Canada Legitimize the grey market, policy expert says Ottawa should audit the personal medical cannabis growing regime and allow medical growers to sell to the legal market: David Clement of the CCC Jared GnamOctober 26, 2020
Analysis Croptober 2020: Why a tsunami of Canadian outdoor will go up in smoke Supply gluts, collapsing wholesale prices and Canadian regulations put an incoming 360,000 kgs of outdoor weed at risk of going unsold Jared GnamOctober 20, 2020
Canada Over 90% of Canadian cannabis patients want policy change: survey A recent questionnaire highlights how a taxed system with strictly commercial access leaves patients treating themselves outside official channels Nick LabaOctober 15, 2020
Analysis New Canadian data service will expose industry blind spots, says BDSA The data firm says it aims to re-establish access to supply chain information cut off by government distributors, empowering producers and retailers Jared GnamOctober 10, 2020
Canada Canadian cannabis exports more than double in 2020 while imports approach nil Figures from 2019 vary significantly with previous news reports, which could land Health Canada in hot water if it can't explain why Nick LabaOctober 2, 2020
Canada ‘It’s still too slow’: Ontario doubles monthly weed retail approvals to 40 Chipping away at a backlog of applications creates challenges for operators hoping to expand Nick LabaSeptember 29, 2020
Analysis Imagining an inclusive system for Canada’s cannabis patients To improve safety and access, officials should heed calls to authorize pharmacies, legitimize compassion clubs and support harm-reduction groups Nick LabaSeptember 23, 2020
Analysis There’s more to preventing robbery than removing window coverings: expert Concerns have been raised that retailer Fire & Flower hasn’t done enough to protect employees following a February break-in Michelle GamageSeptember 17, 2020
Canada Amnesty director calls for racial equity assessment in Canada As part of its legislated review of the Cannabis Act, the country should account for the impacts of enforcement on racialized communities Nick LabaSeptember 11, 2020
Analysis Illicit likely still outpaces legal Canadian weed by at least 2-to-1 Projections from industry analysts, conflicting data and expert opinion call StatsCan's survey-based figures into question Jared GnamSeptember 10, 2020