Toronto police asking for $1.5 million to deal with legal cannabis
Toronto police want $1.5 million from the city to address the cost of cannabis related enforcement to the department, although it’s difficult to determine how…
Health Canada: 225 actions due to non-compliance with promotions prohibitions since 2018, 33 voluntary product recalls
Toronto police want $1.5 million from the city to address the cost of cannabis related enforcement to the department, although it’s difficult to determine how…
US research highlights THC levels ‘bunching’ just over 20%
Canada isn’t the only legal cannabis market dealing with an incentive for growers to pass the 20% THC threshold. A recent US study of two…
Origin Coast on micro cultivation and starting small
Licenced in February 2021, Origin Coast is a micro cultivator and processor located in Sydney, Nova Scotia.
Alberta now has 600 approved cannabis retailers
Alberta just reached 600 approved cannabis retailers, still the home of the most legal cannabis stores in Canada.
Some Ontario producers stepping back from their “farmgate” applications, others say they’re close to opening
At least a few licenced producers in Ontario say they hope to open their new, on-site “farmgate” retail locations in the coming months. Thrive Cannabis…
Okanna Craft on their long transition into the legal rec market
The family behind Okanna Craft is another success story of a legacy BC grower transitioning into the legal recreational market, but the process wasn’t easy,…
Accusations of astroturfing as OCS promotes reddit-reviewed products
The Ontario Cannabis Store shared a link to a popular subreddit dedicated to reviews of the products for sale in the province, but the forum’s…
Alberta not moving forward with changes to cannabis marketing rules
Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis says they will not be moving forward with proposed changes to the province’s marketing and promotion rules for cannabis companies.
Health Canada updates metrics on service standards for cannabis industry
Health Canada posted updated info today on their service standards and performance information for fiscal year 2019 to 2020, including several that related to the…
138 cannabis samples tested by Health Canada in 2020, but no labs inspected
Health Canada says they collected 138 cannabis samples in 2020 to verify chemical (including cannabinoid), microbial, and pesticide results.
Manitoba munis, others calling for their share of provincial cannabis excise taxes
The Association of Manitoba Municipalities recently released a position paper that, along with two other economic priorities, calls on the province to share 25% of…
Health Canada’s Cost Recovery and Fees Unit is updating its annual licensing fees for cannabis producers
In a notice sent out to stakeholders today, the federal regulator informed all cannabis licence holders of the annual fee changes as well as upcoming…
Health Canada now allows electronic submission of site evidence package
Toronto police want $1.5 million from the city to address the cost of cannabis related enforcement to the department, although it’s difficult to determine how…
Robert W Ritchie aka Bob’s Better Buds
Operating as Bob’s Better Buds, Ritchie is one of the few licence holders in Canada with an indoor and outdoor operation on one site under…
Université de Moncton is looking to hire a Research Chair on therapeutic cannabis
Université de Moncton is looking to hire a Research Chair on therapeutic cannabis. The successful candidate will work at the New Brunswick Center for Precision…
Cannabis producers and First Nations Regional Chief calling on province to halt sale of Cannabis NB
A group representing New Brunswick cannabis producers, industry associations, and the Assembly of First Nations Regional Chief Roger Augustin are calling on the province to…
Ontario sold $251 million worth of cannabis from Oct-Dec 2020
As prices continue to decline and the number of legal cannabis stores increase, Ontario continues to make inroads in capturing sales from the illicit market.
Health Canada extending COVID measures for cannabis licence holders until September 2021
Health Canada announced today they will be extending several Covid-related measures until September 30 of this year. The regulator has extended these timelines several times…
Pemberton, BC votes to lower some cannabis licensing fees
The Village of Pemberton, BC has voted to move forward with a proposal to lower their cannabis licensing fees for producers and retailers in the…
Quebec brought in $23.3 million profit in retail cannabis sales in most recent quarterly report
The Société Québécoise du cannabis (SQDC) ended its third quarter for cannabis sales on January 2, 2021, bringing in a record of $173 million in…
Alberta looking to better align cannabis and alcohol regs
Alberta’s cannabis regulator, the AGLC, is seeking further consultation from stakeholders on proposed changes to allow retailers to engage in certain promotional activities.
Ontario man charged after 3 year old consumes unregulated edibles
Toronto police want $1.5 million from the city to address the cost of cannabis related enforcement to the department, although it’s difficult to determine how…
Tracking impaired driving post-legalization in Canada an evolving process
Toronto police want $1.5 million from the city to address the cost of cannabis related enforcement to the department, although it’s difficult to determine how…
Vancouver Standing Committee passes motion to reduce retail cannabis licensing fees
Toronto police want $1.5 million from the city to address the cost of cannabis related enforcement to the department, although it’s difficult to determine how…
Grump Weed’s aeroponic micro cannabis
Grump Weed is a micro cultivator and processor in Manitoba who, in partnership with a BC-based micro-processor, has products just beginning to arrive on shelves…
More NOVA Cannabis stores switch over to Value Buds brand in Alberta
More Alberta cannabis stores formerly under the Nova banner are changing their branding to Value Buds, following a pilot project with similar discount-focused branding in…
MP presents petition calling attention to alleged abuse of medical cannabis program
Toronto police want $1.5 million from the city to address the cost of cannabis related enforcement to the department, although it’s difficult to determine how…
Cannabis closures to continue in 2021 say industry analysts
Toronto police want $1.5 million from the city to address the cost of cannabis related enforcement to the department, although it’s difficult to determine how…
Vancouver City Councillor seeking to lower $30,000 Vancouver cannabis licensing fee
Councillor Rebecca Bligh would like city staff to prepare an alternate fee structure that lowers the license fee and will support growth in the legal…
Cannabis patents can protect intellectual property
Cannabis related patents are increasing, and two Canadian companies are making headlines with patents on cannabis extraction processes.
University of Guelph researcher says tissue culture samples offer opportunities for the cannabis industry
Tissue culture samples offer opportunities for the cannabis industry, but more research and collaboration is needed, says a recent research paper out of the University…
Only 4% of impaired driving charges in Nova Scotia in 2020 were drug related
Despite significant concern of an increase in cannabis impaired driving in Canada following legalization, new info out of Nova Scotia, eastern Canada, shows no such…
Lady Jane Labs
Lady Jane Cannabis is a micro cultivator and processor in New Brunswick, focussing on pheno hunting new and unique cultivars for their small processing facility…
Affidavits filed in Manitoba home grow court challenge
The Manitoban leading the charge to challenge the province’s ban on home grown cannabis filed seven affidavits in a Manitoba court today.
The steps that go into a product recall
Toronto police want $1.5 million from the city to address the cost of cannabis related enforcement to the department, although it’s difficult to determine how…
BMO Analyst: Legalization in US can bring opportunity for Canadian LPs, but will take time
Legalization in the US could mean a a $60 billion market, but the path forward will likely be a slow one, says one analyst.
Health Canada has issued issued 287 cannabis licenses since legalization
Toronto police want $1.5 million from the city to address the cost of cannabis related enforcement to the department, although it’s difficult to determine how…
2020 was a big year for micros
2020 may have been the year of a lot of terrible things, but it also saw a significant number of changes to Canada’s legal cannabis…
Sunshine Coast looks to gain more control over personal, designated medical cannabis growers
The Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) passed a motion last week to ask the federal government for local governments and the RCMP to have more…
Cotyleden
Recently licensed in December 2020, Cotyleden is one of only 14 cannabis nurseries currently operating in Canada. Nick Trueman, the company’s founder and a long…
BC Civil Resolution Tribunal rules against billboard company in dispute with a First Nations dispensary chain
The BC Civil Resolution Tribunal dismissed claims against a billboard company in dispute with a First Nations dispensary chain Indigenous Bloom for payment of services…
Ontario slowly moving forward with farmgate licensing
Toronto police want $1.5 million from the city to address the cost of cannabis related enforcement to the department, although it’s difficult to determine how…
PEI Cannabis reports first profits
Toronto police want $1.5 million from the city to address the cost of cannabis related enforcement to the department, although it’s difficult to determine how…
Cannabis NB’s third-quarter results show continued increase in profits, as a decision on privatization still in limbo
Toronto police want $1.5 million from the city to address the cost of cannabis related enforcement to the department, although it’s difficult to determine how…
Alberta micro cultivator files for cessation of operation with Health Canada
Following a dispute with their landlord and difficulty selling their crops, a micro cultivator in Alberta has recently filed to revoke their cultivation licence.
OCS working to ensure more consistent supply of popular products, removing less popular brands
Toronto police want $1.5 million from the city to address the cost of cannabis related enforcement to the department, although it’s difficult to determine how…
Health Canada clarifies: Microbial limits remain the same for dried cannabis
Health Canada has issued an update to their guidance document regarding changes to heavy metal and microbial limits for dried cannabis.
OCS looking into new craft cannabis category in 2021
To be considered Craft under the proposed designation, producers will be required to have an annual production capacity of no more than 10,000kg, while “Small…
Micro cultivators, processors and nurseries give their thoughts on regulatory changes
Toronto police want $1.5 million from the city to address the cost of cannabis related enforcement to the department, although it’s difficult to determine how…
More stores, products, lower prices, mean cannabis sales continue to climb in Ontario
Retail sales have continued to climb in Ontario as the province ramps up brick and mortar licenses, the array of products increase, and prices continue…
Health Canada looking at drone and satellite tech for outdoor cannabis inspections
A recent departmental report from Health Canada makes mention of several aspects of the regulator’s efforts with cannabis legalization, including reference to a pilot project…
Health Canada seeking feedback on potential changes to Cannabis Regulations
Toronto police want $1.5 million from the city to address the cost of cannabis related enforcement to the department, although it’s difficult to determine how…
Cannabis companies have numerous ways to market their products
Toronto police want $1.5 million from the city to address the cost of cannabis related enforcement to the department, although it’s difficult to determine how…
New study looks at alcohol, THC, other drugs in fatal accidents in Ontario
Toronto police want $1.5 million from the city to address the cost of cannabis related enforcement to the department, although it’s difficult to determine how…
New microbial limits for dried cannabis causes concern for some micros
Recent changes to Health Canada’s regulations for dried cannabis products have caused some compliance related concerns for some cultivators. StratCann spoke with several in the…
KinHana Cannabis
Cheryl Wilson runs KinHana Cannabis with two of her daughters in Muskoka, Ontario. Licensed in November 2019 for micro cultivation and medical sales, KinHana hopes…
Tricanna Industries Inc.
Dayna Lange is the Managing Director, CFO and Co-Founder at Tricanna Industries Inc., a third party toll processor located in Mission, British Columbia, about one…
Tidal Leaf Farms
Lee McMahon says starting a small cannabis farm, Tidal Leaf Farm, on his family’s Nova Scotia farm has been a dream come true.
Two years after Canada legalized cannabis, Conservatives still try to make it a wedge issue
Toronto police want $1.5 million from the city to address the cost of cannabis related enforcement to the department, although it’s difficult to determine how…
Accident on a highway in Northern BC contained shipment of medical cannabis
Toronto police want $1.5 million from the city to address the cost of cannabis related enforcement to the department, although it’s difficult to determine how…
Nunavut bought nearly 12kg of cannabis last year
Toronto police want $1.5 million from the city to address the cost of cannabis related enforcement to the department, although it’s difficult to determine how…
Health Canada announces science advisory committee for cannabis health products
Health Canada has announced their ten-person science advisory committee on the potential market for cannabis health products that would not require practitioner oversight. The committee’s…
Micro applicant challenging New Brunswick zoning in court
A micro cannabis applicant in New Brunswick is challenging the province’s decision to deny their rezoning application earlier this year.
Does Canada need a cannabis monograph?
While each licensed analytical testing lab in Canada must follow certain standards, the lack of a single, cohesive standard across the industry leads to a…
Conservatives continue to call for an end to medical cannabis “loophole”
Conservatives continue to call for an end to “loophole” of personal and designated medical cannabis production regulations.
BC court rules Richmond unfairly denied application for cannabis greenhouse on ALR
Toronto police want $1.5 million from the city to address the cost of cannabis related enforcement to the department, although it’s difficult to determine how…
Nearly one year later, still no decision on privatizing Cannabis NB
Toronto police want $1.5 million from the city to address the cost of cannabis related enforcement to the department, although it’s difficult to determine how…
Micro cannabis licences continue to increase across Canada
Toronto police want $1.5 million from the city to address the cost of cannabis related enforcement to the department, although it’s difficult to determine how…
Preliminary results show NZ cannabis referendum with majority opposition
Toronto police want $1.5 million from the city to address the cost of cannabis related enforcement to the department, although it’s difficult to determine how…
Why shopping for favourable lab results is a bad idea
Toronto police want $1.5 million from the city to address the cost of cannabis related enforcement to the department, although it’s difficult to determine how…
HRVSTR
Ashley Athill of HRVSTR says the process of getting a micro cultivation and processing licence goes back at least eight years, when she first started…
BC court rules cannabis producer violated labour code by firing employees seeking to unionize
Toronto police want $1.5 million from the city to address the cost of cannabis related enforcement to the department, although it’s difficult to determine how…
Two year anniversary: Canadian cannabis advocates on what has and hasn’t worked with legalization so far
Toronto police want $1.5 million from the city to address the cost of cannabis related enforcement to the department, although it’s difficult to determine how…
Brighton, Ontario looks to manage personal/designated medical grows through proposed bylaw
Toronto police want $1.5 million from the city to address the cost of cannabis related enforcement to the department, although it’s difficult to determine how…
Cannabis NB continues to show profits as the fate of the provincial cannabis stores remains unknown
Cannabis NB’s newest quarterly report shows a profit of $3.3 million from sales of $20.1 million, as the fate of network of the provincial cannabis…
Anne McLellan, Task Force Chair on Cannabis Legalization and Regulation, on two years of legal cannabis in Canada
Four years after chairing the federal government’s Task Force on Cannabis Legalization and Regulation, and two years after legalization finally came into force, Anne McLellan…
Whippletree Organics, Captured Light Organics, and Nuvem Nurseries
Canada’s first cannabis microplex was recently licensed in Victoria, BC, housing a cannabis nursery and two micro cannabis licences in one building.
What are you inhaling? Understanding analytical testing for cannabis vape pens
Cannabis vape pens are a relatively new and increasingly popular product on the market, but much about their health and safety remains relatively unknown due…
More than half of new licenses issued since legalization have been micros
Toronto police want $1.5 million from the city to address the cost of cannabis related enforcement to the department, although it’s difficult to determine how…
BC enters cannabis agreement with Williams Lake First Nation
The BC government announced today a first of its kind government-to-government agreement with the Williams Lake First Nations to support the community’s efforts to operate…
Alberta retail location rebrands as Deep Discount Cannabis
One of Alberta’s cannabis retailers is undergoing a format change, with one Nova Cannabis location in Sherwood Park changing its name to Deep Discount Cannabis.
BC researchers look at the impact of legalization on Canadian medical users with cancer
Three researchers at the British Columbia Cancer Agency recently released the results of a two-part study looking at the impact of legalization on medical cannabis…
2nd annual C-45 Quality Assurance Summit launches this week
The second annual C-45 Quality Assurance Summit launches this week. The three day virtual event features online workshops and presentations focussed on Quality Assurance professionals…
BC government again rejects dispensary’s request for enforcement exemption, defers to Ottawa
The Victoria Cannabis Buyers Club says a recent letter from the BC Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General could provide them with a “path…
Think tank’s proposals for New Zealand includes micro cannabis licensing
A New Zealand business and economic research group commissioned by the country’s Ministry of Justice to help create a foundation for their proposed cannabis legalization…
Small BC farm loses home insurance because of legal cannabis
One licensed cannabis cultivator on Vancouver Island recently got a scare when they received a letter telling them their home insurance would soon not be…
BC nursery to soon offer drop shipping of tissue culture clones to two Regina retailers
Toronto police want $1.5 million from the city to address the cost of cannabis related enforcement to the department, although it’s difficult to determine how…
BC munis looking for their share of cannabis tax revenue at annual UBCM meeting
The Union of British Columbia Municipalities annual meeting will be taking place virtually this year, from September 22-24. Cannabis and cannabis policy will again be…
Coulson Cannabis’ small batch, solventless extracts hitting retail shelves soon
First licensed in March of this year, Coulson Cannabis is expecting their first product, a Lemon Zkittlez rosin in half gram skus, to reach shelves…