Canada

CBC News reports some black market suppliers are ripping off government-approved packaging and selling imitation products as the real thing in Saskatchewan.

Once operating, KeyLeaf's Canadian facility is expected to be able to process as much as 5,000 kg of cannabis, which will give Canopy more options to produce edibles, concentrates and other derivative products.

An annual report released by Ontario's ombudsman revealed that the OCS received the single most complaints among government organizations in the past year.

The Trudeau government said the money will be split between 13 different organizations across Canada to raise awareness on the harms associated with cannabis use.

More women are using marijuana during pregnancy in the U.S. and that might be causing health issues for their babies, two new studies suggest.

The Ottawa based firm has become one of the largest marijuana retailers in Canada, generating more than $40 million in sales since federal legalization began last fall.

The Canadian pot firm said it has already started planting at its new 160-acre site which it is considering to be a test site for future outdoor operations to produce low-cost cannabis.

Canada's largest pot producer saw its shares fall 7.6 per cent Friday as analysts expected its Q4 operating expenses of $242.9 million to be much lower.

Arcview Market Research and BDS Analytics forecast the legal industry will nearly triple by 2024 from the US$14.9 billion they project will be spent this year.

Canadian pot firms are amassing a supply glut of unfinished cannabis, and the issue could lead to industry writedowns, according to analysts at BMO Capital Markets.

Both company's shareholders voted more than 99 per cent in favour of Canopy acquiring Acreage in a deal contingent on U.S. federal legalization of cannabis.

Provincial and federal governments earned $186 million in total cannabis-related tax revenue in the first five-and-a-half months following legalization, according to new Statistics Canada data.

The Ontario licensed producer signed a non-binding letter of intent with Elk Grove Farming Company, LLC to form a 50/50 joint venture that will give it access to more than 3,000 acres of farmland in Southern California.

“Martha Stewart Living has 30,000 or 35,000 original recipes, and those can be adapted with cannabis or CBD or whatever we’re going to use," she said.

Hexo Corp. is the first cannabis company to come out and say its beverages will be available on Day 1 of the legal edibles market opening for business in Canada.

From optimism to disappointment—reactions varied from analysts and industry players on Health Canada's final regulations for new pot-infused edible and derivative products.

University of British Columbia researchers say Canada's cannabis impairment driving penalties may be too strict when it comes to low levels of THC.

Canada's largest pharmacy chain said Monday it is partnering with B.C.-based TruTrace to deploy a pilot program that uses blockchain to track strains and quality of medical marijuana.

Shopify Inc.'s digital platform will be integrated with ParcelPal Technology Inc. to allow users to order cannabis in major cities across Canada within the next four weeks.

"We’re very clear that when it comes to Canada as a stand-alone business that we expect to be EBITDA positive in the next 18 months," Mike Lee, CFO of Canopy Growth told The Financial Post last week.

The regulatory agency announced Friday marijuana consumers shouldn't expect edible and other cannabis products on store shelves "no earlier than mid-December 2019."

The Quebec-based cannabis company also announced its U.S. CBD expansion plans for 2020, and it secured a medical marijuana license in Greece.

The first-of-its-kind cigarette product in the industry will contain zero tobacco, despite the product resembling a conventional cigarette.

Houseplant, the cannabis supplier founded by Vancouver-born actor Seth Rogen and fellow screenwriter Even Goldberg, will be bringing its unique brand of marijuana products to Ontario this summer.

The Smith Falls, Ontario-based cannabis producer is doubling down on its investment in U.S. hemp cultivation and now aims to operate processing facilities in seven states within the next 12 months.

Harborside Inc., one of the oldest licensed cannabis retailers in the U.S., started trading on the Canadian Securities Exchange on Monday under the ticker symbol HBOR.

The American multi-state cannabis operator will be the third U.S. marijuana firm in the past month to go public on Canada's newest stock market exchange.

Aphria Inc., Aurora Cannabis Inc., OrganiGram Holdings Inc., and Supreme Cannabis Co. will supply Pax with cannabis extracts, distillates, and resin for a new line of vaporizers once they become legal in Canada in October.

Tweed whittled its Manitoba staff down to 64 from 73 this past week; cannabis industry still sees bright future in province's retail sector

Transport Canada laid out new regulations Thursday that require pilots, cabin crew and air traffic controllers to have a certain level of “fitness for duty” on the job.

The Alberta Gaming Liquor Cannabis (AGLC) announced last Thursday it will be lifting the ban on new cannabis retail licenses as more supply comes online in Canada.

The wider range of products that will be legalized this fall is highlighted by the edibles category, which is expected to be the most popular and worth $1.6 billion.

While earnings growth cooled off, the company's retail footprint expanded and helped generate more than half of its US$21.7 million net sales.

It is first cannabis company from Israel to apply to launch an initial public offering with the Toronto Stock Exchange.

Cannabis industry giant Canopy Growth Corp. (NYSE:CGC)(TSX:WEED) is partnering with drug awareness groups to create digital tools aimed to improve education and help youth, parents and teachers open up and talk about cannabis use.

The U.S. cannabis company said most of its insiders, including all of its five senior executives, will extend their lockup agreements and not sell their shares following the completion of the deal with Canopy Growth.

AYR is the first recreational cannabis-focused company with an enterprise value over a billion dollars to list on NEO.

But the Edmonton-based licensed cannabis retailer saw a net loss of $38 million on the year due to expansion of stores in Ontario and Saskatchewan.

With a relatively smaller market cap of US$250 million, and the large-scale plans to compete with the bigger Canadian LPs, Zenabis Global could be a stock to watch when it graduates up to the Toronto Stock Exchange May 27.

Advancing study into the substance is “something that wouldn't be possible in the prohibition era,” said Rebecca Haines-Saah of the University of Calgary.