Industry update Village Farms landfill gas project to cut 28,000 tonnes of CO2 annually The owner of Pure Sunfarms says it's renewed a contract with the City of Vancouver that repurposes landfill gas to significantly reduce its use... Nick LabaNovember 12, 2020
Industry update First research to see if smoking weed while pregnant affects babies’ brain development University of Saskatchewan researchers hypothesize high THC increases anxiety, while reducing cognition and sociability Nick LabaNovember 10, 2020
Industry update Despite mixed Q1 results, Aurora soars on Biden victory Company stock has surged more than 150% since Nov. 5, even while reporting declining Canadian weed sales Jared GnamNovember 9, 2020
Canada Canopy celebrates rising Canadian sales and Biden win The Ontario-based super-producer saw Q2 sales grow 23% while it adjusted its US expansion strategy for a Democrat in the White House Jared GnamNovember 9, 2020
Canada Talking pain and cannabis with Canopy’s head of medicine: Q&A As part of National Pain Awareness Week, Canopy's chief medical officer discusses how Canadians are navigating chronic pain with weed Nick LabaNovember 7, 2020
Psychedelics Psilocybin therapy 4 times more effective than antidepressants: study A first-of-its-kind clinical trial shows a dramatic drop in depression in over half of patients who received a synthetic version of the compound Jared GnamNovember 6, 2020
Enforcement Decriminalizing drugs in Oregon ends thousands of arrests, expands treatment Following a successful ballot measure this week, Oregon became the first state to downgrade simple possession to a civil offence Suzannah WeissNovember 6, 2020
Canada What to expect from the industry-led Cannabis Act review Nov. 11, the Canadian Chamber of Commerce’s National Cannabis Working Group begins a series of roundtables on regulatory reforms that would benefit the sector Nicholas SokićNovember 6, 2020
Industry update Cronos stock pops despite rising losses While third quarter revenues climbed 15% sequentially, the Ontario producer continues to pile up operating losses Jared GnamNovember 5, 2020
Analysis Analyst lukewarm on Aphria’s US$300M SweetWater acquisition Chris Damas of BCMI is skeptical the craft beer deal will give the Canadian producer a strong foothold in the US Jared GnamNovember 5, 2020