By Ted Smith Over 100 years ago, pioneers ventured west and north on this continent in search of a precious metal. Risking everything for the lure of fortune, men would head to the hills in the hope of striking it rich. Now, few people make their living searching for gold unless they work for a […]
Two of Canada’s most prominent banks have indicated that they will not provide services to the medical cannabis industry, despite signals from the country’s government that it will legalize the substance by the spring of next year. Scotiabank last month ended its relationship with Nathan MacLellan, the owner of Hemp Country, an Ontario-based shop that […]
by Ted Smith While the potential of hemp was being explored by many farmers and entrepreneurs at the turn of the 20th century, the competition was quietly working in the background to take it out of the picture. Though some countries like Canada prohibited cannabis as early as 1923, it was not until 1937 that […]
