Canada

While investors await Health Canada's ruling on how it will enforce CannTrust's compliance breaches, the small pot producer's licences were suspended due to "critical observations" by the federal agency.

The Ontario Securities Commission accuses three former executives of Canada Cannabis Corp. who raised more than $10 million of defrauding its 125 investors.

Westleaf and its Prairie Records cannabis retail chain was named the top Canadian retailer at a major exposition in the same weekend the company opened its first Alberta location in Calgary.

Amid a breakout of vape-related lung illnesses in the U.S., the industry is calling for products to be regulated, while in Canada, pot firms say their legal vapes are rigorously tested and safe.

Between more store rollouts and Cannabis 2.0 coming in the Canadian market, and potential legalization in the U.S., the investment dealer says "the cannabis trade is not over."

Shares of the Edmonton-based pot producer dropped 9% Sept. 12 as it posted $99 million in Q4 revenue, which was below its own August guidance and analysts expectations.

The Toronto-based pot firm plans to accelerate production of its high-THC strain Unite Organic as strong demand has prompted an early second order from the OCS.

Ontario-based CannabCo is waiting on a Health Canada production licence to start offering consumers a cannabis strain they claim is virtually odourless, amid growing complaints over pot's skunky stink.

The Calgary-based company launched two new stores last week in the Wild Rose province and has its sights on operating 25 pot shops in total nationwide by mid-September.

Mugglehead speaks with Dr. Arup Sen, chief science officer at Sproutly, about its industry-leading technology used to develop high quality infused beverages with precise THC dosing.

While wine tourism brings in big money, Canadian federal rules for marketing pot are causing opportunities for cannabis tourism to go up in smoke.

Mugglehead talks to University of British Columbia's M-J Milloy who is studying how cannabis might help with opioid addiction while big pharma is being sued for millions.

Employees at the embattled pot producer allegedly sourced out black market cannabis seeds and tainted the legal supply with illicit weed, according to BNN Bloomberg.

Two deaths and hundreds of cases of a mysterious lung illness all linked to vaping e-cigarettes or illegal cannabis oil in the U.S. has sparked investigations in Canada and south of the border.

Mugglehead speaks with MediPharm president Keith Strachan about how the cannabis extraction pioneer is gearing up for the launch of Cannabis 2.0 products in Canada.

Vivien Azer at Cowen & Co. cut her price target on the Canadian pot producer to $60 from $150, but she believes the stock's recent collapse presents a buying opportunity.

The Nanaimo, B.C.-based licensed producer made a retail power grab by acquiring Four20, which operates six licensed stores in Alberta and has secured 16 other shops.

The Vancouver-based pot producer inked a deal with a "Canadian beverage technology company" to ready itself for the coming next-phase infused product launch in Canada later this year.

Mugglehead talks with Adam Coates, chief commercial officer at Westleaf, how the company will produce next-phase cannabis products at its newly-minted extraction facility designed by world-leading scientists.

Victoria-based Paracanna launched a DIY kit for consumers to legally infuse cannabis oil into gummies ahead of the second-wave of legalization.

Ontario selected 42 operators from its second cannabis retail lottery Aug. 20, but critics say the new stores still won't be enough to combat the black market while pointing out other issues.

Statistics Canada's national survey of licensed producers reveals a surge in employment and reports there are now 175 companies operating in the cannabis space.

Despite 40 per cent of its market value being wiped out since March, the Edmonton-based company has bold plans to dominate the global hemp CBD market moving forward.

Pot-infused gummies, shatter and face creams will be legal in Canada at the end of the year and a survey conducted by Ernst & Young and Lift & Co. suggests those items will attract three million additional consumers.

The National Cannabis Survey also shows 42 per cent of Canadians who said they use pot bought it from the black market.

Shares of Canopy sunk to their lowest level this year, as the Ontario-based cannabis giant saw pot sales decline in Canada for the third straight quarter while losses continue to pile.

Shares of the B.C.-based pot producer tumbled after it posted a wider-than-expected loss for the second quarter and despite revenues nearly doubling from the last quarter.

While investors brace for cannabis companies to post quarterly losses, the Barrie, Ont.-based pot extractor reported a second-quarter profit ahead of the launch of Cannabis 2.0 products.

In previous years greenhouse operator Village Farms mainly grew tomatoes, but now the Vancouver-based company cannabis joint venture is helping it turn bigger quarterly profits.

As the cannabis industry reaches the heart of earnings season, investors are looking for profits and weren't impressed with Cronos CEO's second-half spending projections in its Q2 report.

Problems continue to mount for CannTrust after it revealed Health Canada found several new regulatory breaches at the cannabis company's Vaughan, Ont. manufacturing facility.

Shares in CannTrust swung wildly on Friday after the embattled pot producer revealed its outside auditor was withdrawing its year-end and first-quarter reports.

Tiny Luxembourg could have a big effect on cannabis legalization in the European Union and open up the market for pot once the country goes recreational in two years.

The B.C.-based pot company adds nearly 50 acres of outdoor production in Portugal to further supply the European Union medical cannabis market.

Shares of Aurora rose after the Edmonton-based pot company estimated its fourth quarter production available for sale could reach 30,000 kilograms, up 5,000 kilograms from its previous guidance report.

America's No. 1 selling iced tea brand is going to pot by inking a licensing deal with Colorado-based Dixie Brands to make and sell cannabis-infused gummies, drinks and vape pens.

Ottawa's new pardoning system waves a five-year wait time and a $631 fee, but critics say it doesn't go far enough and call for full expungement

While embattled cannabis producer CannTrust awaits its fate with Health Canada for its regulatory breach, Aphria told Bloomberg it might consider buying the troubled company's assets.

The Toronto-based company makes it first deal to get inside the U.S. CBD market by acquiring Redwood Holding Group, owner of popular CBD brand Lord Jones.

The troubled Canadian pot company hired Greenhill & Co Inc. to help it conduct a "review of strategic alternatives," including finding a buyer, while it awaits federal enforcement action.