Canadian Hemp Production Expected to Double This Year
Mon / Jul 15th
Hemp production in Canada is expected to double this year from 41,200 acres in 2018 to 82,500 this year, according… Read More
Canada
Canada was the first nation to legalize medical cannabis in 2001, and the first developed country to federally legalize adult-use cannabis as well. Below, you’ll find the latest breaking news and business developments from the Canadian cannabis industry:
CannTrust Suspends Sales & Shipments Following Health Canada Crackdown
Fri / Jul 12th
Embattled Canadian cannabis company CannTrust has voluntarily suspended all sales and shipments of its products after Health Canada found that… Read More
Illegal Canadian Cannabis Nearly Half as Expensive as Legal Sources
Thu / Jul 11th
Illegal cannabis products in Canada are, on average, $4.72 cheaper per gram than their legal counterparts, according to Statistics Canada… Read More
Danish Company Quarantines CannTrust Oil Following Health Canada Action
Thu / Jul 11th
Danish cannabis company StenoCare has quarantined five batches of cannabis oil produced by CannTrust following Health Canada’s ruling that the… Read More
CannTrust Puts 12,000 kg ‘On Hold’ After Health Canada Discipline
Tue / Jul 9th
Health Canada has ruled a greenhouse operated by CannTrust Holdings non-compliant, pushing the company to hold more than 12,000 kilograms… Read More
Canopy Growth Board Fires Founder Bruce Linton
Fri / Jul 5th
Canopy Growth founder Bruce Linton has been fired as co-CEO and has been replaced by Mark Zekulin as sole CEO,… Read More
1 in 4 Canadian Cannabis Patients Say Access is Harder Post-Legalization
Fri / Jul 5th
One in four medical cannabis patients in Canada say it is harder to access medical cannabis products since legalization took… Read More
Canada Claims $186M In Cannabis Taxes For First 5.5 Months
Fri / Jun 21st
Canada earned $186 million in excise and general taxes on goods and services directly related to cannabis sales during the… Read More
Health Canada Caps Edibles at 10mg of THC Per Package
Wed / Jun 19th
Health Canada’s new regulations for cannabis edibles, extracts, and topicals set THC caps for food and drink products at 10… Read More
Harborside Goes Public on Canadian Securities Exchange
Tue / Jun 11th
California cannabis company Harborside Inc., has gone public on the Canadian Securities Exchange following a reverse takeover involving FLRish and… Read More
Canadian Edibles, Topicals Market Estimated At $2.7B Annually
Tue / Jun 4th
Canada’s market for alternative cannabis products, such as edibles and topicals, could be worth about $2.7 billion a year, according… Read More
Ontario Inn Is First to List on Cannabis Tourism Website
Mon / Jun 3rd
Canada’s Sir Sam’s Inn and Spa has received a ‘cannabis-friendly’ designation by Cannabis Hotels making it the first in the… Read More
Health Canada Approves 100-Acre Outdoor Grow
Thu / May 30th
Health Canada has approved 48North’s 100-acre, 250,000-plant outdoor cannabis cultivation facility in Brant County, Ontario, according to a CTV News… Read More
Canada Invests $24.5M Into Cannabis Research
Fri / May 24th
Canadian officials have earmarked C$24.5 million (US$18 million) for cannabis research to fund 26 projects throughout the nation, according to… Read More
Massachusetts Approves First Sale of Licensed Cannabis Firm
Fri / May 24th
Massachusetts licensed cannabis company Sira Naturals has been sold to Cannabis Strategies Acquisition Corp. marking the first time the state… Read More
Quebec Lawmakers Reconsider Public-Use Ban
Wed / May 15th
Lawmakers in Quebec, Canada are planning to amend the language banning public cannabis consumption and raising the legal age for… Read More
Survey: Canadians Less Interested in Edibles Post-Legalization
Fri / May 10th
Interest in edible cannabis products among Canadians appears to have waned with just 36 percent of participants in a Dalhousie… Read More
Health Canada: Cannabusinesses Need Full Grow Site Before Applying
Thu / May 9th
Would-be cannabis industry operators in Canada will have to show that they have a fully built cultivation site that meets… Read More
Ezra Soiferman: Appreciating Cannabis and Hemp With Art
Thu / May 2nd
Ezra Soiferman is a renowned Montreal-based photographer, documentarian, and worked as the world’s first cannabis artist-in-residence for Tweed. He recently… Read More
Canadian Police Report No Increase in Stoned Driving Post-Legalization
Fri / Apr 26th
Canadian police have reported no significant changes in the number of cannabis-related impaired driving crimes post legalization, the Canadian Press… Read More
Survey: 51% of Americans Consider Cannabis Smell a “Problem”
Fri / Apr 26th
According to a PSB Research, Civilized, Burson Cohn & Wolfe, and BuzzFeed News survey, 51 percent of Americans believe the… Read More
Cannabis Beverage Producers Alliance Call for Changes to Canadian Edible Rules
Thu / Apr 25th
A coalition of Canadian cannabis and alcohol companies are pushing for changes to the nation’s proposed rules for cannabis-infused beverages,… Read More
Canopy Growth to Buy Acreage Holdings for $3.4 Billion
Fri / Apr 19th
Canadian licensed producer Canopy Growth announced this week its intent to acquire U.S.-based Acreage Holdings in a $3.4 billion deal… Read More
7 in 10 British Columbia Residents Happy with Legalization
Thu / Apr 18th
British Columbians appear satisfied six months into Canadian cannabis legalization, as 64 percent of survey respondents had a favorable opinion… Read More