This week at StratCann, we examined the newest sales and production figures from Health Canada, the SLGA removed some storage requirements for retailers and wholesalers in Saskatchewan, and Tilray Medical won a tender to supply medical cannabis to Luxembourg.
Crystal Cure’s Jonathan Wilson pondered whether a new Conservative government in Canada could address cannabis industry concerns, and in a year-end recap, we noted that micros were once again the most popular licence type in 2024.
In financial news, Tilray shared their Q2 2025 results.
In law enforcement news, an Ontario man received six months house arrest for cannabis trafficking and could face deportation to China, and the RCMP and CBSA arrested passengers attempting to smuggle over $175,000 of cannabis to the UK.
In other cannabis news
MediPharm Labs Corp. announced a commercial agreement with Laboratório Teuto, a pharmaceutical manufacturer and marketer in Brazil, expanding MediPharm’s presence in the country.
Canopy USA, LLC announced that, effective January 6, 2025, Mr. M. Brooks Jorgensen has been appointed as the company’s first-ever President. Luc Mongeau also took his spot as Canopy’s newest CEO, effective January 6, 2025.
Village Farms International, Inc. and Hemp for Victory announced that they jointly filed a Request for Reconsideration of their prior motion to disqualify and remove the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) from its role as a proponent of the proposed role to reschedule cannabis in the US from a Schedule I to a Schedule III drug. The initial motion to disqualify was filed on November 18, 2024 and subsequently denied.
CannabisNB stores were impacted by a technical issue with its point-of-sale system and a potential cyber threat, but remained open on a cash-only basis.
The owners of a building housing a bylaw-breaking personal/designated cannabis facility in Aurora, Ontario have withdrawn an appeal to the Ontario Land Tribunal.
Cannabix Technologies Inc. says that it has made significant updates to its Cannabix Marijuana Breathalyzer technology to meet suggested emerging regulatory requirements in preparation for marketing, with a focus on the US market.
Ben Kaplan, the editor at Kind Magazine, recently released a book on cannabis legalization, To Catch a Fire, and is hosting a book signing at El Mocambo, 464 Spadina Ave, Toronto, on Tuesday, January 14th at 7 PM EST.
Aurora Cannabis Inc. is launching an internship program at Aurora’s leading EU-GMP facility in Leuna, Germany. In partnership with Erfurt University of Applied Sciences, students of the Horticultural Crop Production course will gain hands-on experience on-site and deepen their understanding of medical cannabis cultivation.
HYTN Innovations Inc. announced the receipt of an initial purchase order under manufacturing and pricing agreements with SNDL Inc. Under the executed agreements, HYTN will utilize EU Good Manufacturing Practice (EU GMP) to process both bulk and finished cannabis products for SNDL.
A new study, Perceived Risk of Medical Cannabis and Prescribed Cannabinoids for Chronic Pain: A Cross-Sectional Study Among Quebec Clinicians, was published in the journal Cannabis.
The CBC looked at the recent testing done by RPC of illicit cannabis vapes in New Brunswick.
Health Canada released their 2023 report on cannabis adverse reactions. In 2023, Health Canada received 128 reports of adverse reaction reports (including duplicates, such as multiple reporters of the same adverse reaction) associated with cannabis as a suspected substance. Out of the 128 reports, 56 were unique cases associated with legal cannabis products. There were 44 reports of adverse reactions to cannabis involving the pediatric population (aged under 18 years).
Canadian hemp grain producers continued to dominate the US market for hempseed-based products in 2024, shipping material valued at roughly $55 million over the northern border, according to the US Department of Agriculture (USDA).
The Eastern Door, Kahnawake Community News reported a recent fire at a cannabis store in Mohawk Territory.
The Grass Hut, a cannabis store in Enderby, BC, provided a donation of turkeys for approximately 65 homes over the holidays, Splatsin First Nation said in a post on its website Tuesday, January 7. The Grass Hut operates without a licence from the BC government.
Kelowna City Council will give initial consideration to rezoning a property that would allow Flora Cannabis to potentially open a fourth store in the city.
After operating under a temporary use permit since 2020, a downtown cannabis retailer, Epik Products Inc., wants to have its location rezoned by Prince George City Council starting at its Monday, January 13 meeting.
The BC Bud Corporation announced a proposed non-brokered private placement to raise up to $1,000,000 through the sale of up to 13,333,333 units at a price of $0.075 per Unit.
International cannabis news
Reuters ran a good overview of how the new Trump Presidency could impact the cannabis industry. Or not.
A man in Portland, Oregon filed a $10,000 lawsuit against a cannabis store last week, saying an employee recommended a grossly excessive dose of THC that sent him to a local emergency room with vomiting, loss of motor function and an inability to walk on his own.And finally, Michigan cannabis sales decreased in December, reports New Cannabis Ventures.
