Is paper holding your cannabis business back from growth? | Regina Leader Post

In the North American legal markets, the vast majority of cannabis operations run on paper and spreadsheets. Access to information is all-important when it comes to running a business quickly and smoothly, and paper-based systems create unnecessary slowdowns as every question leads to a long chase down a paper trail to find the right answer. […]

Sask. looks to take 10 per cent of global helium market | Regina Leader Post

Energy and Resources Minister Bronwyn Eyre announced a Helium Action Plan based around royalty credits, drilling incentives and regulatory updates on Monday. “Helium, as we know, is far more than party balloons,” said Eyre. Patty Thomas, vice-president of geosciences for North American Helium, said Saskatchewan is the right jurisdiction for helium exploration, development and production. […]

Council okays cannabis zoning change, sells lands for bio-fuel plant | Regina Leader Post

Andrew Stevens sought an update on a hydrocarbon spill that occurred at the refinery in 2020 which saw 60,000 litres of oily liquid flow from the refinery and into Wascana Creek. Initially the proposal was for $150,000 but Masters said the addition of a free event made it easy to approve additional funding for the […]

Alberta company launches cannabis suppository products for both medical patients and …

Project CBD, a California-based non-profit dedicated to promoting and publicizing research into the medical uses of CBD, notes that clinical research on cannabis suppositories remains limited. Prairie Grass explains that cannabinoids administered vaginally or rectally bypass the digestive tract and first-pass metabolism in the liver, going directly to the bloodstream. Prairie Grass suggests many individuals […]

Riverside residents ‘very concerned’ about rumour of a cannabis consumption patio | Regina …

“The consumption part caught me,” said Ward 6 Coun. There’s been a proliferation of cannabis stores locally since the first one opened in the spring of 2020,  and the City of Windsor has had very little control over where these privately owned operations, licensed by the province, can go. We have enabled email notifications—you will […]

Cannabis reportedly helps ease some endometriosis-associated symptoms | Regina Leader Post

Endometriosis is associated with a variety of symptoms, including chronic pelvic pain, fatigue, period pain, painful sex, painful bowel movements and pain related to urination. They looked at the data of 252 people who identified as suffering endometriosis and had 16,193 sessions of using weed between April 2017 and February 2020 . Almost six in […]

City council set to tackle problem cannabis grow-ops in Winnipeg | Regina Leader Post

The issue is complex, as cannabis cultivation, for medical use or commerce, is regulated by the federal government. In Winnipeg, some people, who’ve been issued a licence to grow medical cannabis abuse the privilege and grow commercial quantities of cannabis, critics say. “I’m talking about the sick Canadians this will affect by putting an overburdened […]

22 per cent of US adults under 35 who have chronic pain are turning to cannabis

Dr. Still, “there’s insufficient evidence to support the effectiveness of CBD and cannabis in treating common chronic pain conditions,” Dr. “The prevalence of persistent pain among young adults is alarming, and their use of cannabis or CBD oil indicates they are seeking more ways to manage their pain through self-care,” Dr. Earlier this year, Australia’s […]