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July 7, 2025
Is it time for THC ranges instead of exact percentages?
As the Canadian cannabis industry matures, so too does the conversation about how products are labeled—particularly in how THC content is communicated. A growing number…
June 24, 2025 | Jonathan Hiltz | Insight
What craft and micro producers are doing to stay profitable in a turbulent market
In today’s turbulent market, staying profitable isn’t always about reinventing the wheel. For many, it’s about adapting quickly, working smarter, and staying fiercely strategic.
June 17, 2025 | David Brown | Business, Cannabis News, Insight, International, Producers
Canadian craft cannabis in high demand on international stage
As the export market evolves, medical cannabis users in countries like Germany, Australia, Israel, and the UK are increasingly developing a taste for Canada’s micro and craft growers. …
June 12, 2025 | Contributor | Cannabis News, Insight
How the cannabis industry benefits small-town Canada
As Canada grapples with US tariffs and widespread layoffs, cannabis is emerging as an industry that could help smaller communities weather the storm.
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July 7, 2025 | Jonathan Hiltz | Insight
Is it time for THC ranges instead of exact percentages?
As the Canadian cannabis industry matures, so too does the conversation about how products are labeled—particularly in how THC content is communicated. A growing number…
Full Article
June 24, 2025 | Jonathan Hiltz | Insight
What craft and micro producers are doing to stay profitable in a turbulent market
In today’s turbulent market, staying profitable isn’t always about reinventing the wheel. For many, it’s about adapting quickly, working smarter, and staying fiercely strategic.
Full Article
June 17, 2025 | David Brown | Business, Cannabis News, Insight, International, Producers
Canadian craft cannabis in high demand on international stage
As the export market evolves, medical cannabis users in countries like Germany, Australia, Israel, and the UK are increasingly developing a taste for Canada’s micro and craft growers. …
Full Article
June 12, 2025 | Contributor | Cannabis News, Insight
How the cannabis industry benefits small-town Canada
As Canada grapples with US tariffs and widespread layoffs, cannabis is emerging as an industry that could help smaller communities weather the storm.
Full Article
June 9, 2025 | Jonathan Hiltz | Insight
The current status of recycling cannabis waste
From multilayered plastic containers and glass jars to vape cartridges and outer boxes, the environmental toll of cannabis packaging remains an unresolved issue.
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June 2, 2025 | Contributor | Insight
Business conference highlights hard choices between serving Canada or international markets
If there was a theme to the Grow Up Conference’s CannaVision Global Executive Conference on Monday, May 28, it could have been “Go International or…
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May 21, 2025 | Contributor | Insight
The Silent Yield Booster: rethinking airflow in controlled environment agriculture
In controlled environment agriculture, growers often prioritize high-tech solutions for yield and efficiency, yet one of the most overlooked and cost-effective strategies remains intentional airflow…
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May 19, 2025 | Jonathan Hiltz | Insight
Beverages poised to enter the mainstream—if regulations catch up
As Canada’s cannabis market continues to mature, producers and advocates alike are eyeing a new frontier: the mainstream integration of cannabis beverages in restaurants, hotels,…
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May 5, 2025 | Jonathan Hiltz | Insight
What does organic really mean in Canadian cannabis?
Unlike food products, which fall under the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and the Safe Food for Canadians Act, cannabis has yet to receive similar…
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April 28, 2025 | Contributor | Cannabis News, Insight
Redrawing the Map: global cannabis trade in 2025
The Global Cannabis Exchange (GCX) Spring 2025 Report offers a snapshot of the international cannabis landscape in flux.
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April 27, 2025 | David Brown | Insight
Politicians won’t support cannabis without public pressure
The cannabis industry needs a focussed, national campaign to educate the general public about the challenges the industry faces.
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April 21, 2025 | Contributor | Insight
Why dismantling inter-provincial cannabis barriers may not transform the industry as much as it hopes
The Ontario government has announced the introduction of legislation that, once passed, would trigger the dismantling of every exemption reserved by the province within the…
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April 13, 2025 | Contributor | Insight
The Good Weed Board, part ten
In Part Ten of the Good Weed Board, we introduce a new classification tool: Delineating the Fuel Spectrum. In this piece I also theorize about…
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March 17, 2025 | Jonathan Hiltz | Business, Cannabis News, Insight, Producers
The future of outdoor cannabis in Canada
Outdoor cannabis cultivation in Canada faces challenges like oversaturation and weather, but lower costs and sustainability advantages are creating new opportunities for resilient growers.
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March 4, 2025 | David Brown | Business, Cannabis News, Insight, Retail
Emerging and ongoing trends in Canadian cannabis sales
Cannabis sales hit nearly half a billion dollars in December 2024, but overall retail growth is slowing. Year-over-year growth remains at 5-6%, driven by customer…
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February 26, 2025 | Jonathan Hiltz | Business, Cannabis News, Government, Insight, Producers
What does the Conservative win mean for legal cannabis in Germany?
Germany’s conservatives pledged to overturn the 2024 legalization of cannabis if they win power in February’s election. They just won. What will this mean for…
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February 18, 2025 | Staff | Cannabis News, Insight
Around the world with cannabis and marijuana
The way people refer to the Cannabis sativa plant differs around the world. In addition to the numerous global and local slang terms for the…
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February 11, 2025 | Jonathan Hiltz | Business, Cannabis News, Government, Insight
Cannabis caught in interprovincial barriers
If necessity is truly the mother of invention, President Trump’s ongoing melee over tariffs on Canadian goods is surely a doorway to innovation.
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February 10, 2025 | Jonathan Hiltz | Cannabis News, Insight
The double-standard in cannabis advertising
The Canadian cannabis industry has matured, normalizing use and fostering innovation, but restrictive advertising, marketing, and packaging rules remain an obstacle compared to the alcohol…
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February 3, 2025 | Jonathan Hiltz | Business, Cannabis News, Insight
Navigating social media for cannabis
If you’ve been tasked with marketing a legal cannabis company or product online, chances are you’ve brushed up against, or even slammed into, various policies…
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January 28, 2025 | David Brown | Business, Cannabis News, Government, Insight
New government could mean big delays in cannabis industry demands
The Canadian cannabis industry faces uncertainty with a potential federal leadership change, early election, and possible delays in addressing key industry concerns.
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January 15, 2025 | Contributor | Insight
Navigating dementia: exploring the potential of cannabis in care
The connection between cannabinoids and dementia is still a developing area of research, but some promising findings have emerged.
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January 8, 2025 | Contributor | Business, Government, Insight, Producers
Could a new Conservative government in Canada address cannabis industry concerns?
Sooner or later, Canada will have an election in 2025. Increasingly, it seems like this could happen sooner rather than later. And if the polls…
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December 31, 2024 | Jonathan Hiltz | Insight
Is the future of vapes disposable?
For years, 510 thread cartridges and similar refillable systems have dominated the landscape, but as technology evolves and consumer preferences change, disposable vapes could be…
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December 23, 2024 | David Brown | Business, Cannabis News, Government, Insight
What could an early election mean for the cannabis industry and pending regulatory changes?
Exploring the potential impacts of an early federal election on the Canadian cannabis industry.
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December 20, 2024 | Contributor | Insight
The Good Weed Board, part nine
Part Nine presents the Twelve Rules of the OG Rating Guide.
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December 2, 2024 | Contributor | Insight
The Good Weed Board, part eight
Part eight looks at the cheap weed system.
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November 25, 2024 | Jonathan Hiltz | Insight
Pump up the volume – the influence of corporate cannabis in Alberta
Being a smaller player in Canadian cannabis is not for the faint of heart. Alongside the same laundry list of regulations that every other company…
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November 7, 2024 | Contributor | Insight
Hybridization: The life and legacy of cannabis strains
Cannabis has adapted for millennia, evolving from wild landrace strains to modern hybrids. In Canada, legal cultivation is recent, but legacy strains remain cherished staples.
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October 22, 2024 | Jonathan Hiltz | Insight
Ontario cannabis retailers frustrated by increasing number of unlicensed stores
As Canada marks six years of cannabis legalization, the legal industry faces stiff competition from illicit operators, impacting both cultivators and retailers. Regulatory challenges, taxes,…
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October 17, 2024 | David Brown | Insight
Six years in, Canada’s illicit cannabis market is making a comeback
Unlicensed cannabis stores are making a comback in parts of Canada, despite efforts to transition operators to the legal market. We examine how provinces are…
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October 15, 2024 | Jonathan Hiltz | Insight
A conversation with Suzanne Bergeron, President and CEO, SQDC
Quebec’s strict cannabis regulations haven’t hindered its market growth. As legalization’s sixth anniversary nears, we explore what the future holds for French Canada’s evolving landscape.
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October 13, 2024 | Contributor | Insight
The Good Weed Board, part seven
Showcasing some of Canada’s best dried flower.
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October 7, 2024 | Jonathan Hiltz | Cannabis News, Insight
Why is it so hard to shut down illicit online cannabis sales?
Despite almost six years of legal, regulated cannabis in Canada, illicit online retailers continue to prosper, seemingly with minimal interference from federal authorities.
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September 24, 2024 | Contributor | Insight
Identify and naturally eliminate cannabis pests
In this comprehensive guide, Koppert helps growers identify and naturally eliminate cannabis pests, safeguarding your valuable crops.
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September 9, 2024 | Jonathan Hiltz | Insight
Is the CCAA process being taken advantage of?
The Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act is federal assistance that allows financially troubled companies to restructure their affairs with creditors and avoid bankruptcy. With more companies…
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August 27, 2024 | Jonathan Hiltz | Insight
A tale of two markets: The future of retail cannabis in Ontario and Quebec
StratCann explores two distinct cannabis business models in Quebec and Ontario, examining strategies, challenges, and potential future trajectories with insights from industry experts.
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August 19, 2024 | David Brown | Insight
Canada’s wholesale cannabis market shifting from buyers’ to sellers’
While the beginning of cannabis legalization in Canada was characterized by a surplus of product, many in the industry now say that trend has been…
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July 29, 2024 | Tim Wilson | Insight
Sampling for success? Analyzing the ROI of cannabis samples
Health Canada permits producers to offer samples to licensed cannabis retailers and employees, to aid budtender education and helps LPs stand out in a crowded…
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July 18, 2024 | David Brown | Alberta, British Columbia, Insight
Alberta and BC reach agreement over wine sales. Cool, now do cannabis
BC and AB now allow BC wineries to ship directly to Alberta consumers, benefiting winemakers after severe crop damage. This move highlights the disparity in…
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July 15, 2024 | Dave Dormer | Insight
Cannabis clinical trials hampered by lack of GMP cannabis
Despite having government approvals and millions of dollars in funding, clinical trials involving cannabis are being delayed in Canada, some by several years, due to…
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July 2, 2024 | Dave Dormer | Insight
Industry: Cannabis rule changes a step in the right direction, but more is needed
Proposed regulatory changes to the federal cannabis framework are a good step toward bolstering the industry, but some retailers, producers, and consultants say more needs…
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June 10, 2024 | Tim Wilson | Insight
How long until Canadians can access medical cannabis in pharmacies?
Earlier this year, a federal panel recommended expanding medical cannabis access to include in-person sales at pharmacies, alongside the current online model.
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May 28, 2024 | Contributor | Insight
A better way of measuring THC in cannabis
Humans have been using cannabis for thousands of years, but it wasn’t until the 1970s that we started to focus on plants producing higher and higher amounts of THC. It wasn’t until 1964 that we even…
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May 20, 2024 | Tim Wilson | Insight
Rotating cannabis from Health Canada to Agriculture
Many cannabis growers are frustrated that their agricultural products are entirely regulated by Health Canada, and believe that Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada could take a more formal role in some…
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May 13, 2024 | Jonathan Hiltz | Insight
Navigating certification for international markets
Finding the right credentials to ensure products are qualified for international markets can be a daunting and confusing task.
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May 7, 2024 | David Brown | Insight
Where is provincial cannabis tax revenue going?
When the Federal, provincial, and territorial governments discussed the federal excise tax rate in the lead-up to legalization in 2017, provinces successfully lobbied to receive…
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April 15, 2024 | Contributor | Insight
Cannabis exporters’ biggest challenges are regulations, not market demand
The biggest challenge facing Canadian cannabis companies entering the export business is getting certified under Good Agriculture Collection Practice (GACP) regulations and the Good Manufacturing…
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March 26, 2024 | Tim Wilson | Insight
Taking account: The governance costs of alcohol and cannabis
The cannabis industry is often compared to alcohol in that the two have experienced periods of prohibition and are both now legally available, though highly…
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March 17, 2024 | Contributor | Insight
The Good Weed Board, part six
Part six of the Good Weed Board, showcasing Canada’s best dried flower products.
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March 11, 2024 | Contributor | Insight
The changing landscape of Canadian cannabis events
From summer camp getaways to outdoor fairs and consumption lounges, cannabis events in Canada have taken a sharp turn from conferences held in massive conference…
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March 4, 2024 | Contributor | Insight, Retail
5 ways retailers can grow their sales
Spoiler Alert: It’s Increasing Diversity Diversity is no longer just a buzzword. It’s something that consumers actively seek in the brands and stores they support. In fact, according to a recent s…
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March 3, 2024 | Contributor | Insight
Navigating the challenges of brand partnerships
As a regulated industry, you have to work in partnership with a licensed producer to participate as a brand if you are not a licensed…
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February 28, 2024 | Tim Wilson | Insight
The rocky road to excise duty reform
As drumbeats for duty reform grow louder—with the federal House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance recently recommending a switch to a 10% ad valorem…
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February 21, 2024 | David Brown | Insight
Infrastructure is key to hemp industry’s growth
Industrial hemp is beginning to get a foothold in North America, but the emerging industry still has a long way to go before it becomes…
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February 8, 2024 | Tim Wilson | Insight
Over $200 million owed in cannabis excise duty
Since legalization, Canada’s cannabis industry has delivered substantial revenue to the federal government, as well as to the provinces and territories.
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January 23, 2024 | Tim Wilson | Insight
What’s the ideal approach to regulating cannabis?
After five years of recreational cannabis legalization, many industry observers believe that Canada’s regulatory environment is lagging behind both industry requirements and societal expectations.
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January 15, 2024 | David Brown | Insight
Waiting for Trudeau
Cannabis legalization was one of the crown jewels of Trudeau’s Liberal Party of Canada, but the Liberals have been almost entirely absent from the file…
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January 2, 2024 | Contributor | Insight
Could “deli style” options address THC inflation concerns?
Op-Ed: After 9.5 years of purchasing cannabis from Canadian Licensed Producers, one thing has remained stubbornly constant: inconsistencies and a high probability of disappointment when…
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December 25, 2023 | Tim Wilson | Insight
Finding success in a tough market
As many Canadian cannabis companies struggle in a tough market and black-market competition, there are companies out there that have what it takes to succeed.
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