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Montreal to Spend $1.3 Million Combating Illicit Cannabis

Montreal, Quebec has set aside $1.3 million in funding to combat the local illicit cannabis market, according to the Montreal Gazette.… Read More

Colleges Across Canada Are Adding Cannabis Production Classes

Canadian colleges are starting to add for-credit cannabis classes to their offerings as the cannabis sector grows, The Washington Post reports.… Read More

Canada Unveils New Cannabis Testing Standards for 2019

Health Canada has announced new pesticide testing rules for licensed producers in Canada, The Growth Op reports. Starting January 2, Canada… Read More

Aurora Strikes Supply Deal With Mexican Pharmaceutical Company

Aurora Cannabis has announced that it completed a medical cannabis supply deal with Mexican pharmaceutical company Farmacias Magistrales, according to… Read More

Marlboro Parent Company Makes $1.8 Billion Bet On Cannabis

Altria Group Inc. announced today the world’s first “Big Tobacco” investment into the cannabis space: a whopping $1.8 billion for… Read More

Canada Using Sewage to Track Cannabis Consumption

Statistics Canada is performing tests on wastewater in Canada in an attempt to track consumption of cannabis and the size… Read More

Quebec May Outlaw Public Cannabis Consumption, Raise Age to 21

On Wednesday, the Quebec provincial legislature began discussing a bill to outlaw public cannabis consumption and raise the legal age… Read More

Marlboro Owner In Talks to Acquire Canadian LP Cronos

Altria, the parent company of Phillip Morris USA and maker of Marlboro cigarettes, is in talks with Canadian cannabis producer… Read More

Canadian LP Aphria Accused of Fraudulent Financials

Gabriel Grego of Quintessential Capital Management has accused Canadian producer Aphria of playing a shell game with shareholders by purchasing… Read More

Aurora Completes First Shipment of Cannabis to Czech Republic

Canadian licensed producer Aurora Cannabis has completed its first shipment of medical cannabis products to the Czech Republic, MarketWatch reports. The… Read More

One-Third of Canadian Cannabis Consumers Still Use Illicit Market

An Ipsos poll surveyed Canadians who have bought cannabis since October 17 and found that 35 percent used their pre-legalization… Read More

Ontario Cannabis Retailers Race to Satisfy Security, Insurance Requirements

Hopeful future cannabis retailers of Ontario are racing to make sure they have the necessary security and insurance protections for… Read More

Acreage Holdings Begins Trading in Canada

The U.S. cannabis holding company Acreage Holdings has completed a reverse-takeover and begun trading on the Canadian Securities Exchange (CSE),… Read More

Aurora Cannabis Reports 260% Year-Over-Year Revenue Increase

Aurora Cannabis told investors today during its earnings report that revenue had increased 260% since this time last year, CNBC reports.… Read More

First Canadian Dispensary on Indigenous Land Opens

The Opaskwayak Cree Nation (OCN) in Manitoba, Canada is opening the first legal dispensary on First Nations land, according to… Read More

Zenabis Reverse-Takeover Stock Surges Following Release For Trading

Canadian licensed producer Zenabis, who recently merged with Bevo Agro Inc. via a reverse takeover, saw its share price surge more… Read More

Walmart Offering Cannabis Vaporizers Online in Canada

Walmart is now offering cannabis vaporizers online in Canada, according to a Leafly news report. Walmart.ca is carrying both the classic Volcano… Read More

Amid Cannabis Shortage, Vancouver Black Market Thrives

In Vancouver, British Columbia — and elsewhere across Canada — the illicit cannabis market still dominates despite federal legalization and… Read More

China and Japan Warn Citizens Visiting Canada Against Cannabis Use

China and Japan have joined South Korea in the ranks of Asian countries who have warned citizens against using cannabis… Read More

Cannabis Disposal Bins Are Not ‘Free Weed Bins,’ Toronto Airport Clarifies

Pearson International Airport has clarified following a viral social media post that cannabis disposal bins in the airport are not… Read More

South Korea Warns Citizens Against Cannabis Use In Canada

Though adult cannabis use is now legal in Canada, South Koreans traveling or living abroad in the North American country… Read More

Cannabis Shortages Already Happening In Canada

Canada became the second nation in the world to legalize cannabis this week and it’s now plainly apparent that consumers’… Read More

First Stoned Driving Citation Issued One Hour After Legalization

A police officer in Winnipeg, Manitoba in Canada issued the nation’s first citation for stoned driving just an hour after… Read More

Are Canadian Cannabis Stock Profits Exaggerated?

Cannabis companies traded publicly in Canada may appear more profitable than they actually are due to corporate income reporting standards… Read More