OPP wants the public’s help in identifying thieves who stole cash and drugs

Ontario police are asking for the public’s help in identifying suspects alleged to have made off with drugs and cash during an armed robbery at an unidentified business last week. The Caledon detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) tweeted that the business in Bolton, Ont., about 50 kilometres northwest of Toronto, was robbed during […]

Canadian cannabis grower Sugarbud seeking creditor protection

Canadian cannabis producer Sugarbud Craft Growers Corp. is seeking creditor protection. Calgary, Alberta-based Sugarbud “expects that it is likely to default on several material debtor agreements due to ongoing liquidity constraints,” the company said in a Monday news release. ADVERTISEMENT Sugarbud and its subsidiaries have filed notices of intention to make a proposal under Canada’s […]

Range of businesses used as front companies to launder the proceeds of illicit cannabis operations in Canada: report

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900-plus are vying for New York’s 150 adult-use marijuana retail licenses

A total of 903 applicants are seeking to open regulated adult-use marijuana stores in New York. The state Office of Cannabis Management released that information after Monday’s application deadline passed. ADVERTISEMENT Competition is stiff for retail licenses, with only 150 available, according to the Associated Press. Regulators have not shared when they will announce the […]

Colorado And Washington Got More Tax Revenue From Marijuana Than From Alcohol Or Cigarettes In Fiscal Year 2022, Report Finds

Colorado and Washington State took in more revenue from marijuana sales than from either alcohol or cigarettes in Fiscal Year 2022, according to a new report. Another eight states saw tax revenue from cannabis outpace cigarettes, while Nevada took in more from marijuana than alcohol. The analysis, published by the Tax Policy Center on Wednesday, […]

Kellyanne Conway Connects Weed With ‘Overdose Deaths’ in Pennsylvania Race Discussion

Absurdity, balderdash, and fuckery in general unfolded on the often biased cable news circuit this week. Don’t joke about or mention weed because of the doubling of “overdose deaths,” former White House advisor Kellyanne Conway said in so many words on Fox News Monday. Democratic Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman faces off against Republican celebrity […]

Canadian Government Tells Hockey Players in Russia, Belarus To Leave

The Canadian federal government recently sent word to hockey teams traveling in Russia and Belarus to leave as soon as possible, according to the Toronto Sun. Forty-eight Canadian hockey athletes are on the roster for the Kontinental Hockey League, and 44 of them are playing in Russia and Belarus (the other four are in Kazakhstan). […]

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