Canada Cannabis News

While many states have chosen to let dispensaries stay open during the coronavirus crisis, Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker (R) has announced the shutdown of adult-use sales.

The Securities and Exchange Commission has launched a confidential inquiry of Cronos Group Inc, a Canadian cannabis company.

Police in Edmonton, Alberta have targeted more than 100 websites accused of selling unregulated cannabis products.

Canada’s response to the COVID-19 coronavirus has shut down the direct delivery of cannabis products in the mail due to changes that promote social distancing for postal workers.

Canopy Growth in Canada is temporarily closing all of its dispensary locations starting today due to the coronavirus outbreak.

A recent Statistics Canada survey found that that the rate of teenagers aged 15-17 who use cannabis has fallen from 20 percent to 10 percent in the years since legalizing.

A recent survey of cannabis consumers in Canada suggests that the ideal dosage for infused edibles products is 5 milligrams of THC or less per serving.

Canopy Growth has shut down two cultivation sites, laying off 500 workers in its latest attempt to align the business with slow industry growth.

Researchers at McMaster University in Canada have discovered that cannabigerol (CBG) is capable of defeating MRSA, an infection infamously resistant to many traditional antibiotics.

The founders of Green Relief Inc., a Canadian cannabis firm, have been accused of misappropriating about $14 million from the company for personal use.

Budtenders at Clarity Cannabis in British Columbia have become the first cannabis dispensary workers in Canada to join a union.

A recent report found that aluminum can liners used in the making of cannabis-infused beverages may significantly deteriorate the potency of THC drinks.

Aurora Cannabis has reported a net loss of about $980 million in the second fiscal quarter of 2020. Shares in the company were on the rise this week, regardless.

Aurora Cannabis co-founder and CEO Terry Booth announced his retirement yesterday; meanwhile, the company announced it was implementing a new “business transformation plan” amid rumors of impending layoffs.

Police in Edmonton, Alberta have reported a slight uptick in cannabis-impaired driving arrests over the last year.

The first year of cannabis tax revenues from Canada’s legalized market is lower than (barely half of) what the government had expected.

Cannabis seizures by the U.S. Border Patrol have increased by 75% since Canada’s adult-use legalization of cannabis took effect in 2018.

Aurora Cannabis has listed its Exeter, Ontario-based greenhouse for sale at an asking price of C$17 million, a potential sign of financial stress for the Canadian firm.

Canada’s Tilray was targeted by a $300 million lawsuit from Florida soap company Trimax, who accused the cannabis company of trying to bankrupt one of their subsidiaries in hopes of getting a cheaper acquisition.

Cannabis-infused edible products go on sale tomorrow throughout Canada, except for in three provinces — Ontario, Quebec, and Alberta — where the edibles rollout has been delayed.

Ontario will do away with the current cap on cannabis retail stores in January and is expected to open an application period for new private cannabis retailers starting January 6, 2020.

In an effort to highlight and help end the cannabis plant’s global stigma, Canada’s 2019 Miss Universe contestant represented the country’s legalization of cannabis during the competition’s “National Costume” segment.

A recent study from the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health in Toronto has debunked a myth that cannabis can influence drivers up to 24 and even 48 hours after consumption.

A recent investigation found that just five percent of cannabis products currently available in Canada contained pesticides.