Canada Cannabis News & Information

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

Aurora Acquires Hemp Company; Announces Aurora Hemp

Tue / Aug 20th

Aurora Cannabis Inc. has completed their purchase of Hempco Food and Fiber Inc. after acquiring all of its outstanding common… Read More

42% of Canadian Cannabis Consumers Still Use Illicit Market

Mon / Aug 19th

Statistics Canada’s National Cannabis Survey has found that 42 percent of adults who use cannabis in the nation still use… Read More

More CannTrust Compliance Violations Discovered by Health Canada

Tue / Aug 13th

The woes continue for CannTrust Holdings Inc. as Health Canada has cited them for constructing two rooms at its Vaughan,… Read More

Canopy Growth Acquires Medical Cannabis Research Firms

Mon / Aug 12th

Canopy Growth (CGC) has acquired Beckley Canopy Therapeutics, a research firm it co-founded in 2018, the Motley Fool reports. The… Read More

CannTrust Financial Auditor Responds After Health Canada Action

Mon / Aug 12th

The auditor for Canadian cannabis company CannTrust Holdings, Inc., KPMG, is withdrawing its audits of CannTrust’s financial statements after Health… Read More

Adult-Use Sales Up, Medical Sales Down In Canada

Mon / Jul 29th

Total cannabis flower sales in Canada rose 7 percent from April to May; however, the spike is due to adult-use… Read More

Canada Weighs Crackdown on Illegal BC Cannabis Sales

Mon / Jul 29th

Federal law enforcement agencies in Canada could start cracking down on illegal online cannabis sales in British Columbia, the Vancouver… Read More

Study: Cannabis Flavonoids Contain Pain Relieving Properties

Thu / Jul 25th

Researchers at Ontario, Canada’s University of Guelph say they have unlocked how cannabis is potent at reducing pain. The team… Read More

Quebec Bans THC-Infused Sweets and Topicals

Thu / Jul 25th

The Quebec government has banned the sale of potent THC-infused candies, confections, and deserts about three months before cannabis edibles… Read More

Canada Approves Second Stoned Driving Saliva Test

Fri / Jul 19th

The Canadian government has approved a second device to test the saliva of drivers for recent cannabis use in an… Read More

Aurora Wins Italian Medical Cannabis License

Thu / Jul 18th

Canadian cannabis company Aurora Cannabis Inc. has been selected as the only winner of a license to provide medical cannabis… Read More

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

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

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