not long after next month’s municipal election. Do legal, privately run cannabis stores belong on Main Street? This week, councillors in Norfolk County held a surprise vote — with a 7-1 decision to ban law-abiding marijuana shops from their community. Norfolk became […]

[ad_1] A condominium corporation in Mississauga, Ont., is puzzling over how it can accommodate the conflicting medical needs of some residents as marijuana legalization looms. In April, the condo board of Applewood Place tried to pass a rule that would ban growing and smoking marijuana in the building’s units and common areas. Condo owners eventually voted it down. […]

[ad_1] A Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory cannabis shop was seemingly targeted by thieves and the alleged attempted robbery was caught on security camera. READ MORE: Tyendinaga cannabis dispensary targeted by robbers The video from the Sept. 6 incident has been shared on YouTube and viewed more than 160,000 times. Three men in hoodies burst into the […]