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The head of Ontario's cannabis business plans to step down later this month, the third such departure in as many years, as the Crown corporation announces it will conduct a national search to find a new leader to oversee the organization.  The Ontario Cannabis Retail Corporation (OCRC), which oversees the Ontario Cannabis Store e-commerce site and the province's wholesale marijuana distribution, said that interim Chief Executive Officer Thomas Haig plans to leave his role, effective March 23.  "As the OCS further transitions from a scale-up organization to a mature Crown corporation, new l...

Legal pot gains market share in Ontario, but progress will slip next quarter: OCS by The Canadian Press Last Updated Dec 17, 2020 at 1:28 pm EDT TORONTO — Ontario’s legal cannabis industry is gaining ground in its fight against the illicit market, but the progress likely won’t last long because of COVID-19 lockdowns. The province’s pot distributor says between July and September the legal industry controlled slightly more than 36 per cent of the recreational market, up from about 25 per cent the quarter before. Ontario Cannabis Store chief executive Thomas Haig says the increase is th...

The Canadian Press An employee holds a tray of Aurora Cannabis Inc. Drift brand edibles inside the Hobo Cannabis Co. store in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2020. Bloomberg/David Kawai Ontario's legal cannabis industry is gaining ground in its fight against the illicit market, but the progress likely won't last long because of COVID-19 lockdowns. The Ontario Cannabis Store said Thursday that between the start of July and end of September the legal industry controlled slightly more than 36 per cent of the recreational market, up from about 25 per cen...

Winnipeg Free Press By: Tara Deschamps, The Canadian Press Posted: Last Modified: 2:00 PM CST Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020 TORONTO - Ontario's legal cannabis industry is gaining ground in its fight against the illicit market, but the progress likely won't last long because of COVID-19 lockdowns. Chocolate edibles available for authorized retailers are displayed at the Ontario Cannabis Store in Toronto on Friday, January 3, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Tijana Martin TORONTO - Ontario's legal c...