Report: Total Cannabinoid Market Has $14.9B Potential This Year
Fri / Jun 21st
Cannabis market investor network Arcview Group and data firm BDS Analytics have, for the first time, included the total cannabinoid… Read More
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Canada Claims $186M In Cannabis Taxes For First 5.5 Months
Fri / Jun 21st
Canada earned $186 million in excise and general taxes on goods and services directly related to cannabis sales during the… Read More
Colombia Court Ruling: Public Cannabis Use Is Legal
Thu / Jun 20th
Colombia’s Constitutional Court has ruled parts of President Iván Duque’s 2017 Police Code are unconstitutional, including the ban on public… Read More
Health Canada Caps Edibles at 10mg of THC Per Package
Wed / Jun 19th
Health Canada’s new regulations for cannabis edibles, extracts, and topicals set THC caps for food and drink products at 10… Read More
Researchers Find Evidence of Cannabis Use In 500 BC
Thu / Jun 13th
Researchers in China have found evidence that cannabis was used in mortuary rituals as early as 500 B.C, according to… Read More
Australian Researchers to Study CBD for PTSD
Wed / Jun 12th
Researchers in Australia are set to study the efficacy of CBD as a treatment for veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress… Read More
Harborside Goes Public on Canadian Securities Exchange
Tue / Jun 11th
California cannabis company Harborside Inc., has gone public on the Canadian Securities Exchange following a reverse takeover involving FLRish and… Read More
Canadian Edibles, Topicals Market Estimated At $2.7B Annually
Tue / Jun 4th
Canada’s market for alternative cannabis products, such as edibles and topicals, could be worth about $2.7 billion a year, according… Read More
Ontario Inn Is First to List on Cannabis Tourism Website
Mon / Jun 3rd
Canada’s Sir Sam’s Inn and Spa has received a ‘cannabis-friendly’ designation by Cannabis Hotels making it the first in the… Read More
Zimbabwe Approves First MMJ Grow Site
Fri / May 31st
Zimbabwe officials have approved the nation’s first legal cannabis farm – a 10-hectare cultivation site at a prison, the Independent… Read More
Health Canada Approves 100-Acre Outdoor Grow
Thu / May 30th
Health Canada has approved 48North’s 100-acre, 250,000-plant outdoor cannabis cultivation facility in Brant County, Ontario, according to a CTV News… Read More
Canada Invests $24.5M Into Cannabis Research
Fri / May 24th
Canadian officials have earmarked C$24.5 million (US$18 million) for cannabis research to fund 26 projects throughout the nation, according to… Read More
Massachusetts Approves First Sale of Licensed Cannabis Firm
Fri / May 24th
Massachusetts licensed cannabis company Sira Naturals has been sold to Cannabis Strategies Acquisition Corp. marking the first time the state… Read More
Study: Cannabis Evolved In Tibet 28M Years Ago
Mon / May 20th
According to a new study by researchers at the University of Vermont, the cannabis plant may have evolved 28 million… Read More
Quebec Lawmakers Reconsider Public-Use Ban
Wed / May 15th
Lawmakers in Quebec, Canada are planning to amend the language banning public cannabis consumption and raising the legal age for… Read More
Asian Potential MMJ Market Worth $5.8B by 2024
Mon / May 13th
Asia’s medical cannabis market could reach $5.8 billion by 2024 if it were legalized throughout the region, according to a… Read More
Survey: Canadians Less Interested in Edibles Post-Legalization
Fri / May 10th
Interest in edible cannabis products among Canadians appears to have waned with just 36 percent of participants in a Dalhousie… Read More
Health Canada: Cannabusinesses Need Full Grow Site Before Applying
Thu / May 9th
Would-be cannabis industry operators in Canada will have to show that they have a fully built cultivation site that meets… Read More
Canadian Police Report No Increase in Stoned Driving Post-Legalization
Fri / Apr 26th
Canadian police have reported no significant changes in the number of cannabis-related impaired driving crimes post legalization, the Canadian Press… Read More
Cannabis Beverage Producers Alliance Call for Changes to Canadian Edible Rules
Thu / Apr 25th
A coalition of Canadian cannabis and alcohol companies are pushing for changes to the nation’s proposed rules for cannabis-infused beverages,… Read More
Trump Admin Will Deny Citizenship for State-Legal Cannabis Use
Mon / Apr 22nd
Immigrants who use cannabis or work in the industry can be denied citizenship even if they are in states where… Read More
Canopy Growth to Buy Acreage Holdings for $3.4 Billion
Fri / Apr 19th
Canadian licensed producer Canopy Growth announced this week its intent to acquire U.S.-based Acreage Holdings in a $3.4 billion deal… Read More
7 in 10 British Columbia Residents Happy with Legalization
Thu / Apr 18th
British Columbians appear satisfied six months into Canadian cannabis legalization, as 64 percent of survey respondents had a favorable opinion… Read More
Canada Sees 17% Price-Per-Gram Increase Post-Legalization
Thu / Apr 11th
Both legal and illegal cannabis prices throughout Canada are up more than 17 percent since legalization, from C$6.85 pre-legalization per… Read More