End of an era as cannabis giant Tilray sells land and leaves Nanaimo | CBC News

“It is unfortunate for staff and others who would have lost their employment,” said Deepak Anand, a Vancouver-based board member of Medical Cannabis Canada, and former executive director of the Canadian National Medical Marijuana Association. For Anand, the consolidation of what he called “Big Cannabis” is not surprising as the industry shifts amidst increasing public acceptance, and demand, […]

Ontario’s plan to sell ‘clean energy’ credits doesn’t wash with environmental groups | CBC News

As Purcell sees it, the government’s plans for the revenue from selling the credits are central to the flaws. Purcell argues that making electricity cheaper through subsidies increases consumption. In January, Energy Minister Todd Smith assigned the province’s Independent Electricity System Operator to develop a plan. Under the government’s latest long-term energy plan, gas-fired power […]

COVID-19 hospitalizations on downward trend in London, Ont., on Thursday | CBC News

Among those hospitalized, 12 are people treated directly for the virus, while 15 others tested positive for COVID-19 while being treated for other ailments. On Thursday, the Middlesex-London Health Unit posted 60 new cases among high-risk settings, including long-term care homes, hospitals, and other congregate living settings. There were two additional COVID-19-related deaths reported earlier this week, including […]

Overdose victims trending younger as drug supply grows ever more toxic, death review panel finds

It calls on the province to develop a policy to distribute a safer supply of drugs and offer better health supports with a plan that would see action taken within the next 90 days. The new report found that deaths from illicit drug-related overdoses are increasing both in number and in rate, the drug supply has become increasingly toxic, and the […]

Magic mushrooms, psilocybin and microdosing: Growing trend draws e-vendors, scientists – CBC

Between 2018 and 2020, articles from the New York Times and Forbes magazine introduced microdosing to the general public. “This is not an underground phenomenon anymore. Trevor, on the other hand, has been in the industry for two years. “It’s more a business decision to do mushrooms, to get on the trend before everyone else […]