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29.11.2020 / 17:46

Coronavirus: Cannabis retailers plead with Ontario to allow reopening in lockdown zones

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 field and, you know, honestly, if the government was running cannabis stores, I wonder if they’d be open today like the liquor and beer stores,” said Sam Vanverveer, the vice-president at Sessions Cannabis in Toronto. Ontario budget: OLG expected to see $2.1B drop in revenue, cannabis sales jump The cannabis industry is reaching out to the province asking elected officials to reconsider shuttering storefronts.

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Manitoba considering allowing restaurants, spas to sell pot products

First new Manitoba cannabis retailer since restrictions loosened set to open “This is really an exploratory process, so we’re trying to understand if Manitobans want these types of businesses to be available in our province and that’s why we’re out there asking them these questions right now,” says Kristianne Dechant, LGCA’s executive director and CEO.After a gruelling summer for the restaurant industry, business owners like Sachit Mehra at East India Company Pub and Restaurant seem to be chomping at the bit for any chance to boost profits.Sachit Mehra, co-owner and manager of East India Company Pub and Eatery, said that given what’s going on right now in the economy for restaurants with the current pandemic, he’s looking for “anything

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Coronavirus: Ontario’s private pot shops upset about giving up delivery and curbside pickup

COVID-19 pandemic.While the province is working on extending its state of emergency until July 24, orders that allowed delivery and curbside pickup won’t continue and the services will have to cease on July 15.

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Organigram lays off 220 people, expects drop in revenue

COVID-19 pandemic.The company said that represents about 25 per cent of its workforce.A news release said the company will move forward with 433 employees at its facility in Moncton and 609 employees overall, including 84 who are described as being on “temporary layoff who may be recalled if and when needed as the business requires.”“These decisions are never easy to make, but we are committed to ensuring the company is appropriately sized relative to market conditions,” Organigram CEO Greg Engel said in the release.

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New cannabis store opens in Hamilton, says COVID-19 has been ‘an interesting ride’

cannabis store says the COVID-19 pandemic has “been an interesting ride.”The Hunny Pot, which already has locations in Burlington and Toronto, opened Saturday on Centennial Parkway North, across from the Eastgate Square shopping mall.Company spokesperson Cameron Brown says Hamilton has always been a market it hoped to expand to because he grew up in the city.“With the current process for cannabis it was all lottery based, so we really didn’t have a choice on where we could go,” said Cameron.

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Canadians no longer stockpiling cannabis amid coronavirus pandemic, executives say

Canadians have slowed their buying frenzy when purchasing pot amid the pandemic, said cannabis company executives.

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Ontario nurse stopped with 150 pounds of pot at U.S.-Canada border

An Ontario woman was stopped at the border with 150 pounds of marijuana while en route to a Detroit hospital to help during the coronavirus pandemic.

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Saskatchewan cannabis businesses seeing increased demand during coronavirus pandemic

Even though this year’s 4-20 won’t be the celebration cannabis businesses were looking for, some are seeing more dollars flow through the door.

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Hamilton cannabis stores adjusting operations in response to COVID-19

Hamilton, Ont., cannabis stores are among the local businesses trying to navigate a retail environment in the middle of a pandemic.

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Coronavirus: Tokyo Smoke, Tweed among first pot shops to close

Canopy Growth is rolling out plans to temporarily close all of its corporate-owned Tokyo Smoke and Tweed retail locations across Canada.

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