Canada

Canadian cannabis company Flora Growth Corp., which cultivates medical cannabis in Colombia, started trading yesterday on the Nasdaq market.

Dr. Markus Roggen is the founder of Complex Biotech Discovery Ventures, a private research center for cannabis science and collaborator for academic research.

Skittles-maker Mars Wrigley has filed lawsuits against cannabis companies in Illinois, California, and Canada for trademark infringement.

Canadian cannabis companies Tilray and Aphria have finished their merger to become the world’s largest cannabis company based on pro forma revenue.

Canopy Growth has agreed to a distribution deal with alcohol distributor Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits for its line of CBD-infused beverages.

The owner of a Quebec headshop is suing the provincial government over its ban on selling cannabis-themed products; the ban was established after federal legalization and blocks the sale of any cannabis-related merchandise including T-shirts and even books.

Ryan Douglas is a Colombia-based cannabis consultant, a former master grower for Tweed, and author of From Seed to Success: How to Launch a Great Cannabis Cultivation Business in Record Time.

Starting yesterday, the Canada Border Services Agency will issue monetary fines to travelers who fail to properly declare cannabis products when crossing the border.

The average rate of medical cannabis use among seniors in Canada grew from 17.6% in 2017 to 31.2% in 2019.

The Canadian cannabis producer Canopy Growth is laying off 75 employees and announced it will close its Denmark-based operations.

British American Tobacco, one of the world’s largest tobacco companies, will buy a 20% stake in Canada’s Organigram for about $175.81 million.

A recent BDSA report found that global cannabis sales reached nearly $21.3 billion last year.

Chicago-based Verano Holdings Corp. is now trading on the Canadian Securities Exchange following its reverse takeover of Majesta Minerals Inc. on Wednesday.

Legal adult-use cannabis sales in Canada finally outpaced the unregulated market during the third quarter of 2020, over two years since the country passed legalization.

Springbig, a Florida-based cannabis loyalty marketing company, has acquired Canada’s BudTender, giving the company full access to cannabis retailers across the Great White North.

Several CEOs of Canadian cannabis companies made the list of Canada’s top 100 highest-paid executives in 2019 across all industries.

Aurora Cannabis has announced it will cut production at its Aurora Sky facility to just 25 percent of its previous capacity. The move will also lay off 214 workers.

Ontario’s auditor general said the unregulated cannabis market is still thriving because the legally available products are of lower quality.

CannTrust, the embattled Canadian cannabis producer whose license was suspended amid multiple compliance violations last year, is launching two new brands after an 18-month remediation process.

Canadian cannabis activists and law enforcement agencies both say that product from personal medical cannabis grows is being diverted into the unregulated market.

Canada’s Aphria Inc. is purchasing SweetWater Brewing Co. — based in Atlanta, Georgia — for approximately USD $300 million.

Canada’s Aurora Cannabis reported a slight increase in 2021 Q1 revenue over the fourth quarter of last year.

Canadian researchers found that 43.5 percent of patients who started using medical cannabis to mitigate harmful alcohol consumption were able to reduce the frequency of their alcohol use.

A recent survey suggests that most Canadian cannabis consumers are not comfortable talking about their cannabis use with their parents.