Rising cannabis store robberies in Alberta leads industry advocate to ask for new rules

According to sections 29 and 30 of the federal Cannabis Act, authorized sellers are prohibited from displaying cannabis products, accessories or packaging in a way that a young person might lay eyes on them. According to Calgary police, the city has seen an “uptick” in cannabis store robberies over the past 18 months with 29 […]

New cannabis strain with attention-grabbing name set to soon be available in … – Edmonton Journal

Good Day Farm’s overall goal is simple: “We aim to create the ideal place for you to learn about and shop for cannabis. Per Forbes, Laurie Gregory, chief marketing and brand officer for Good Day Farm, says the medicinal flower blend was named for the developer’s mother and her fight against breast cancer. Indeed, a […]

Regular cannabis consumers experience brief changes to psychomotor performance: study …

A smaller study out of Washington, involving 39 participants, replicated the sample. The DRUID app was developed by Michael Milburn, a professor of psychology at the University of Massachusetts Boston. The app establishes an impairment score by measuring decision-making ability, reaction times, balance, hand-eye coordination and concept of time through a series of short tests. […]

Hearing delayed in case of police commander accused of taking cannabis … – Edmonton Journal

A photo sent via WhatsApp, showing cannabis on a table, has been submitted as evidence. A freedom of information request previously revealed that during a two-year period, Bennett presided over 74 misconduct hearings involving 90 officers and 56 of those officers were dismissed. I think there’s a huge amount of stigma still around the word […]

Canadian brand aims to address gap in plus-size men’s clothing market | Edmonton Journal

With garments developed in direct accordance to specific proportions, shapes and sizes, we can now officially say goodbye to the stigma around the wide man’s wardrobe and fight the many clichés surrounding it. A platform that elevates our clientele thanks to garments and collections developed with confidence in mind, allowing our men to take on […]

‘Probably more activity than we’ve ever seen’: Edmonton real estate market staying busy and …

Edmonton saw an 11.6 per cent increase, its largest jump, in the price of a single-family detached home in Q4 to $469,900, according to Royal LePage. Those looking for to buy their next home should look into condominiums, said Shearer. Shearer said the Edmonton real estate market has not escalated out of control like some […]

Edmonton sees increase in downtown office vacancy but growth in industrial market …

“They’re looking at how that impacts the workforce,” Young said. Development is also on the rise, with a seven-year high of 4.6 million square-feet of space under construction. We have enabled email notifications—you will now receive an email if you receive a reply to your comment, there is an update to a comment thread you […]

Edmonton residential property market on the rise for the first time in six years, assessment …

Most property owners will see a higher assessed value for their homes when they open their annual notices sent out by the city Friday. “One of the reasons for the increase in value for detached homes might be pandemic related. But the change in assessment values doesn’t necessarily mean residents will be seeing the same […]

The latest real estate stats for hot markets are bad news for homebuyers | Edmonton Journal

At this point in Canada’s seemingly inexhaustible real estate boom, when the number of homes on the market is scraping rock bottom, any increase in sales is near miraculous. One stat to keep an eye on is the sales-to-new-listings ratio, which is a solid indicator of supply-demand dynamics. Sales in Ontario were down 20.8 per […]

No relief in 2022: Experts’ predictions for Canada’s housing market | Edmonton Journal

“I’ve always found the pull-ahead argument to be a little oversold,” says Phil Soper, president of real estate brokerage Royal LePage. As a result, sales are expected to drop dramatically. As of December 2021, the average selling price was up 19.6 per cent over the past year, according to CREA. “The reality is, if you […]

Legal cannabis sales surpass illicit market for the first time in Ontario: OCS | Edmonton Journal

In August, Ontario saw its 1,000th cannabis store open and the province had 1,115 authorized pot shops operating by the close of the quarter. The variety of legal products has also dramatically increased in the latest quarter, with 400 new products launched. We have enabled email notifications—you will now receive an email if you receive […]