This past week, we heard from Global Affairs Canada and the Canadian Cannabis Council about their disappointment over Israel’s preliminary report proposing massive import fees for Canadian cannabis.
We also examined changes coming to OCS’ warehouse distribution centre and new licensing information from Health Canada that shows a continued YOY decrease in new licence applications.
Tilray and Aurora both announced expansion opportunities for their facilities in Germany.
Cannara reported their Q3 2024 results and Delta 9 had their CCAA protection extended to September 15.
It was also a busy week for cannabis and law enforcement stories, with CBSA seizing cannabis in Nova Scotia and Ontario, while police in London seized a large quantity of cannabis products from a residential neighbourhood.
In other cannabis news in Canada:
Canada has shared new cannabis and industrial hemp contact information for licence holders, applicants, and industry.
Guelph Today covered a research paper StratCann first reported in early June, looking at the accuracy of labels on cannabis oils sold in Ontario.
An “odour app” chronicles behavioural responses to smells in the Metro Vancouver region. The City of Vancouver reports a disproportionately large number of reports with the suspected cause of animal processing (95%), while suburbs like Delta report disproportionately more on garbage and compost (58%), cannabis (73%), and farming (60%) causes.
UBC Medicine researchers awarded over $25 million in CIHR project grants, including just over $1 million for a project entitled “The impact of medical cannabis on driving safety: A driving simulation study.”
International cannabis news
An Ottawa man was found not guilty of smuggling almost $1 million of cannabis into Bermuda in 2023. Ngongo-Eric Sampassa, 32, successfully argued he didn’t know there was cannabis in his baggage. Local media reports that he is the spouse of a Canadian diplomat. Last week, another man from Ontario pleaded guilty to importing cannabis into Bermuda and was sentenced to 8.5 years.
Reuters also looked at the current zeitgeist surrounding the German cannabis market.
California officials are scrambling to test cannabis products for pesticides following a recent investigation by the LA Times and numerous recalls.
Thailand will work towards legislating cannabis for medical use, signalling a U-turn on plans to re-criminalize the plant and another change in the government’s back-and-forth on the subject over the past few years.
The American College of Physicians released eight recommendations, calling for an evidence-based public health approach to cannabis regulation, including the decriminalization of possession of small amounts of cannabis for personal use.
Finally, the 8th annual Cannabis Research Conference will be held in Colorado from August 7 to 9.
