Regulations

It's essential to test products pre-launch as they can create bad consumer experiences, says Nextleaf Solutions, which just got approved for human trials

By giving a portion of proceeds to artists, LOOP/POOL distinguishes itself in Canadian cannabis by putting a message ahead of its products

Amid a grim and growing number of overdose deaths, experts say that evidence is clear and compelling for cannabis as a harm-reduction tool

In an effort to educate doctors and improve patient access, Khiron Life Sciences and Tecnológico de Monterrey have teamed up to launch the program

Recently tabled legislation seeks to eliminate mandatory minimums for all drug possession offences, but has been criticized for a lack of consultation

After 3 police raids, Little Collins is teaming up with the Irish hemp industry to push Ireland to align its CBD laws with the EU's

Sectors supporting cannabis production — including consulting, automation and software — are very similar to other regulated CPG industries

City council asked staff to review the $34K fee after hearing from local business owners

Canada's longest running compassion club is asking for letters of support in its application for a federal exemption from the Cannabis Act

If a motion passes Feb. 18, city staff will review the $34,000 annual fee, which experts say will likely lead to a decreased payment

Canada's legal weed industry will have to continue its long fight for a fair and sensible regulatory framework

Producers say on-site stores will increase product quality, consumer education and revenues, while creating jobs and tourism opportunities

Proposed by Health Canada, the change would allow patients to access restricted substances like MDMA through the Special Access Program

Continued stigma and regulatory burdens are causing ongoing accessibility issues for Canadian cannabis patients, group members say

Arizona begins issuing adult-use licences less than 3 months after state voters pass ballot initiative

Excessive regulation and a lack of consultation has left the state's original weed entrepreneurs, and up to 75% of potential revenues, behind

Big bureaucracies lengthen time from harvest to retail, increasing pathogens and need for irradiation

Early calls for cannabis reform are starting to be made in Bhutan, a historically isolated country where livestock graze on wild weed

With major research, legal reform, and more than 20 firms going public, it was major year for the re-emerging field

Following a surge of interest, ibogaine therapy in the country disappeared. But recent signs show regulators are warming to the promising plant

The federal agency reports a rise in national pot use and medical cannabis registrations in 2020, as well as new enforcement data

While the OCS says it's fighting the illicit market in its Q2 report, a Toronto retailer offers other ways to make Ontario's legal pot better

And legitimate Canadian cannabis operators aren't happy with the apparent lack of enforcement

On Dec. 12, the federal agency begins a 30-day public comment period on amending regulations on research, packaging, possession limits, and more

It doesn't understand business, and it never had a mandate to do so, said Aurora's Kym Purchase in a meeting on marketing, promotions and labelling

Even if Mexico's cannabis bill passes by a Dec. 15 deadline, business licensing isn't expected for at least 18 months

Ontario's Auditor General found from Sept. 2019 to July 2020, cannabis stores had 84,228 fewer units on hand than recorded in their inventory systems

Brock University's Michael Armstrong argues Canada's restrictive labelling rules incentivize producers to maximize THC content and minimize price

While countries with less progressive weed laws move ahead with sensible CBD regulations, Canadian professionals are putting face to palm

Canopy was fined $36K for sending 'well-intentioned' care packages to retailers in April that stayed open during early days of the pandemic

Health Canada says it considered demographic representation when choosing the group of nearly all white academics

Founder Neil Magnuson says his harm-reduction society won't give up — even after being raided and evicted from its storefront

The Saskatchewan craft grower's dedication to quality shows leadership despite costly shutdown to remove the fungus

In its first roundtable, the National Cannabis Working Group spoke on a number of industry-related pain points

Incoming lower microbial limits could force small growers to irradiate their product, hiking costs and hurting quality in the process

Legalizing in the Garden State increases revenue and access for its citizens, and seeds jealousy in states struggling next door

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

Despite backing from researchers and city officials, The Serious Hope Society was given seven days to leave its storefront by a judge last Friday

Ottawa should audit the personal medical cannabis growing regime and allow medical growers to sell to the legal market: David Clement of the CCC

A recent questionnaire highlights how a taxed system with strictly commercial access leaves patients treating themselves outside official channels