5 October 2024

Howe Street Reporter Title

Tag: ontario cannabis

  • Ontario Cannabis Czar “retires” just before financial shit-show hits fan

    Ontario Cannabis Czar “retires” just before financial shit-show hits fan

    The head of Ontario’s government cannabis agency, Patrick Ford, strategically retired just days prior to the revelation that the agency lost an astonishing $42 million on $64 million revenue this fiscal year. The “Ontario Cannabis Store” (OCS) oversees the provinces’ online and retail cannabis outlets. Ontario’s consolidated financial statements show the OCS racked up expenses…

  • Pasha Brands (CRFT.C) targets Ontario for craft cannabis expansion

    Pasha Brands (CRFT.C) targets Ontario for craft cannabis expansion

    Craft cannabis aggregator Pasha Brands (CRFT.C) is planning to enter Canada’s largest consumer market. On Monday, Pasha Brands announced it has submitted a formal application to the Ontario Cannabis Store (OCS) to bring its collection of isolates, cannabis oils, vape pens, craft cannabis flower and CBD-infused skin care products to the province. The OCS claims…

  • TGOD vs. NIMBYs; LP max size expansion amendment nixed by Hamilton City Council, Dutchman appeals

    TGOD vs. NIMBYs; LP max size expansion amendment nixed by Hamilton City Council, Dutchman appeals

    As has been widely reported, a zoning amendment proposal brought forward by The Green Organic Dutchman and recommended by the City of Hamilton’s Planning Committee was defeated by vote of Hamilton’s City Council this past Wednesday. The proposed amendment (PED18118) would have increased the maximum allowance of 24,000 sq/ft to 968,000 sq/ft of growth space for cannabis LP’s like…