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
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:
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
Former Vermont Gov. Dean Joins Tilray Board
Mon / Apr 15th
Former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean has joined the board of licensed Canadian cannabis company Tilray, according to a VTDigger report.… Read More
Canada Sees 17% Price-Per-Gram Increase Post-Legalization
Thu / Apr 11th
Both legal and illegal cannabis prices throughout Canada are up more than 17 percent since legalization, from C$6.85 pre-legalization per… Read More
Canadian Banks Shut Out U.S. Cannabis Companies Due to Federal Law
Mon / Apr 8th
At least two Canadian banks are refusing to do business with U.S.-based cannabis companies due to cannabis’ Schedule I status… Read More
Cresco Lab Acquires Origin House in Largest-Ever Public Cannabis Company Takeover
Tue / Apr 2nd
Chicago, Illinois-based Cresco Labs is set to acquire California’s Origin House in an $850 million, all-stock deal, the company announced… Read More
Canopy Growth Partners with ‘Pineapple Express’ Makers Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg
Thu / Mar 28th
Canopy Growth has announced a partnership with Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg on a cannabis company called Houseplant. Rogen and… Read More
Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada Investing $1.5M for Cannabis Research
Wed / Mar 27th
The Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada is investing $1.5 million in funding to the nation’s Institutes of Health Research for… Read More
Canadian Government Proposes THC-Based Tax Rate for Edibles
Mon / Mar 25th
Canada’s Liberal government has included a THC-based tax rate for edibles and topical products in its 2019 budget, which are… Read More
DNA Test to Predict Cannabis Effects Launched in Alberta Dispensaries
Mon / Mar 18th
A DNA test conducted in under an hour that claims to predict certain effects from cannabis that differ person to… Read More
Health Canada Warns Cannabis Online Age Gates Not Good Enough
Wed / Mar 13th
Canada’s national Health Department sent a letter to all licensed cannabis producers in the country that normal age gates —… Read More
Law Firm Sues U.S. Customs Over Lifetime Bans for Canadian Cannabis Workers
Wed / Mar 13th
The American law firm Davis Wright Tremaine LLP is suing U.S. Customs and Border Protection over the organization’s failure to… Read More
Martha Stewart & Canopy Growth Form CBD Partnership
Mon / Mar 4th
Lifestyle celebrity Martha Stewart is teaming up with Canadian licensed producer Canopy Growth to produce a line of CBD products… Read More
Quebec Bill 2 to Ban Public Cannabis Consumption Under Fire by Patients
Tue / Feb 26th
Quebec’s Bill 2, written to raise the legal age for cannabis consumption and ban public smoking, is the target of… Read More
Survey: 1 in 6 Canadians Have Used Cannabis Since Legalization
Mon / Feb 25th
Statistics Canada released updated cannabis consumer data compiled over the months since legalization in October, according to a Motley Fool report. The… Read More
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