Some marijuana sector stocks are up slightly after Ontario announced supply agreements with 26 licensed producers in preparation for legalization of recreational pot this fall.

Smaller producers which signed initial agreements with the Ontario Cannabis Store, which will be selling pot online starting on Oct. 17, saw bigger lifts in the volatile sector.

Shares of licensed producer Beleave Inc. were up roughly 16 per cent to $1.55 in Toronto while Newstrike Brands Ltd.'s stock was up more than 21 per cent to $0.67.

Ontario announced late Monday that it had signed agreements with 26 licensed producers such as Canopy Growth Corp., Aurora Cannabis and Aphria Inc. as well as smaller players including Starseed Medicinal Inc. and Solace Health Inc.

DELTA 9 CANNABIS INC. (TSXV: NINE) ("Delta 9" or the "Company") and LIFT CO. LTD. ("Lift & Co.") today announce a partnership that will see Lift & Co. train Delta 9 retail store employees across Canada using Lift & Co.'s leading-edge Cannabis Retail Training Certification (the "Certification").

The Certification was created by Lift & Co. through an exclusive partnership with MADD Canada. The Certification combines Lift & Co.'s years of experience educating legal cannabis consumers and MADD Canada's recognized expertise in responsible consumption into a self-guided online curriculum delivered through Lift & Co.'s retail education platform, with in-class components administered by MADD Canada.

 March Networks®, a world leader in the delivery of video surveillance and video-based business intelligence solutions to the cannabis industry, is pleased to announce that one of Canada's largest cannabis producers has selected its complete cannabis video solution to provide security, loss prevention and operational insights for its retail dispensaries.

Companies to Supply a Broad Variety of Products for the Emerging Adult Consumer Market

Aurora Cannabis Inc. ("Aurora" or the "Company") (TSX: ACB) (OTCQB: ACBFF) (Frankfurt: 21P; WKN: A1C4WM) is pleased to confirm it, and its wholly-owned subsidiary MedReleaf, have entered into supply agreements with the Ontario Cannabis Stores, a key market in the Company's adult consumer use strategy. When government-run online sales commence on October 17, Aurora and MedReleaf will supply a broad range of dried flower and higher margin products, such as pre-rolls, oils and capsules.

The University of Guelph is working on a smoke-free policy for campus.

It will include consultations with students, staff and faculty, and part of that conversation will include talking about cannabis, which becomes legal on October 22.

Don O'Leary, vice president of administration and finance, said the school is creating a new no-smoking policy, which will prohibit the smoking of all tobacco and cannabis products on campus or in student residences.  "We're going through a public process here with stakeholders," O'Leary told CBC K-W. He also said they would "step up" the public consultations in fall when students are back at school. 

For years, Kinleigh Stewart thought she was asexual. On the rare occasion the 27-year-old from Sarnia, Ont., had sex, she mostly felt anxious – a fact she attributes to early traumatic experiences related to sex – and preoccupied. “I’d think about what groceries I had to buy, if I needed to vacuum. I hated it … It put me in a crippling position,” she said. In the past year, however, Stewart has discovered that she can enjoy sex. It’s just that, in order to do so, she has to be high.

Municipalities in Ontario say they are skeptical about the Ford government’s timeline for rolling out private cannabis stores.

Newstrike Brands Ltd. (TSX-V:HIP) ("Newstrike" or the "Company"), is pleased to announce that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Up Cannabis Inc. ("Up Cannabis"), has entered into an agreement naming it to the list of official suppliers to the Ontario Cannabis Store (OCS), positioning Up Cannabis to service Canada's largest adult-use cannabis market.

The cannabis sector is booming.

Major Canadian marijuana cultivators, known as licensed producers, have pursued a flurry of deals as excitement around Canada's legal marijuana market ramps up.

August 20, 2018 (ACCESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- CORAL GABLES, FL / ACCESSWIRE / August 20, 2018 / Typically the industry for marijuana stocks is quiet during the summer months. This year, however, has seen a surge in pot stocks during late August. As the legalization of recreational marijuana in Canada looms, some blue-chip companies have taken notice. Both companies in the alcohol space, Constellation Brands (STZ) and Molson Coors Brewing Company (TAP) have made big money bets on companies within the industry. Most recently, Constellation put $4 Billion into one budding cannabis company.