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I ran the HotBox, Toronto’s first cannabis consumption lounge, for 20 years—now it’s closing
“Woody Harrelson spent a week hanging out in the space, smoking weed and playing chess. Bill Murray and Tricky dropped by”
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Food & Drink
Fourteen of the best cannabis-spiked sippers on the market
Including seltzer, soda, kombucha and hot cocoa
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Treat yourself: Elevate your self-love routine with cannabis this Valentine’s Day
Six ways to indulge in cannabis-infused self-care
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Fire and Flower
Food & Drink
Inside SuperMarket, Superette’s kaleidoscopic cannabis shop inside a shipping container
It's a real trip
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Shopping
Five super-luxe, design-forward new cannabis dispensaries
Including one that looks like a
Twin Peaks
dream sequence
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Toronto’s best cannabis-infused comfort food
Our guide to the best edibles available right now, from gummies to tea to cotton candy
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A local grandmother just opened this cannabis store—despite having no industry experience
It’s part of the second wave of cannabis shops that are popping up around the city
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Food & Drink
Cannabis edibles are now for sale at Ontario’s licensed dispensaries. Here’s what you can buy
Including chocolate bars, soft chews and a tea bag
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Q&A: Steven Pelton, the CEO of Second Cup, on the coffee chain’s move into cannabis
The Second Toke?
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A look inside Tokyo Smoke’s new cannabis store at Yonge and Dundas
Tokyo Smoke set up shop inside the old HMV at Yonge-Dundas Square
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Inside the colourful new office space of Lift & Co., a cannabis education company
With puzzles, hilariously-named conference rooms and a tiny dog named Moose
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A peek inside Ameri, Toronto’s second legal cannabis store
Where to buy weed at Bay and Cumberland
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Inside Nova, a cannabis store with a deli-style weed display, high-tech accessories and 3-D art installations
Nova occupies the former American Apparel space at Queen and Spadina
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A look inside the Hunny Pot, Toronto’s first legal cannabis shop
Hunny Pot sells 40 different strains of cannabis in flower, oil, tincture and vape form
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How to smoke your legal marijuana in style
A curated roundup of beautiful, civilized smoking implements
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A rookie’s guide to growing cannabis at home, legally
Ontario households are now free to grow as many as four marijuana plants
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Highlights from legalization day in Toronto
Yesterday, Canada became the second country in the world to legalize recreational cannabis
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“It’s about time”: How people are feeling about the legalization of cannabis
Some mixed feelings about marijuana
City News
Q&A: Criminal lawyer Annamaria Enenajor on what will happen when pot becomes legal
She’s a partner at Clayton Ruby’s law firm, fighting for the erasure of records for personal possession
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Life
When I came home from Afghanistan, my PTSD almost killed me. Then I discovered the magic of cannabis
I finally felt like myself again
City News
What pot entrepreneurs think of the province’s plan to sell marijuana at government stores
Spoiler: they don't like it
Life
“It should be treated like every other vegetable or plant out there”: Cannabis entrepreneurs talk about their dream scenarios
Aspiring pot magnates fantasize about the post-legalization world
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A legal mega-grower and a small dispensary owner face off over marijuana legalization
A conversation with two very different cannabis executives
Life
Some photos from Toronto’s first post-pot-legislation 4/20 rally
A look at the smoke-filled festivities
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Deep Dives
Dancing Queens: Patrons, staff and performers share their wildest memories of Crews and Tangos, Toronto’s most storied drag bar
Crews and Tangos has been enforcing the rules of the Village for more than 30 years: wear what you want, kiss who you want, but don’t forget to tip the drag queens. With a condo development looming, we asked around for tales from the iconic spot
Deep Dives
The Joy of Sex with Strangers: A Toronto hotwife’s adventures in ethical non-monogamy
Three months ago, I was a suburban mom in a monogamous relationship. Now I’m sleeping with people I meet online—with my husband’s blessing—and we’ve never been happier. Don’t judge us until you’ve read our story
Deep Dives
The Scandal, the Firing and the Fallout: Anatomy of a Bay Street fiasco at RBC
Nadine Ahn was a high-ranking executive at the bank. Ken Mason, her subordinate, was rapidly promoted. Then someone claimed to see them canoodling at the Royal York, tipped off HR and triggered an inquisition
Deep Dives
Edward the Conqueror: The unlikely ascent of Canada’s telecom king
Edward Rogers was dismissed as a meddling nepo baby—until he muscled out his siblings, acquired his competitors, cornered the telecom market and became the dominant force in Canadian sports
Deep Dives
Lady Parts: Inside Meredith MacNeill and Jennifer Whalen’s new show,
Small Achievable Goals
The
Baroness von Sketch Show
alumnae have elevated joking about women’s issues to an art. Their new show takes aim at menopause. How funny is that?
Deep Dives
Murder in the Blue Mountains: The story behind the killing of Ashley Schwalm
Ashley and James Schwalm had what seemed like a fairy tale life—two wonderful children, fulfilling careers and a gorgeous home close to the private ski club where they’d fallen in love. Then Ashley’s remains turned up in a burned-out car at the bottom of a ditch, and all signs pointed to her husband
Deep Dives
Dark Horse: Inside the fall of Eric Lamaze, Canada’s most famous equestrian
For years, Lamaze was the world’s top-ranked show jumper, living an enviable life filled with fancy cars, international travel and adoring fans—the kind of life a person might do anything to protect
Deep Dives
Dividing Line: How the Bloor Street bike lane turned the city into a battlefield
A few kilometres along Bloor has become Toronto’s most contested strip of concrete, igniting fights over congestion, safety and the future of downtown
Deep Dives
The Chosen One: At just 23, Scottie Barnes is the new face of the Raptors—and the team’s best chance of salvation
Barnes is shouldering the weight of an impatient, basketball-mad city, a hit-and-miss team, and his own colossal ambitions. Does he look worried?
Deep Dives
Almost
Famous: Inside the Beaches’ rise to rock stardom
A viral earworm about a breakup turned the Beaches into Toronto’s hottest export. Now, the panty-throwing, stage-diving, all-girl rock band is seducing fans around the world
Deep Dives
“I was nearly beaten to death by my partner. The case was dismissed because it took too long to get to trial”
How an overburdened justice system is failing survivors of intimate partner violence
Deep Dives
Brave New Year: The ultimate try-anything-once bucket list for 2025
For inspiration on wonderful, wild and even some slightly reckless experiences to enjoy in the year ahead
Deep Dives
The stars of the PWHL’s Toronto Sceptres on finally having a league of their own
After kicking off a new chapter for hockey with the PWHL, Natalie Spooner, Sarah Nurse and Blayre Turnbull are blazing a trail for women in sports
Deep Dives
The 50 Most Influential Torontonians of 2024
Our annual ranking of the people whose courage, smarts and clout are changing the world as we know it
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Food & Drink
The US tariffs are coming for your espresso martini
With Kahlúa no longer available at the LCBO, Toronto bartenders are getting creative
Food & Drink
These Ontario-made booze collaborations are coming to a restaurant near you
Toronto bars and restaurants are partnering with their favourite distillers, winemakers and brewers to produce custom-made drinks. Here, nine crushable new concoctions
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“We have over 100 cases of American wine trapped at the LCBO”: Toronto’s Grape Witches on what it’s like to run a bottle shop during a trade war
It’s not as simple as taking sides when you’re a small business
Food & Drink
Six Toronto restaurants serving up all-Canadian menus
With a trade war upon us, our city’s chefs are taking a stand