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I've written hundreds of stories about cannabis. Here's a selection.

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Scotts Miracle-Gro’s struggling Hawthorne seeks marijuana M&A deals (December, 2023)

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Marijuana firm Bright Green’s immigrant fundraising plan draws scrutiny (MJBizDaily, March 2023)

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Pre-ground flower fans have no time for cannabis snobs (Leafly, April 2022)​​

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Some of Canada’s favourite cannabis brands are American (Leafly, Oct. 2021)

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James Belushi: The Blues Brother grows up (KIND, Oct. 2021)

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She has to wait years to work in weed. Why? (Leafly, Sept. 2021)

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Marijuana firms and advocates struggle as Instagram targets accounts (MJBizDaily, Aug. 2021)​​​​

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Yes, You Can Take Too Much CBD — Here’s What Happens (Healthline, June 2021)​

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How cannabis companies can vet celebrity partnerships, avoid (embarrassing) pitfalls ( MJBizDaily, March 2021)​​​

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Regulatory infraction or criminal charge? Licensed companies and individuals are treated very differently when it comes to cannabis laws in Canada (The GrowthOp, June 2020)​

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The Canadian cannabis industry loves to borrow from Black culture. So why the tepid response to police brutality and Black Lives Matter? (The GrowthOp, June 2020)​

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Canopy Growth reports $1.3 billion net loss in latest earnings report (The GrowthOp, May 2020)​

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Former OPP commissioner Julian Fantino is leaving the cannabis company he co-founded (The GrowthOp, April 2020)​​

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Ontario Cannabis Store orders quadrupled as stoners stockpiled for COVID-19 (The GrowthOp, April 2020)​​

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"I do" cannabis: How to throw a weed wedding in style (The GrowthOp, Dec. 2019)​

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How not to legalize weed (Maclean’s, Oct. 2019)​

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Conservatives should pitch radical changes to Liberals’ weed plan (Maclean’s, July 2019)​

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Inside Canada's Move To Legalize Cannabis & Hemp (HEMP Today, May 2019)

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Ask Weedsplainer: What's It Like For Women Working In Cannabis? (Lift & Co., March 2019)​​​

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Derek Ogden: From RCMP Drug Enforcement To Cannabis Consultant (Lift & Co., Oct. 2018)​

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Goodbye counterculture: what will happen when weed goes corporate? (Written for NOW, picked up by the Guardian, June 2018)​

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Those Toronto Cops Who (Allegedly) Ate Too Many Cannabis Edibles Are Facing Charges (Lift & Co., May 2018)​​​​

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Buzzed words: The wacky language of weed (Globe and Mail, Feb. 2018)

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Toronto Green Market plans 420 block party edition (NOW, April 2017)

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© 2023 By Emilia Kent.

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