Howard Alexander
Assistant Editor Howard Alexander comes to iNFOnews.ca from the broadcasting side of the media business.
Howard has been a reporter, news anchor, talk show host and news director, first in Saskatchewan and then the Okanagan.
He moved his family to Vernon in the 90s and is proud to call the Okanagan home.
If you have an event to share contact Howard at 250-309-5343or email halexander@infonews.ca.
Competition Bureau recommends changing THC limits for edibles, easing pot packaging
Canada's competition watchdog is putting its weight behind some longtime cannabis industry asks including easing restrictions on cannabis packaging and adjusting limits on how much of pot’s psychoactive component can be in edible products. In a submission to Health Canada…
Canopy Growth signs deal with Indiva for Wana brand of edibles
SMITHS FALLS, Ont. – Cannabis company Canopy Growth Corp. has signed a deal with Indiva Ltd. for the exclusive rights and interests to manufacture, distribute and sell Wana branded edible products in Canada. The companies also signed a contract manufacturing…
Minnesota governor signs bill to legalize marijuana, effective this summer
ST. PAUL, Minnesota (AP) — Surrounded by dozens of people wearing green clothes, Minnesota Democratic Gov. Tim Walz signed a bill Tuesday to legalize recreational marijuana for people over the age of 21, making Minnesota the 23rd state to legalize…
Cannabis price ‘race to the bottom’ in Canada hurts market’s future
TORONTO – The head of Ontario's cannabis distributor says the "race to the bottom" happening with pot prices risks hurting the market's future. “Once you condition consumers to certain prices, it may take a generation to change perceptions and price…
Rastafari gain sacramental rights to cannabis in Antigua and Barbuda, celebrate freedom of worship
LIBERTA, Antigua (AP) — On the same ground where their enslaved ancestors were forced to plant sugar cane, Rastafari in this small island nation are now legally growing and ritualistically smoking cannabis. For Rastafari, the practice brings them closer to…
For teens who drink and do drugs, here’s how to reduce the harm
About 40 per cent of Canadian teenagers drank alcohol in the last year and one in five used cannabis, according to an annual Statistics Canada survey that asks kids about substances. The 2021-22 Canadian Student Tobacco, Alcohol and Drugs Survey…
Slow start to New York’s legal pot market leaves farmers holding the bag
ARGYLE, N.Y. (AP) — Seth Jacobs has about 100 bins packed with marijuana flower sitting in storage at his upstate New York farm. And that’s a problem. There aren’t enough places to sell it. The 700 pounds (318 kilograms) of…
Fire & Flower files for court protection from creditors under CCAA
TORONTO – Cannabis retailer Fire & Flower Holdings Corp. says it has received a court order for creditor protection under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act. The company had been pursuing additional financing to raise capital to fund its operations. It…
Quebec’s provincially-owned pot retailer SQDC sees growth plateau amid strike
MONTREAL – Quebec's provincially-owned cannabis retailer says its growth has plateaued for the first time despite an increasing number of pot shops because some two dozen stores have been affected by strikes. On both a volume and dollar basis, the…
Oregon to crack down on illegal pot growers by holding landowners responsible
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon has long been known as a mecca for high-quality marijuana, but that reputation has come with a downside: illegal growers who offer huge amounts of cash to lease or buy land and then leave behind…
Aurora Cannabis on the hunt for savings again
Aurora Cannabis Inc. is on the hunt for more savings after wrapping a transformation plan that delivered at least $400 million in savings over the last three years. The Edmonton-based cannabis producer said Wednesday that it wants to uncover another…
Indigenous kept from economic opportunities from pot legalization: Senate committee
A Senate committee says the current cannabis market and legislation has kept Indigenous Peoples from sharing in the economic opportunities that the legalization of recreational pot created. The standing Senate committee on Indigenous Peoples said Thursday that it wants the…
NCAA medical committee recommendations include removal of marijuana from banned drug list
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An NCAA panel is calling for the removal of marijuana from the organization's list of banned drugs, suggesting that testing should be limited to performance-enhancing substances. The proposal released Friday from the Committee on Competitive Safeguards and…
Scent like marijuana enough to warrant police search, Wisconsin Supreme Court rules
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A car smelling like marijuana is enough for police in Wisconsin to justify searching a person in the vehicle, even though substances legal in the state can smell the same, the state Supreme Court said on…
Risk of cannabis addiction higher for young men, people with anxiety
Nearly five per cent of cannabis users are at risk of developing an addiction to the drug, a new study from Statistics Canada says. The analysis of data collected from more than 101,000 people aged 15 and older as part…