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Judge postpones BZAM/Final Bell trial

April 23, 2024 | Staff | Business, Cannabis News, Government

Two of every five dollars spent on legal cannabis in Canada went to government coffers

April 19, 2024 | Sarah Clark | Cannabis News, Government, Other

Still no changes to excise. Don’t be surprised.

April 16, 2024 | David Brown | Business, Cannabis News, Government, Producers

Week in Weed – April 13, 2024

April 13, 2024 | Staff | Business, Cannabis News, Government, International

Quebecers still vaping cannabis, despite provincial ban

April 11, 2024 | David Brown | Business, Cannabis News, Government, Quebec

OCS: Decline in high-THC flower following launch of testing program

April 10, 2024 | David Brown | Business, Cannabis News, Government, Ontario

More than five years after legalization, Surrey approves plan to allow cannabis stores

April 9, 2024 | David Brown | British Columbia, Business, Cannabis News, Government, Retail

Week in Weed – April 6, 2024

April 6, 2024 | Staff | Business, Cannabis News, Government

Trudeau: Concerns over cannabis legalization violating international treaties were unfounded

April 5, 2024 | David Brown | Business, Cannabis News, Government

New Brunswick says it can’t enforce its cannabis laws on First Nations reserves

March 31, 2024 | David Brown | Cannabis News, Government, New Brunswick, Retail

Week in Weed – March 30, 2024

March 30, 2024 | Staff | Business, Cannabis News, Government, International

Toronto wants more money from the province to deal with a growing number of illegal cannabis stores

March 27, 2024 | David Brown | Business, Cannabis News, Government, Ontario

Ontario to add $31 million to budget to deal with increasing number of illegal cannabis stores

March 26, 2024 | David Brown | Business, Cannabis News, Government, Ontario, Retail

New Brunswick introducing legislative changes to reduce illicit cannabis sales

March 26, 2024 | David Brown | Business, Cannabis News, Government, New Brunswick, Retail

Government’s expert panel calls for pharmacy access to medical cannabis

March 25, 2024 | David Brown | Business, Cannabis News, Government

Federal, provincial governments must address barriers for small cannabis companies

March 21, 2024 | David Brown | Business, Cannabis News, Government, Producers

Canada tables final Report of the Legislative Review of the Cannabis Act

March 21, 2024 | David Brown | Business, Cannabis News, Government

Ontario Chamber of Commerce calls on province to modernize cannabis sector

March 18, 2024 | David Brown | Business, Cannabis News, Government, Ontario

Week in Weed – March 16, 2024

March 16, 2024 | Staff | Business, Cannabis News, Government, International

Manitoba’s LGCA plans to review Province’s cannabis consumption ban

March 15, 2024 | Sarah Clark | Business, Cannabis News, Government, Manitoba

Cannabis sales increased in Nova Scotia to more than $111 million, driven by sales of local products

March 12, 2024 | David Brown | Cannabis News, Financials, Government, Nova Scotia, Retail

Cannabis industry wonders when their relief is coming, too

March 10, 2024 | David Brown | Business, Cannabis News, Government, Producers

Week in Weed – March 9, 2024

March 9, 2024 | Staff | Business, Cannabis News, Government, International

Ontario bans home grows in (some) child care settings, allows for agreements with First Nations cannabis stores

March 8, 2024 | David Brown | Business, Cannabis News, Government, Ontario

AGLC reports its first cannabis profits

March 6, 2024 | David Brown | Alberta, Business, Cannabis News, Government

Cannabis sales continued to increase in 2022-2023, with extracts leading the charge

March 6, 2024 | David Brown | Business, Cannabis News, Financials, Government

Week in Weed – March 2, 2024

March 2, 2024 | Staff | Business, Cannabis News, Government, International

Manitoba group files appeal against cannabis home grow ban

March 1, 2024 | David Brown | Business, Cannabis News, Government, Manitoba

House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance calling for changes to cannabis tax

February 27, 2024 | David Brown | Business, Cannabis News, Government

New Brunswick’s eighth private cannabis store opens in Hampton

February 23, 2024 | Staff | Business, Cannabis News, Government, New Brunswick, Retail

Cannabis Industry Forum finally formally announced

February 21, 2024 | Staff | Business, Cannabis News, Government

The SQDC pulls back on operating hours of twelve branches

February 21, 2024 | David Brown | Business, Cannabis News, Government, Quebec, Retail

BC allows smoking, vaping cannabis on public patios, cannabis stores can now promote places to consume

February 14, 2024 | David Brown | British Columbia, Cannabis News, Government

SQDC sold more than $200 million worth of cannabis in Q3 2023

February 14, 2024 | Sarah Clark | Business, Cannabis News, Financials, Government, Provinces, Quebec, Retail

Manitoba announces several new cannabis distributors

February 13, 2024 | Staff | Business, Cannabis News, Government, Manitoba, Producers

Health Canada confirms cannabis samples are allowed

February 12, 2024 | David Brown | Cannabis News, Government, Producers, Retail

Week in Weed – February 10, 2024

February 10, 2024 | David Brown | Business, Cannabis News, Government, International

Beaumont, Alberta passes new rules for medical cannabis production

February 8, 2024 | David Brown | Alberta, Cannabis News, Government, Provinces

Quebec closing cannabis store in Montreal

February 6, 2024 | Sarah Clark | Business, Cannabis News, Government, Quebec, Retail

Formerly dry municipalities put dispensaries in industrial zones to test the waters

February 6, 2024 | Contributor | British Columbia, Business, Cannabis News, Government, Ontario, Retail

Navigating the world of bankruptcy, restructuring in the cannabis industry

February 5, 2024 | David Brown | Business, Cannabis News, Government, Producers

Week in Weed – February 3, 2024

February 3, 2024 | David Brown | Business, Cannabis News, Government, International

Alberta makes changes to cannabis sampling rules, event sales, and more

January 31, 2024 | David Brown | Alberta, Business, Cannabis News, Government, Producers, Retail

BC’s cannabis market continues to mature, as sales appear to plateau

January 30, 2024 | David Brown | British Columbia, Business, Cannabis News, Government

Week in Weed – January 27, 2024

January 27, 2024 | David Brown | Business, Cannabis News, Government, International

Fraser Valley Regional District holding public hearing for new zoning regs for cannabis production

January 25, 2024 | David Brown | British Columbia, Cannabis News, Government, Producers

Surrey releases proposal for up to 12 cannabis stores in BC’s second largest city

January 24, 2024 | David Brown | British Columbia, Business, Cannabis News, Government, Retail

BC has a long way to go create a thriving cannabis industry

January 24, 2024 | Contributor | British Columbia, Business, Cannabis News, Government, Producers

Cannabis added to Canadian Free Trade Agreement, but cross-province sales not likely any time soon

January 22, 2024 | David Brown | Business, Cannabis News, Government

Week in Weed – January 20, 2024

January 20, 2024 | David Brown | Business, Cannabis News, Government, Other

Week in Weed – January 13, 2024

January 13, 2024 | David Brown | Business, Cannabis News, Government, International

Legal market continues to eat into illicit market in Canada while reported cannabis use remains the same

January 12, 2024 | Sarah Clark | Business, Cannabis News, Government, Research

BC continues to debate increasing 8-store cap for cannabis retailers

January 11, 2024 | David Brown | British Columbia, Business, Cannabis News, Government, Retail

Week in Weed – January 6, 2024

January 6, 2024 | David Brown | Business, Cannabis News, Government, International, Micro, Producers, Retail

New micros outpaced standard cannabis licences in 2023, while revocations of both increased

December 31, 2023 | David Brown | Business, Cannabis News, Government, Producers

Week in Weed – December 30, 2023

December 30, 2023 | David Brown | Business, Cannabis News, Government, International

Top seven Canadian cannabis stories of 2023

December 29, 2023 | Staff | Business, Cannabis News, Government, Micro, Producers, Retail

Changes to cannabis rules and regulations in 2023

December 27, 2023 | Staff | Alberta, British Columbia, Business, Cannabis News, Government, International, Manitoba, Ontario, Saskatchewan

A recap of Ingestible Extracts in 2023

December 26, 2023 | Sarah Clark | Business, Cannabis News, Government, Producers

Week in Weed – December 23, 2023

December 23, 2023 | David Brown | Business, Cannabis News, Government, International

BC First Nation files lawsuit against group it says is using its land to grow and sell cannabis without licence

December 21, 2023 | Staff | British Columbia, Business, Cannabis News, Government

Alberta announces several changes to retail cannabis regulations through Red Tape Reduction

December 18, 2023 | Staff | Alberta, Cannabis News, Government

Health Canada detects four new synthetic cannabinoids in Canada

December 17, 2023 | Staff | British Columbia, Cannabis News, Government, Quebec, Research, Saskatchewan

Week in Weed – December 16, 2023

December 16, 2023 | David Brown | Business, Cannabis News, Government, International

OCS continues to grow, with nearly $1.5 billion in wholesale sales in 2022-23

December 14, 2023 | Staff | Business, Cannabis News, Government, Ontario, Retail

Ontario township has spent more than $800,000 fighting legal cannabis producers

December 14, 2023 | Staff | Cannabis News, Government, Producers

Week in Weed – December 9, 2023

December 9, 2023 | David Brown | Business, Cannabis News, Government, International

Industry mixed on new OCS THC testing program

December 6, 2023 | David Brown | Cannabis News, Government, Ontario, Producers

Health Canada releases guidance document on intoxicating cannabinoids, including CBN

December 5, 2023 | Sarah Clark | Cannabis News, Government

Week in Weed – December 2, 2023

December 2, 2023 | David Brown | Business, Cannabis News, Government, International

Ontario to allow retailers to own up to 150 cannabis stores, proposing to ban cannabis cultivation in home-based child care facilities

November 30, 2023 | Staff | Cannabis News, Government, Ontario

OCS to begin temporary THC testing program in 2024

November 30, 2023 | David Brown | Cannabis News, Government, Ontario, Producers

OCS announces first round of Social Impact Fund partnerships

November 28, 2023 | Staff | Business, Cannabis News, Government, Ontario

Week in Weed – November 25, 2023

November 25, 2023 | David Brown | Business, Cannabis News, Government, International

PEI sold nearly $23 million worth of cannabis in 2022-23

November 22, 2023 | Staff | Business, Cannabis News, Government, Prince Edward Island

Toronto city councillor asking Ontario where additional promised cannabis tax revenue went

November 21, 2023 | Staff | Business, Cannabis News, Government, Ontario

Week in Weed – November 18, 2023

November 18, 2023 | David Brown | Business, Cannabis News, Government

SQDC sold more than $150 million worth of cannabis this summer

November 17, 2023 | Staff | Cannabis News, Government, Quebec

Health Canada collected $60 million in cannabis fees in past year

November 16, 2023 | Staff | Cannabis News, Government

Strike at dozens of SQDC stores now coming to an end

November 14, 2023 | Staff | Business, Cannabis News, Government, Quebec

Week in Weed – November 11, 2023

November 11, 2023 | David Brown | Business, Cannabis News, Government, International

Canada’s cannabis regulations continue to evolve

November 9, 2023 | Sarah Clark | Business, Cannabis News, Government, Other

OGEN latest Alberta cannabis company to close

November 7, 2023 | Sarah Clark | Alberta, Business, Cannabis News, Government, Producers

Week in Weed – November 4, 2023

November 4, 2023 | David Brown | Business, Cannabis News, Government, International, Producers, Retail

Health Canada still says cannabis intended to be consumed as food is not an extract

November 2, 2023 | David Brown | Business, Cannabis News, Government, New Brunswick, Producers, Products

BC has seized more than $38 million in illicit cannabis since 2019

November 1, 2023 | David Brown | British Columbia, Business, Cannabis News, Government

Organigram says Jolts coming back to several provincial markets after Health Canada considers initial classification decision on the product to be void

October 27, 2023 | David Brown | Cannabis News, Government, Producers, Products

New concerns over possible “ingestible extracts” and cannabis lozenges

October 25, 2023 | David Brown | Business, Cannabis News, Government, Producers, Products

Few BC growers interested in farmgate a year after program launched

October 25, 2023 | David Brown | British Columbia, Business, Cannabis News, Government, New Brunswick, Ontario, Producers, Retail

Data presented by Health Canada indicate cannabis exports may continue growing

October 25, 2023 | Staff | Business, Cannabis News, Government, International, Producers, Products