An event series in Ontario aims to delve into how cannabis will impact the hospitality industry. The Canadian Association of Professional Sommeliers (CAPS) - Ontario has partnered with Lifford Cannabis Solution for a monthly event series on the third Wednesday of the month, at...
"Dosed - it’s not magic - it’s medicine" An award-winning documentary screened for the first time in Vancouver this week offered a unique look at illegal psychedelic medicine, such as magic mushrooms and iboga.  DOSED, presented by Golden Teacher Films...
Organizers of the world’s first-ever free virtual cannabis conference for women say they are “pleasantly surprised and overwhelmed” at not only the attendance of the event but the connections that were made.  Hosted by Marigold PR, the Womxn, Wellness & Cannabis Conference (WWC Conference on...
If you ask Danielle Mcinnis - aka Moms Who Toke Are Dope - “weed mom is the new wine mom.” “There’s a whole, huge social influence happening where moms are just coming out of the closet now and repping the cannabis, all of the...

What Women Want

A women-led community offers a hub for personal stories and entrepreneurial empowerment. It’s as if the end of cannabis prohibition was timed perfectly to harmonize with the resurgence of a women’s movement. Discovered centuries ago by women in hunter-gatherer communities, cannabis was commonly used to treat a litany of labour,...
The latest Cannabis Media Collective podcast features an interview with Ian Power, who was the first person to legally purchase recreational cannabis in Canada. When recreational cannabis was legalized on Oct. 17, 2018, Power stood outside in the cold at a legal...
According to a recent Ipsos poll commissioned by Tetra Bio-Pharma, it seems that Canadians believe that "Doctor Knows Best" when it comes to recommending cannabis for a medical ailment, even though they are less convinced that they are well enough informed to treat them with it.
In this latest Cannabis Media Collective podcast, host Michael Pedersen interviewed Brad Martin (AKA PanCakeNap), an online cannabis product reviewer. "His work is extremely respected and appreciated by countless Canadians.  Brad talks about what he does and why he does it.  If you haven't...
A new app launched this week that aims to provider retailers and consumers access to product details to help them make informed choices. The Figr Budtender app is described as an "interactive tool intended for budtenders and consumers" The app...
The organization that's advocating for cannabis convictions to be overturned has received a $50,000 boost, with Canadian legalization just around the corner. Aurora Cannabis announced its contribution to the Campaign for Cannabis Amnesty this week, which is a non-partisan, not-for-profit group of lawyers, activists, and entrepreneurs "brought together by the...