In the last week of January, a month after edibles arrived at the NSLC, the Clyde Street store was mostly bare of them. No chocolates, no gummies. The cases of THC-infused beverages were empty. There were three flavours of CBD-infused tea bags from Everie (from High Park) in stock, as well as a number of […]
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Cannabis: Peeling Back the Layers | Behind the Scenes with FIGR
A year after the legalization of the cannabis industry, it’s time to shed some light on the specific science and agricultural knowledge that comes with producing high-quality cannabis. Providing consumers with accessible and accurate information about what they’re consuming, and where it’s coming from is at the forefront of the cannabis movement. Whether you’re a […]
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Anna Duckworth on raising Miss Grass
A nna Duckworth hails from Kingsburg, Nova Scotia. Her neighbours growing up remember her as an imaginative and intelligent free spirit beneath an array of fabulous costumes, showing sure signs of integrity and journalistic curiosity. A King’s Journalism grad and former Coast writer, in 2016 Duckworth left her place in Canadian publishing—living in Toronto, working […]
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Pot and performance
You always remember how to ride a bike, but the work that goes into racing a bike might be worth forgetting. After an intense hill climb, road-cycling race or training session, there’s a lot going on with the body. Cyclist Nicholas Witzke cites two of the things he has to manage: inflammation and increased levels […]
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11 things to do in Halifax when you’re high
Halifax is very conflicted about cannabis. Just days before weed was legalized in Canada last October 17, our city council passed a bylaw banning public smoking of any kind— cigarettes, blunts, vapes, everything—except in a few officially designated smoking areas. So on the one hand, local leaders are trying to kill the buzz. On the […]
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Cannabis review: Indica and sativa don’t mean much in a world gone hybrid
Durga Mata 2 Producer: Namaste Price: $9.99 for one-gram pack Ebb & Flow Producer: Reef Price: $48.99 for 3.5-gram pack ($13.99/gram) Sweet Tartan Producer: Highland Grow Inc. Price: $25.18 for pack of three pre-rolled joints ($16.79/gram) From chief cannabis researchers in Berkley’s analytical labs, to a study from Dalhousie Agriculture on strain genetics, more and […]
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The high points of the Cannabis Sessions
The Coast Cannabis Sessions hit Halifax on Saturday to get people talking and learning about weed. The event aimed to spread of knowledge about cannabis use, what can improve it and other helpful tips that all kinds of pot users may want to know. This included panels on the still-present stigma on pot use despite […]
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Myrna Gillis means canna-business
Myrna Gillis is no stranger to the long haul. Her cannabis company, Aqualitas, finally got its sales license just last week. An exciting step in her journey that began to take shape on paper back in 2015, and in reality much longer than that. For the Aqualitas staff of more than 50—most of them Nova […]
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24 weeks later: a look at Nova Scotia’s weed industry
On October 17 last year, Canada changed when recreational cannabis became legal. In most provinces, people lined the street outside their neighbourhood cannabis store to get their first taste of constitutional weed. But legalization is about much more than the ability to buy cannabis from a store. Our national identity has shifted: We’re now known […]
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I’m a mom, and I use cannabis
WIth Canada being six months deep into legalization, many longtime cannabis users are finally coming out of the closet, breathing in that sweet sigh of relief. Unfortunately it’s not so easy for all of us. If you thought braving the stereotypical stoner image was tough, try doing it as a mother. For us mothers and […]
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Local products to bring some fresh air to your next sesh
Sue Siri, Drink Mallow Although Sue Siri doesn’t consume cannabis herself, she had an “a-ha” moment when her friend got way too high from eating edibles for the first time. Hearing of this sparked an idea: There’s an opportunity to help people who unintentionally get themselves in this situation. So Siri did extensive research to […]
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Six Months Since Legalization
Time flies when you’re having fun. It’s already been six months since recreational cannabis was legalized and Organigram has learned a lot, says Ray Gracewood, Organigram’s chief commercial officer. “The legalization of this industry is a marathon and not a race,” he says. “Although we’ve come incredibly far, we still have a long way to […]