We've Moved Over To Our New Lift & Co. Magazine Site
Friday, 27 April 2018
The Lift you know and love has recently undergone some renovations to get ourselves ready for the upcoming legalization of recreational cannabis. First we changed our name to Lift & Co., and then we went and updated our whole look. You can read all about our new identity right here. And we’ve also moved our
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Why Germany is the next big thing for the Canadian cannabis industry
Monday, 09 April 2018
Canada’s role in the international cannabis world market is growing as more countries legalize consumption for medical purposes. Canadian licensed producers such as Peace Naturals, Aurora and Canopy are already exporting medicinal cannabis to Germany, where medical cannabis was legalized in 2017. “California gets the media attention and Canada gets the investment dollars as they
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The Best Cannabis Strains For Anxiety As Chosen By Lift Users
Friday, 06 April 2018
If you are dealing with high levels of anxiety for prolonged periods of time, know that you’re not alone. One in four Canadians will experience an anxiety disorder at least once in their lives and 12 per cent of Canadians are experiencing one right now, according to the Anxiety Disorder Association of Canada. An increasing
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How We Should Be Talking To Teens About Cannabis
Thursday, 05 April 2018
A grassroots network of Canadian youth is aiming to change the conversation around teens and cannabis. The Canadian Students for Sensible Drug Policy (CSSDP) launched a resource guide this week providing educators and parents pointers on how to openly talk to young people about the drug as Canada moves closer to legalization. Their bottom line
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Cannabis jobs in Canada: who’s hiring (April 2018 edition)
Tuesday, 03 April 2018
It’s been another whirlwind month for the Canadian cannabis industry: Saskatchewan revealed its plans for privately owned cannabis retail, PEI announced it will allow outdoor weed cultivation and Bill C-45, the Cannabis Act, made it through its second reading in the Senate. March saw a slight decrease in the rate of new cannabis job listings, with an average of
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Warm Your Heart Watching Strangers Share Joint On New York Subway
Tuesday, 03 April 2018
As Calgary gears up to ban public cannabis consumption entirely and Charlottetown plans to create designated consumption areas, some strangers in New York have gone viral joyfully passing a joint around a subway car. A commuter captured the scene and tweeted it out on April 1, explaining that at first she was annoyed by the
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Canadian Scientists Find Cannabis Is Not A 'Gateway Drug'
Monday, 02 April 2018
Is cannabis a “gateway drug” that increases the risk of young people trying more harmful substances? Multiple studies have backed up the claim, including a 25-year study of adolescents that showed regular or heavy weed use increases chances of using other illicit drugs. But the long-held theory is controversial. Scientists are questioning whether other factors
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3 Technology Tips For Canada’s Licensed Cannabis Producers
Friday, 30 March 2018
When Pranav Sood introduced his seed-to-sale tracking software Trellis to the cannabis industry in 2014, it was designed to perform within Canada’s regulatory framework alongside a licensed producer. The Toronto-based company was all about helping cannabis operators manage batches of cannabis plants, track various lots of the same cannabis strains, meet Health Canada’s packaging and
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Smokin' Seders: What's The Connection Between Passover And Pot?
Thursday, 29 March 2018
If you’re going to Roy and Claire Kaufman’s Passover Seder, the annual feast commemorating the liberation of the Jews from Egyptian slavery, the ceremony will include sipping Manischewitz and smoking marijuana. “During the Seder, we traditionally fill, bless and drink four cups of wine,” reads the Kaufmans’ Official Le’Or Cannabis Passover Seder Haggadah. “At tonight’s Seder,
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This Week in Weed: Green Gables! Bad Brits! Great Cannabis Superstore!
Thursday, 29 March 2018
Grow Your Own Stone In P.E.I. Prince Edward Island updated its framework for cannabis legalization to permit four plants to be grown per household and allow public consumption in “certain designated spaces” once recreational cannabis is legalized. Age of purchase will be 19 and the province will run only four brick-and-mortar retailers throughout the province,
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