Newfoundland and Labrador Cannabis Regulators Request Canna-business Proposals
The Newfoundland and Labrador Liquor Corp has launched Cannabis NL, which will oversee recreational cannabis sales in the Canadian province,… Read More
Cannabis News & Information
Canada
Canada was the first nation to legalize the use of medical cannabis in 2001 and the first developed country to federally legalize adult-use cannabis as well. Below are articles relating to the rapidly-developing Canadian marijuana industry.
Canadian Cannabis Legalization Delayed Until at Least August
Recreational cannabis sales in Canada will not begin on July 1 as anticipated as federal lawmakers have come to an agreement… Read More
Shopify Will Run Ontario’s Legal Cannabis Sales Platforms
The government of Ontario, Canada has tabbed Shopify Inc. to run online retail cannabis sales, the Canadian Press reports. Shopify’s… Read More
Six Companies Sign on With Quebec, Canada Government to Supply Adult-Use Cannabis Market
Six licensed medical cannabis companies have signed on with the province of Quebec, Canada to provide 60,000 kilograms (132,277 pounds)… Read More
Michael Brubeck: How to Identify a Winning Cannabis Investment
Michael Brubeck is the founder and CEO of Centuria Foods and author of Tipping the Scales, a book about cannabis industry… Read More
Report: Canadian Cannabis Legalization Could be Stalled Past July
Some Canadian lawmakers suggest that federal cannabis legalization could be delayed past July as the legislation to implement the reforms… Read More
Canadian Cannabis-Centric Entrepreneur Collective Acquires Uruguay Hemp Producer
In their first foray into Latin America, British Columbia, Canada-based Cannabis Wheaton Income Corp. is set to acquire Uruguayan hemp… Read More
Canadian Territory of Nunavut Releases Cannabis Policy Draft Rules
The Government of Canadian territory Nunavut has released their draft rules for cannabis regulation, setting the legal purchase and possession… Read More
Aurora Sky Facility Receives Health Canada MMJ Cultivation License
Aurora Cannabis Inc. has received a cultivation license from Health Canada for its under-construction, 800,000-square-foot facility at the Edmonton International… Read More
Canadian MMJ Producer Aphria to Acquire Nuuvera for $826M
Canadian medical cannabis producer Aphria Inc. is set to acquire Nuuvera Inc. for $826 million as part of its efforts… Read More
Darcy Bomford: Acquiring a Cannabis License in Canada
Darcy Bomford is the CEO of True Leaf Medicine International, a Canadian company with one department in the national medical… Read More
Canadian MMJ Producers Aurora and CanniMed Come to Terms in $1.1B Deal
In the most valuable cannabis industry deal to date, Canadian medical cannabis producers Aurora Cannabis Inc and CanniMed Therapeutics have entered… Read More
Canada’s Shoppers Drug Mart Inks Third Deal to Provide MMJ to Consumers
Canadian medical cannabis producer Tilray has entered an agreement with the nation’s largest provider of pharmacy products and services, Shoppers… Read More
Aurora Subsidiary Wins Italian MMJ Contract
Pedanios GmbH, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Canada’s Aurora Cannabis Inc., has won a contract to supply medical cannabis to the… Read More
Montreal Officials Want to Keep 1/3 of Cannabis Taxes and Jurisdiction Over Outdoor and Event Use
The city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada is seeking a third of the tax revenues derived from recreational cannabis sales in… Read More
Prince Edward Island, Canada Releases New Provincial Rules for Cannabis Legalization
Officials in Prince Edward Island, Canada have offered more details on their cannabis legalization rules, announcing that adults 19-and-older will… Read More
Aphria Acquires Broken Coast in Latest Canadian MMJ Deal
Canadian medical cannabis producer Aphria Inc. has signed a letter of intent to acquire British Columbia’s Broken Coast Cannabis Inc.… Read More
Survey: Canadians ‘Uncomfortable’ Using Cannabis with Family; Support Legalization
As Canada moves forward with federal legalization, two in three Canadians surveyed by Business of Cannabis and Nanos Research indicated… Read More
Cannabis Stocks in US & Canada Rocked by Sessions Policy Change
Cannabis stocks in both the U.S. and Canada took at hit following the announcement by U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions… Read More
Aurora Stock Climbs on Domestic and European MMJ Success; Firm Buys More CanniMed Stock
Canadian medical cannabis company Aurora Cannabis Inc. saw a 10 percent increase in their stock price on Tuesday after announcing… Read More
Canadian Regulators Make Initial Ruling in Aurora-CanniMed Takeover Saga
The Ontario (Canada) Securities Commission has issued a regulator ruling in Aurora Cannabis Inc.’s attempted hostile takeover of CanniMed Therapeutics… Read More
New Brunswick, Canada Unveils Potential Cannabis Retail Shop Designs
Regulators in New Brunswick, Canada have released potential retail cannabis store designs, which New Brunswick Liquor Corp. spokesman Mark Barbour… Read More
Health Canada Nearly Doubles Cannabis Production Licenses Since May
Canadian officials have nearly doubled the number of cannabis production licenses since May – from 44 to 80 – as… Read More
Canadian PM Trudeau ‘Doesn’t Know’ Where July 1 Cannabis Legalization Date Came From
In an interview with Quebec, Canada’s TVA network, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said there was no firm date for cannabis… Read More