This past week at StratCann, we looked at what appears to be the final word in the ongoing Israel tariff issue, with an ombudsman upholding the rejection of tariffs on Canadian cannabis.
Alberta’s AGLC announced its cannabis farmgate licensing rules, and in Quebec, the SQDC announced extended hours for several retail locations.
Cannabis’ contribution to Canada’s GDP continues to increase.
StratCann supporter Breadstack shared their thoughts on the importance of customer loyalty in cannabis retail in 2025.
We also shared our Cannabis Jobs Update for July 2025 and looked at a new study that measures the accuracy of cannabis labelling in Colorado.
In financial news, CanadaBis shared its Q3 2025 financial results, as did Mercanto Holdings.
And in law enforcement news, Health Canada referrals led to tens of thousands of cannabis plants seized due to “exploitation of the legal framework for profit”.
In other cannabis news
The Pest Management Regulatory Agency shared a summary of two dozen public comments received on Regulatory Proposal PRO2024-03, Consultation on the Proposed Approach for Registering Pesticide Uses on Cannabis and Industrial Hemp: Use-site Categories, Data Requirements and Label Statements, published on 8 August 2024.
CBC ran a piece on some of the regulatory updates in Manitoba that StratCann covered a few months ago, such as an increase in the wholesale markup on cannabis and the possibility of removing window-covering requirements. Comments from Melanie Bekevich of Mistik Cannabis, Brendan Swiridjuk of Blissful Bloom, and Glen Simard, the Minister responsible for the Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries Corporation.
The Winnipeg Free Press did a write-up on this as well, with comments from Shira Bellan of Character Co., Chris Britton of Black Tie Cannabis, and Simard.
The fifth Stok’d Cannabis location opened in Ontario this past week.
CityNews in Edmonton spoke with event organizers who may want to sell cannabis in Edmonton, who say they are confused by their experience navigating the rules as interest grows in cannabis food and drink.
The BC Government is seeking an Assistant Deputy Minister and Chief Operating Officer, BC Liquor Distribution Branch, Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General in Burnaby, BC. The LDB is responsible for the wholesale distribution of liquor and cannabis and operates the retail brands BCLIQUOR (BCL) and BC Cannabis Stores (BCCS).
Christina Lake Cannabis announced a delay in filing its 2024 annual financial statements, which it expects to file no later than July 14, 2025.
Plantlife Cannabis has been named Best Dispensary in St. Albert by the St. Albert Gazette.
Cronos Group Inc. announced that it’s expanding distribution with its Peace Naturals medical cannabis brand in Switzerland’s medical cannabis market through its partnership with Dascoli Pharma AG, a Swiss-based company specializing in the supply and distribution of medical cannabis and healthcare training.
Avicanna Inc. announced that all of management’s nominees listed in the Company’s Management Information Circular dated May 27, 2025, were elected as directors of the Company at the Company’s Annual General Meeting of Shareholders held on June 30, 2025.
Rubicon Organics launched its first 1964 Supply Co.™ All-in-One FSE Resin vapes in Canada.
Lana Popham, British Columbia’s Minister of Agriculture and Food, recently visited Pure Sunfarms’ Delta, BC greenhouse.
David Hammond, a researcher at the University of Waterloo in Ontario, told MJBizDaily that “Consumers in Canada – not public health folks, but the people who use it – are supportive of THC limits on edibles.”
Auxly Cannabis Group Inc. announced that it has entered into two agreements: a non-binding agreement to amend and restate the company’s existing syndicated credit facility led by the Bank of Montreal; and an exchange agreement with Imperial Brands PLC pursuant to which all amounts owing by the Company under the outstanding convertible debenture held by Imperial Brands will be settled in common shares of the company and pre-funded warrants to purchase shares.
First Nations cannabis news
Following two board members stepping down in the wake of ongoing controversy in the community, the Kahnawà:ke Cannabis Control Board (KCCB) is being temporarily paused. This pause means that no retail licenses will be issued, at least until new board members are found. The KCCB has issued two cannabis production licenses, MSJ Cultivation and Canada Inc. 9076484, both of which are also licensed by Health Canada. You can read more about the community’s approach to managing cannabis sales here.
The Council is now seeking three individuals to serve on the Kahnawà:ke Cannabis Control Board (KCCB) and two individuals to serve as alternates on the KCCB.
The Flying Dust First Nation, a Cree First Nation in Saskatchewan, passed cannabis bylaws on July 2, 2025. The bylaws largely mirror federal cannabis regulations, such as limiting public possession to 30 grams and limiting plant possession to four, and do not allow cannabis sales or production without permission from the band council.
Cannabis growers must also be “authorized to produce Cannabis under any of the MMAR, MMPR, or ACMPR.” Non-medical cannabis sales are limited to dried flower, while medical sales are allowed in any form.
International cannabis news
Researchers in the US looked at perceptions of cannabis warnings and recommendations for improvement in a qualitative study with people who use cannabis in the United States.
A Reddit user shared a pic of their first three grams of cannabis from the Cannabis Social Club they belong to in Germany.
Israel’s Ministry of Health has published a tender for the position of Director of the Medical Cannabis Division.
Thailand’s recent rolling back of its non-medical cannabis regulations continues to get coverage.
And finally, the Harvard Gazette asked if cannabis legalization was a good idea.
