A closer look at one of Canada’s, if not largest then certainly loudest, corporate giving campaigns Today is “Bell Let’s Talk Day.” A day ostensibly designed to help break the stigma surrounding mental health by encouraging Canadians to tweet, text and generally talk about Mental Health. My social media feeds this morning are split into Read more about LET’S TALK ABOUT BELL LET’S TALK[…]
(Originally written for Lift Cannabis 8 December 2016) Lift sat down to talk with Emblem’s CEO, Harvey Shapiro, as the company prepares to start trading publicly. This week, Emblem Corp (formerly Kindcann) will become the latest Canadian medicinal cannabis company to become publicly traded. I sat down with co-founder and CEO Harvey Shapiro to learn Read more about AN INTERVIEW WITH THE CEO OF EMBLEM CANNABIS[…]
(Originally written for Lift Cannabis on 27 September 2016) An outline of the Alberta Urban Municipalities Association’s response to the recent Task Force report The Alberta Urban Municipalities Association (AUMA) responded to the federal government’s Task Force on Marijuana Legalization and Regulation’s call for input through a public letter released on August 3rd, 2016. In Read more about ALBERTA MUNICIPALITIES WANT THEIR SAY IN THE LEGALIZATION PROCESS[…]
(Originally written for Lift Cannabis on 21 June 2016) Ontario may seek an LCBO-like model to control marijuana distribution but this approach with alcohol, tobacco and gambling has done a poor job to limit use. The Ontario Finance Minister tossed in his two-cents this past week on the commercialization of cannabis for personal use, reinforcing Premier Read more about DOES ONTARIO DESERVE ANOTHER MONOPOLY?[…]
(Originally written for Lift Cannabis on 19 May 2016) A short but contentious meeting as Municipal Licensing & Standards Committee approves Mayor’s request to look at dispensary regulations Toronto City Hall’s first foray into a public discussion on regulations of cannabis dispensaries was short-lived and lively today. At 9:45, the City of Toronto Licensing and Standards Read more about TORONTO LICENSING COMMITTEE TO LOOK INTO DISPENSARY REGULATIONS[…]