Following a sharp increase in cannabis poisoning among young people, Canadian health professionals are calling for tighter controls to keep edible marijuana products away from minors.

Steam Whistle Brewing Inc., maker of the popular green-bottled pilsner lager distributed across the country, is pivoting to cannabis.

Andy Burgess, president of the craft brewery, told BNN Bloomberg he is engaged in active discussions with several cannabis producers for a possible investment or joint venture with the company.

"This is about reinforcing the brand and how to build shareholder value for the long term," he said in an interview this week.

Discussions have included the possibility of producing cannabis-infused beverages and launching a Steam Whistle brand of cannabis, he added.

"The bottom line is that our brand and the building, our distribution, and the popularity of our beer is of interest to the cannabis space."

Province Brands filed the provisional patent for the “world’s first beers brewed from the cannabis plant” in July 2017, further stoking interest from the drinks industry in the burgeoning cannabis industry since Constellation bought a 10% stake in Canadian marijuana company Canopy Growth Corp for £141 million with plans to make cannabis-infused drinks.

Although Canada’s lawmakers legalised recreational use of cannabis earlier this year, the country’s edibles industry has yet to become legal, causing a number of false-starts for small businesses and leading many manufacturers to sell their products illegally online.

With its youthful vibe and eclectic mix of culture, a small Massachusetts city seems a logical site for the nation's first legal recreational marijuana sales east of Colorado.

An existing medical marijuana dispensary in Northampton -- nestled in Massachusetts' scenic Pioneer Valley -- plans to open its doors within days to anyone 21 or older looking for products ranging from pre-rolled joints to cannabis-infused edibles, creams, lotions and cooking oils. A second store in the small town of Leicester could also open at or around the same time, while dozens of other retail applicants await final licensing approval from state regulators.

By now, we should all know that driving a motor vehicle with cannabis in your body could result in harsh legal penalties. But what about driving with cannabis in your car?

Now that cannabis is legal, adults are able to carry up to 30 grams of cannabis or its equivalent in public places. However, when it comes to your motor vehicle, there are a number of restrictions about how that should be done in order to properly comply with the law.

Second Cup Ltd. has identified more than 20 Ontario locations that it hopes to convert into pot shops as the coffee chain undergoes a strategic review, according to its chief executive officer.

Through a joint venture with National Access Cannabis Corp., Second Cup is already planning to convert two of its Alberta locations into cannabis stores and hopes to open several more in Ontario, where the government will start accepting applications in December. For now, marijuana sales in Canada’s most-populous province are limited to a government-run website, with the first stores expected to open in April.

Canada is running low on legal pot three weeks after the government approved the use of recreational marijuana, a shortage that is sending some frustrated consumers back to the black market, writes Dan Bilefsky.

At least three provinces — Ontario, Quebec and New Brunswick — are facing a dearth of legal marijuana and two of them have seen outlets selling cannabis temporarily shut down for lack of supply.

Canada Post is admitting to a privacy breach involving thousands of Ontario's online cannabis customers.

The postal service says someone used its delivery tracking tool to gain access to personal information of 4,500 customers.

Canada Post did not say what information was compromised.

However, the Ontario Cannabis Store says the information includes postal codes, dates of delivery of cannabis and who signed for the package.

"Upon learning of this incident, the OCS immediately engaged the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (IPC) of Ontario," the OCS said in a statement.

According to said statement, no other details were accessed, and the OCS website was not impacted.

With cannabis now officially legal in Canada, the floodgates have opened for any and all hybrids involving weed and there are a lot of incoming options if you aren't a smoker. Though one of the most popular impending hybrids has to be a marijuana-infused beer which promises to give you a high similar to the feeling you get while drunk, without the hangover in the morning. 

That claim alone has interested hundreds of Canadians in the company behind it, waiting for an official release date on the product that has been in the works since 2016. Thankfully, the brand is releasing one of their products in the very near future.

More than half of New Brunswick’s legal cannabis stores are expected to stay closed Wednesday due to a pot shortage.

Disappointed customers approached one of the stores in Saint John Tuesday to be greeted by a ‘closed’ sign.

Some disgruntled customers saw the closures as growing pains, while others blamed poor planning.

“They don’t realize how many people have been buying under the table when it was illegal,” Keith Short told CTV Atlantic. “So if the government, if they keep the place stocked, they will make millions.” “I’m a little surprised that they didn’t think this far ahead,” Justin Maclean added.

“You’d think as a government corporation they would have put a little more thought into the opening month.”