Author: Eric Stober
About the author
Eric Stober
Eric is an experienced journalist that enjoys cannabis for its many creative benefits. He has written for Global News, Post City magazine, The Grid and many more blogs.
Tired of smelly pot? First-ever ‘odourless cannabis’ announced
Tired of smelly cannabis? One company might have a solution for you. Brampton, Ont.-based CannabCo Pharmaceuticals announced Tuesday that it will launch an “odourless cannabis,” and claims that it is the first ever to do...
Canada’s cannabis black market down 21% since legalization: StatsCan
Statistics Canada released new cannabis GDP figures Friday that show the country’s legal market is chipping away at its black market. The figures from StatsCan second-quarter financial report show the output from Canada’s cannabis black...
Is Canada’s Cannabis Packaging Excessive?
Have you ever ordered a gram of legal cannabis online in Canada only to have it arrive in a huge box that holds only a small plastic container? Are you weary of a sea of...
Ontario reveals winners of second cannabis store licence lottery
Ontario announced Wednesday the 42 winners of its second lottery for Ontario Cannabis Store (OCS) licences. The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO), which administered the lottery, said 4,864 applications were submitted, and the...
Why Is Black Market Weed Still Doing Well in Canada?
While recreational cannabis has been legal in Canada for over six months, black market weed sales are still significant in the country. In the first half of 2019, Statistics Canada reported in August that 42...
Males nearly twice as likely to use cannabis than females: StatsCan
Statistics Canada released a trove of new cannabis data Thursday in its quarterly “National Cannabis Survey” (NCS), noting trends such as more prevalent cannabis use among men than women. StatsCan has released its NCS every...
1 in 7 Americans use CBD products, Gallup poll says
CBD, or cannabidiol, has received a lot of hype this year, and now there is a sign it may be paying off for companies. A new Gallup poll shows one in seven American adults, or...
Canadian legal dispensaries are more concentrated in low-income neighbourhoods: study
A new study from Ottawa has found that cannabis stores are more concentrated in low-income neighbourhoods in Canada and private stores are closer to schools than government-run stores. The study, done by the Ottawa Hospital,...