Category: Canada
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Ontario Proposal to Allow Cannabis in Hotel Rooms Could Jump-Start Pot Tourism
Ontario’s proposal to allow people to consume marijuana in hotel rooms opens the door to a boom in cannabis tourism, says lawyer Matt Maurer. Maurer heads the cannabis law group at Minden Gross in Toronto, and says he knows businesspeople who are interested in opening cannabis-friendly hotels and resorts, according to the Ottawa Citizen. Maurer…
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Fish Waste Used to Grow Marijuana in Former Pulp Mill
A Nova Scotia company will soon begin growing cannabis in a former pulp and paper mill in Queens County, and hopes the buy-local ethos extends to marijuana. Health Canada granted Aqualitas Inc.'s cultivation licence Jan. 19, making it the third Nova Scotia company to get the approval — joining Breathing Green Solutions Inc., which has a…
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Niagara Falls Weighs Pros and Cons of Cannabis Tourism
Niagara Falls tourism officials think there's a chance American tourists will cross the border to smoke legal pot. And they are asking whether the area should try to capitalize on American and other home-grown pot tourists by creating licensed pot lounges, according to CBC. With the legalization of cannabis deadline approaching, the province is looking at considering…