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Province Taking an ‘Odd’ Approach to Privatizing Cannabis Sales, Says Professor

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Cannabis retailers will face same problems under new system, says Brock University professor. An Ontario business professor says New Brunswick should consider allowing cannabis retailers to sell their product within other stores, rather than forcing operators to sell their product in stand-alone locations. Michael Armstrong, an associate professor of operations research at Brock University in St. Catharines, Ont., said it’s difficult for stand-alone stores to stay afloat in a province like New Brunswick. “You have…
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Women Ditch City Life to Move Off-Grid and Grow Cannabis on Their Own Animal-Filled Farm

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Three women have ditched the hustle and bustle of modern reality to live the high life off-grid. Lexie, 28, Amy, 31, and Doris, 39, now spent their days working on their own cannabis farm, sharing their moments chopping down trees and feeding chickens on Instagram account @girlsgoneoffgrid. Doris, the founder of the enterprise, said: ‘I created Girls Gone Off-Grid as sort of a spoof on Girls Gone Wild. ‘I figured we can lure in followers…
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Article, Business, Canada, edibles, Extracts, Industry, online, Ontario, sales, topicals

Cannabis Edibles Sell Out Quickly on Ontario’s Online Store

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Cannabis edibles, extracts and topicals became available for sale through the Ontario Cannabis Store’s (OCS) website Thursday morning, but it didn’t take long for demand to outrace supply. All cannabis edibles are sold out. The OCS warned that supplies would be limited during the initial rollout. The province’s pot distributor said 70 new items tested by Health Canada were available for purchase online as of 9 a.m. local time. – Read the entire article at…
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Moms and Marijuana: Saskatoon Woman Starts Podcast to Reduce Stigma of Parents Consuming Pot

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A Saskatoon mom is launching a podcast aiming to reduce the stigma around parents consuming cannabis. Natasha Albert says she faces harsh criticism for smoking medicinal marijuana – especially because she’s a mom. “I get looked down by the general public. They think we’re lazy, unproductive, that we’re drug abusers,” said Albert, who smokes marijuana as a treatment for her depression. The mother of two says smoking marijuana has actually made her a better parent.…
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Medical Marijuana Only Option for Child With Seizures

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Katie Corkern is a mother of three sons in Amite. One of her sons is Connor, 13, who has a birth defect in his brain. For most of his life, he has experienced between 50 to 200 seizures each day. He is unable to function independently and suffers damage to his brain, liver and other organs from his array of anti-epileptic medications. “His neurologist had come to a point where we were just at a…
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School Won’t Allow Cannabis-Based Nasal Spray, So Teen With Epilepsy Pleads Case at Colorado Capitol

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A state lawmaker is taking up the fight of a Douglas County teenager whose school district, he says, is discriminating against him. Sen. Chris Holbert shared Ben Wann’s story on the Senate floor. The teen has epilepsy. If he has a seizure, the only drug that could save his life is a cannabis-based nasal spray. Ben’s mom, Amber Wann, says she couldn’t get to her son’s school, Mountain Vista High School, in time and, she…
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Hot Box the House: Inside the Marijuana Bills Congress Will Debate This Week

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Committee hearing will cover six bills that deal with legalization, cannabis research, and medical marijuana. On Wednesday, the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health will hold a hearing centered around six pieces of marijuana legislation, including two bills that would legalize marijuana on a federal level. A briefing memo for the hearing, obtained by Marijuana Moment last week, offers a breakdown of the six bills up for debate. At the top of the list…
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Weediatrics : Documenting the Impact of Federal Cannabis Prohibition on Kids & Their Families

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CANNABIS CULTURE -In 2020, cannabis will still be considered a Schedule I drug in America despite local legalization in over half of all U.S. states. The federal government still prohibits its medical use due to their firm stance on cannabis: the plant and its properties contain no medical benefit, and worse, is prone to abuse. And despite state level legalization, medical marijuana is still federally illegal to transport across state lines and labels patients that…
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Why U.S. Cannabis Researchers Have Had to Resort to Importing Pot From Canada and the Netherlands

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Progress on cannabis medical research has stalled in the U.S. One of the top advocates for allowing U.S. companies to grow cannabis for research purposes has imported a batch from the Netherlands, saying he had no choice because of the lack of progress at home. California-based Biopharmaceutical Research Co., founded by former Navy SEAL George Hodgin, legally imported a small quantity of marijuana from Bedrocan International last month to use for scientific analysis with the…
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Article, Business, Calgary, Canada, edibles, Industry, infused, stores

Cannabis Chocolates, Candies and Mints Now Available at Alberta Shops

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The era of legal cannabis edibles has arrived in Calgary’s retail outlets. Some dispensaries received their first shipments of pot-infused treats Monday from distributor Alberta Gaming Liquor Cannabis, bringing with them hopes of a renewed surge in business. “I hope it brings more customers in who haven’t tried it,” said Mylann Doell, manager of the Queen of Bud at 1717 10th Ave. S.W. The products, she said, have been heavily anticipated by customers. – Read…
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