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
Canada cannabis was first legalized for medical use in 2001, and it was the first developed country to federally legalize adult-use cannabis in 2016. Below, you’ll find the latest breaking news and business developments from the Canadian cannabis industry:
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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