This week, the Resort Municipality of Whistler announced a new bylaw allowing its residents to grow cannabis at home once legalization takes effect on October 17. But home cultivation is still a contentious issue  — especially for landlords and stratas. Current federal legislation for growing at home allows up to four plants per household, and technically, cities do not need to make any new legislation to allow it.

But provinces and municipalities do have the power to restrict how recreational marijuana is grown and sold in their area.

The Ontario government is turning to private retailers to sell marijuana in stores come October, shifting policy dramatically less than three months before Canada legalizes recreational use.

Provincial Finance Minister Vic Fedeli and Attorney-General Caroline Mulroney are expected to make an announcement as early as next week outlining in broad strokes the province’s plan to scrap the existing public retail model and allow the private sector to own and operate bricks-and-mortar cannabis shops, according to a senior source in the Ontario government who would only speak on condition of not being named. The person added that the government will still control the wholesale and distribution of the product to the stores and manage online sales.

British Columbia craft cannabis growers fear that federal and municipal regulations will damage the sector, reduce choice and kill a significant economic opportunity.

The well-established but unregulated sector faces new challenges as marijuana is legalized.

Craft growers aren’t even allowed to apply for the right to sell pot to legal outlets until mid-October, while large commercial producers have already signed supply contracts.

The growers are also dealing with new restrictions on agricultural land use and underdeveloped — or hostile — municipal zoning regulations.

Shares of a number of cannabis plays have been suffering over the past few weeks, with Aurora Cannabis Inc (OTCMKTS:ACBFF) perhaps chief among them. Given the growth rate on display here, and the company’s powerful strides to consolidate market share and diversify revenue streams through strategic action over the past 5 months, this pullback may end up representing a valuable opportunity by the time we head into the fall and Canadian recreational legalization.

Testing and research laboratories across Canada are preparing for the October 17th legalization of cannabis, expecting a boom in business once recreational cannabis is finally made legal.

Eight months after being shut out of Ohio’s cannabis cultivation regime, the billionaire family behind American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. is developing a second marijuana play, this time focused on dispensary chains and cannabidiol-infused beauty products.

The retail-centred Green Growth Brands Ltd. is backed by Columbus, Ohio’s Schottenstein family, whose interests include shoe-seller DSW, Inc. and a significant stake in the Albertsons supermarket chain.

Will that be Black Widow CBD, Super Skunk or Skywalker Kush No. 1?

The names of the pot products on offer after recreational cannabis becomes legal across Canada Oct. 17 will be as intriguing as they are inscrutable.

And with sparse packaging information and little producer advertising to guide you — the legalization law restricts them both severely — how’s the newbie Dude supposed to know which to choose? Welcome to the world of online “trip advisers.”

Yes, as with seemingly any perplexity out there, the internet will provide a wealth of combustibles advice for baffled consumers on websites that employ connoisseur expertise and crowdsourced consensus to help guide you to your desired high.

Edible cannabis products aren't legal in Canada, but they are being bought, sold and consumed regardless.

A recent case in Nova Scotia has health experts warning about the possible risks for children.

Chris Henderson, the owner of the Cannabis Vape Shop, says it’s important to read the labels.

“They do have a good amount of information on them, but you want to know it's accurate,” Henderson said.

Some bags of cannabis edibles look like they contain candy, and because they exist in an illegal market, there aren't any rules in place for controlling how they're made, and how they're packaged.

The cannabis industry in Canada is bound to open up a whole new market once recreational cannabis becomes legal, and a new industry means new job openings.

The Canadian cannabis industry has already employed hundreds and thousands of people since medical cannabis became legal.

This year, the federal government legalized recreational cannabis for personal use, and backed up the industry behind it.

The market for recreational cannabis is supposed to be several times larger than the medical, but only once it catches wind and people get used to it.

As the country moves closer to legalization, Health Canada is warning cannabis companies currently sponsoring music festivals and other events that they need to comply with advertising regulations or they could risk serious consequences.

Promoting cannabis brands is being viewed similarly to the way tobacco is promoted, which is essentially not at all. Cannabis companies are therefore rushing to promote their brand ahead of legalization.

The law will not take effect until October 17, the official date set for nationwide legalization.

Companies who do not comply with the law risk having their licensed suspended, fines as high as $5 million and possible jail time, said Health Canada in a public notice.