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Federal government “exploring” single harmonized cannabis excise stamp

December 16, 2024 | David Brown | Business, Cannabis News, Government

Health Canada may request supporting evidence for some medical cannabis authorizations

December 16, 2024 | David Brown | Business, Cannabis News, Government

Week in Weed – December 14, 2024

December 14, 2024 | Staff | Business, Cannabis News, Government, International

How the Canada Post strike is affecting medical cannabis access

December 12, 2024 | Jonathan Hiltz | Business, Cannabis News, Government

Federal government fails to implement “ambitious” program to streamline cannabis pardons by deadline

December 11, 2024 | David Brown | Cannabis News, Government

Week in Weed – December 7, 2024

December 7, 2024 | Staff | Business, Cannabis News, Government, International

Health Canada: Only about 5% of cannabis purchases in Canada come from irregular sources

December 6, 2024 | David Brown | Business, Cannabis News, Government, Research

PEI amends 2021 vaping legislation to note it doesn’t apply to cannabis products

December 5, 2024 | David Brown | Cannabis News, Government, Products

OCS shares safe cannabis consumption tips for the holidays

December 4, 2024 | Staff | Cannabis News, Government, Retail

Week in Weed – November 30, 2024

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

AGLC makes several updates, clarifications to retail cannabis and cannabis representative policies

November 29, 2024 | David Brown | Alberta, Cannabis News, Government, Retail

Cannabis vapes coming to SQDC by fall 2025

November 29, 2024 | David Brown | Business, Cannabis News, Government, Quebec

More than $20 million in cuts to Health Canada’s cannabis program over next three years

November 28, 2024 | David Brown | Business, Cannabis News, Government

Australian Senate rejects cannabis legalization bill

November 27, 2024 | David Brown | Cannabis News, Government, International

Trudeau, Poilievre trade barbs in QP over cannabis legalization

November 26, 2024 | David Brown | Cannabis News, Government

Israel’s Ministry of Health says tariffs on Canadian cannabis will harm patients, benefit illicit market

November 25, 2024 | David Brown | Cannabis News, Government, International

Pump up the volume – the influence of corporate cannabis in Alberta

November 25, 2024 | Jonathan Hiltz | Insight

Week in Weed – November 23, 2024

November 23, 2024 | Staff | Business, Cannabis News, Government, International

Atikameksheng Anishnawbek seeks negotiations with Ontario on retail cannabis

November 20, 2024 | David Brown | Business, Cannabis News, Government, Ontario, Retail

CRA has written off nearly $5 million in cannabis excise tax

November 20, 2024 | David Brown | Business, Cannabis News, Government

Ontario cannabis retailer fined $100,000 for illegal “data deals”

November 19, 2024 | David Brown | Cannabis News, Government, Ontario, Retail

Ontario introduces legislation that would impose new penalties for advertising and promoting illegal cannabis

November 18, 2024 | David Brown | Business, Cannabis News, Government, Retail

Cannabis industry takes steps to manage Canada Post strike

November 18, 2024 | David Brown | Cannabis News, Government, Retail

Week in Weed – November 16, 2024

November 16, 2024 | Staff | Business, Cannabis News, Government, International, Other

Law firm says SQDC broke provincial rules with “rotating” SKU pricing

November 15, 2024 | David Brown | Cannabis News, Government, Quebec, Retail

BC Gov seeks to seize two properties they say are connected to cannabis trafficking

November 15, 2024 | David Brown | British Columbia, Cannabis News

SQDC records record profits as consumer demand shifts to lower-margin products

November 14, 2024 | David Brown | Financials

Israel: Report now proposes up to 175% tax on Canadian cannabis imports

November 12, 2024 | David Brown | Business, Cannabis News, Government, International

Week in Weed – November 9, 2024

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

Conservative BC MLA blames legalization for illegal weed bust

November 8, 2024 | David Brown | British Columbia, Cannabis News, Government

AGLC launches Forget Bad Bud campaign

November 7, 2024 | Staff | Alberta, Cannabis News, Government

Winnipeg staff report recommends keeping designated production licensing in place

November 5, 2024 | David Brown | Business, Cannabis News, Government, Manitoba

Week in Weed – November 2, 2024

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

Surrey City Council to consider 12 cannabis stores, the first in the city

November 1, 2024 | David Brown | British Columbia, Business, Cannabis News, Government, Retail

New Brunswick sold nearly $27 million worth of weed in the second quarter of 2024

November 1, 2024 | Sarah Clark | Financials

Details emerging in CSU raids on OKIB land near Vernon, BC

October 30, 2024 | David Brown | British Columbia, Cannabis News, Government

Ontario affirms $31 million commitment to take on illicit cannabis market

October 30, 2024 | David Brown | Business, Cannabis News, Government, Ontario, Retail

Australian cannabis companies are growing weary of Canadian imports

October 29, 2024 | David Brown | Business, Cannabis News, Government, Producers

New Brunswickers prefer convenient cannabis products

October 28, 2024 | David Brown | Cannabis News, Financials, Government, New Brunswick

Week in Weed – October 26, 2024

October 26, 2024 | Staff | Business, Cannabis News, Government, International, Producers, Retail

AGLC quickly corrects course on sampling rule change

October 23, 2024 | David Brown | Alberta, Business, Cannabis News, Government

Manitoba extending pause of “controlled access” licensing another 18 months

October 23, 2024 | David Brown | Business, Cannabis News, Government, Manitoba, Retail

Ontario cannabis retailers frustrated by increasing number of unlicensed stores

October 22, 2024 | Jonathan Hiltz | Insight

AGLC says sampling restricted to retail store owners in Alberta (This decision has now been reversed)

October 21, 2024 | David Brown | Alberta, Business, Cannabis News, Government, Producers

Yukon cannabis report highlights need for cannabis consumption spaces for tourists

October 21, 2024 | David Brown | Business, Cannabis News, Government, Retail, Yukon

Week in Weed – October 19, 2024

October 19, 2024 | Staff | Business, Cannabis News, Government, International, Producers

Ontario sold more than a billion dollars worth of weed in the first half of 2024

October 17, 2024 | Staff | Business, Cannabis News, Government, Ontario, Retail

Six years in, Canada’s illicit cannabis market is making a comeback

October 17, 2024 | David Brown | Insight

How much does a legal weed grower in Canada actually get from that ounce you bought?

October 16, 2024 | Staff | British Columbia, Business, Cannabis News, Government, Producers, Retail

A conversation with Suzanne Bergeron, President and CEO, SQDC

October 15, 2024 | Jonathan Hiltz | Insight

Week in Weed – October 12, 2024

October 12, 2024 | David Brown | Business, Cannabis News, Government, International

Streamlining excise stamps could go a long way to relieving regulatory burden, costs

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

Study looks at impacts of cannabis legalization on organized crime in Canada

October 8, 2024 | David Brown | Business, Cannabis News, Government, Research

Week in Weed – October 5, 2024

October 5, 2024 | Staff | Business, Cannabis News, Government, International

Report calls for more cohesion, public health focus to US cannabis laws

October 2, 2024 | David Brown | Business, Cannabis News, Government, International

Canada’s cannabis marketing: surprisingly compliant

October 1, 2024 | Staff | Cannabis News, Government

Provinces need to amend rules to allow cannabis growth, says Edmonton city councillor

September 30, 2024 | Dave Dormer | Cannabis News

Week in Weed – September 28, 2024

September 28, 2024 | Staff | Business, Cannabis News, Government, International

Manitobans may finally be able to grow cannabis at home in 2025

September 26, 2024 | David Brown | Business, Cannabis News, Government, Manitoba

Cannabis is no longer an election issue

September 26, 2024 | David Brown | Business, Cannabis News, Government

Week in Weed – September 21, 2024

September 21, 2024 | Staff | Business, Cannabis News, Government, International

Health Canada cannabis inspections: 2023-2024

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

Unpackaged inventory of dried cannabis continued to decline in the first four months of 2024

September 16, 2024 | David Brown | Business, Cannabis News, Government, Products

Cannabis farmgate in Canada: From farm to joint

September 13, 2024 | David Brown | British Columbia, Business, Cannabis News, Government, New Brunswick, Ontario, Retail

Is the CCAA process being taken advantage of?

September 9, 2024 | Jonathan Hiltz | Insight

Week in Weed – September 7, 2024

September 7, 2024 | Staff | Business, Cannabis News, Government, International

SQDC sold $162.9 million worth of cannabis in Q1 2024-2025

September 5, 2024 | David Brown | Cannabis News, Government, Provinces, Quebec, Retail

Cannabis sales increased in BC in 2023-2024

September 3, 2024 | David Brown | British Columbia, Business, Cannabis News, Government, Retail

Week in Weed – August 31, 2024

August 31, 2024 | Staff | Business, Cannabis News, Government, International

Cannabis sales stay strong in New Brunswick

August 20, 2024 | David Brown | Cannabis News, Government, New Brunswick

$600,000 in grants to help develop minor cannabinoids in Canada’s hemp crops

August 15, 2024 | Staff | Business, Cannabis News, Government, Research

Ontario needs coordinated approach to deal with growing number of unlicensed cannabis stores

August 12, 2024 | David Brown | Business, Cannabis News, Government, Ontario, Retail

Week in Weed – August 10, 2024

August 10, 2024 | Staff | Business, Cannabis News, Government, International

Health Canada seeking feedback on new proposed approach for pesticide use for cannabis and hemp

August 9, 2024 | Sarah Clark | Cannabis News, Government

OCRC gets new board chair

August 2, 2024 | David Brown | Business, Cannabis News, Government, Ontario, Retail

Week in Weed – July 27, 2024

July 27, 2024 | Staff | Business, Cannabis News, Government, International

New federal cannabis licences continue to slow, micros take top spot

July 22, 2024 | David Brown | Cannabis News, Government, Producers

BC provides updates to cannabis sampling rules

July 16, 2024 | David Brown | British Columbia, Business, Cannabis News, Government, Producers, Retail

Week in Weed – July 13, 2024

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

Week in Weed – July 6, 2024

July 6, 2024 | Staff | Business, Cannabis News, Government, International

Industry: Cannabis rule changes a step in the right direction, but more is needed

July 2, 2024 | Dave Dormer | Insight

Week in Weed – June 29, 2024

June 29, 2024 | Staff | Business, Cannabis News, Government, International

Cannabis-related complaints to Ontario’s Ombudsman lowest since legalization

June 28, 2024 | David Brown | Business, Cannabis News, Government, Ontario, Retail

Manitoba announces new cannabis product freshness criteria

June 26, 2024 | David Brown | Business, Cannabis News, Government, Manitoba, Other, Producers, Retail

Nova Scotia sold $121 million worth of cannabis in 2023

June 26, 2024 | David Brown | Cannabis News, Financials, Government

Manitobans still waiting for right to grow cannabis at home

June 10, 2024 | David Brown | Cannabis News, Government, Manitoba

Legacy Supply Chain’s new processing licence expands service capability in Ontario

June 7, 2024 | David Brown | Cannabis News, Government, Ontario, Producers

Alberta now allowing private label cannabis products

June 3, 2024 | David Brown | Business, Cannabis News, Government, Producers, Products

Cannabis stores in Ontario sold nearly $2 billion worth of cannabis in 2023

May 14, 2024 | David Brown | Business, Cannabis News, Government, Ontario, Retail

Compliance and enforcement efforts continue to increase, especially for personal and designated growers

October 3, 2023 | David Brown | Alberta, British Columbia, Business, Cannabis News, Government, Ontario, Quebec