Canada Cannabis News & Information

Canadian Cannabis Firms See Flower Prices Decline

Wed / Nov 13th

British Columbia, Canada-based Tilray sold 10,848 kilogram-equivalent of cannabis domestically and internationally during the last quarter but reported a 30… Read More

Quebec Raises Cannabis Purchasing Age to 21

Wed / Oct 30th

The Quebec, Canada government has raised the legal age for cannabis purchases from 18 to 21-years-old, CTV News reports. The… Read More

Canadian Company Adopts Recyclable Tin Cannabis Packaging

Tue / Oct 29th

Canadian cannabis company Freedom Cannabis is launching its product line in a recyclable steel container called Nitrotin, the Winnipeg Free… Read More

Canadian Cannabis Producer Hexo Announces Layoffs, Facility Closures

Fri / Oct 25th

Canadian cannabis company Hexo Corp. has laid off about 200 workers including some executive positions in what the firm called… Read More

Canada’s Arthritis Society Wants Medical Cannabis In Pharmacies

Thu / Oct 17th

The Arthritis Society believes that medical cannabis products in Canada should be sold in pharmacies and the federal government should… Read More

Report: Canada’s Legalization Led to Increased Housing Prices

Thu / Oct 17th

Cannabis legalization in Canada has led to an increase in housing prices and home shortages in some regions, according to… Read More

UK Licenses Canopy Growth for Bulk Medical Cannabis Imports

Wed / Oct 16th

Canopy Growth’s pharmaceutical division, Spectrum Therapeutics, has been granted a license to import bulk medical cannabis into the United Kingdom,… Read More

CannTrust to Destroy $65M of Cannabis Inventory

Tue / Oct 15th

CannTrust Holdings Inc. is set to destroy about $65 million worth of inventory and $12 million worth of biological assets… Read More

Quebec to Appeal Home Grown Cannabis Ruling

Fri / Oct 11th

The Quebec government will appeal a September court decision that ruled the province’s ban on home cannabis cultivation is unconstitutional,… Read More

Canadian Cannabis Company Targeted By U.S. Class-Action Lawsuit

Tue / Oct 8th

Canadian licensed cannabis company Sundial Growers Inc. is being sued in the U.S. for allegedly failing to disclose that a… Read More

Using Mergers and Acquisitions to Grow Your Cannabis Company

Mon / Oct 7th

Mergers and acquisitions are happening fast in the cannabis industry. In 2018, Forbes predicted there would be an explosion of… Read More

75% of Canadians Say Legalization Had No Impact on Workplace Safety

Fri / Oct 4th

According to an ADP Canada study, three out of four Canadians believe cannabis legalization has not had an impact on… Read More

Cannabis Contributed $8.26B to Canadian GDP Post-Legalization

Wed / Oct 2nd

The Canadian cannabis industry contributed $8.26 billion to the nation’s gross domestic product as of July, an increase of $1.24… Read More

18 of 42 Ontario Second-Round Lottery Winners Disqualified

Mon / Sep 23rd

Nearly half of Ontario, Canada’s 42 cannabis license applicants have been disqualified from the second round lottery for breaching lottery… Read More

Health Canada Suspends CannTrust Cannabis License

Wed / Sep 18th

Health Canada has suspended the license of CannTrust Holdings Inc. more than two months after the agency found the company… Read More

Report: Edibles Legalization Could Grow Canadian Market by 65%

Mon / Sep 16th

Canada’s cannabis market is estimated to grow about 65 percent – or by about 3 million consumers – following the… Read More

Canadian Cannabis Cruise Canceled by Health Officials

Fri / Sep 13th

The cannabis cruise from Windsor, Ontario, Canada along the Detroit River has been canceled after officials said it violated the… Read More

Just 44 Canadians Have Had Cannabis Records Expunged Since Legalization

Tue / Sep 10th

Only 77 people have applied to have their cannabis charges expunged in Canada and just 44 have been successfully pardoned,… Read More

Windsor, Ontario Cannabis Cruise Sells Out In 2 Days

Fri / Sep 6th

Windsor River Cruises and Border City Entertainment are holding their first annual cannabis cruise which will set sail along the… Read More

Canada’s University of Guelph Launches Cannabis Cultivation Program

Fri / Sep 6th

The University of Guelph, based in Ontario, Canada, is now offering an online cannabis production course as part of the… Read More

Quebec Court Finds Home Growing Ban Unconstitutional

Wed / Sep 4th

A Quebec, Canada Superior Court judge has ruled that the provincial ban on home cannabis cultivation for personal use is… Read More

Canadian Company Introduces DIY Gummy Kit

Tue / Aug 27th

Canadian company Paracanna has released a do-it-yourself cannabis gummy kit, which comes about four months before the government is set… Read More

Canada’s Cannabis Industry Jobs Nearly Quadrupled from 2018

Fri / Aug 23rd

Canada’s cannabis industry has seen employment numbers nearly quadruple over the last year – from 2,630 jobs to 9,200 jobs,… Read More

Buying Weed In Canada as a Tourist: What to Know

Thu / Aug 22nd

Last week I made my way to Montreal, Quebec, Canada — just a two-hour drive from my home in upstate,… Read More

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