Industry update Canadian cannabis sales dip to $261M in November November adult-use sales dropped 3.2%, the furthest slide since September 2019 Jared GnamJanuary 22, 2021
Canada ‘We are failing patients’: Cannabis Act industry-led review session III Continued stigma and regulatory burdens are causing ongoing accessibility issues for Canadian cannabis patients, group members say Nicholas SokićJanuary 22, 2021
Legalization First Arizona dispensaries get green light to sell recreational weed Arizona begins issuing adult-use licences less than 3 months after state voters pass ballot initiative Jared GnamJanuary 22, 2021
Data Cannabis significantly reduces prescription opioid use: Tilray patient study In the first substitution study to track individual use over time, researchers found stark drops in use of opioids and other medications Nick LabaJanuary 22, 2021
International Will Mexico’s medical cannabis laws help or hurt public safety? Legislation approved last week establishes a framework for medical use, but activists are worried it favours business and government power over patients Natalia Buendia CalvilloJanuary 21, 2021
Industry update Valens shares fall after liquidating most cannabis oil inventory Citing outdoor supply gluts and falling prices, the Canadian extractor liquidated $10M worth of product in Q4 2020 Jared GnamJanuary 20, 2021
Industry update CBD could be a potent antibiotic, research shows University of Melbourne research may lead to the first new antibiotics for resistant bacteria like gonorrhea in 60 years Jared GnamJanuary 19, 2021
Industry update France launches public consultation on cannabis legalization With Europe's toughest weed laws and highest use rates, the French government has already gotten 175,000 survey responses Jared GnamJanuary 18, 2021
Industry update Alcanna, YSS to target cannabis value segment with retail merger New company to be named Nova Cannabis, with most of its 53 stores in three provinces re-branded as Value Buds Jared GnamJanuary 18, 2021
Analysis Neglecting legacy cannabis operators is costing California billions a year Excessive regulation and a lack of consultation has left the state's original weed entrepreneurs, and up to 75% of potential revenues, behind Veronica IrwinJanuary 18, 2021