International What Germany’s election means for cannabis legalization As coalition talks continue in Germany, there's hope the new government will legalize recreational weed Kathryn TindaleOctober 6, 2021
Business Vancouver slashing annual cannabis licence fees by 60% in 2022 A reduced-fee structure will bring the cost down to $13,500 in 2022 Kathryn TindaleOctober 5, 2021
Legalization New York cannabis board holds first meeting, expands medical access Effective immediately, patients can buy flower, double their held supply and be approved by any practitioner licensed to prescribe medication Nick LabaOctober 5, 2021
Canada New Brunswick gives illicit weed failing grades on potency and contaminants On average, unregulated bud tested had 10%-lower THC than advertised Nick LabaOctober 1, 2021
Business Sensi Brands opens Canada’s third farmgate cannabis store The store features a railway theme, tipping its hat to its hometown of St. Thomas, where the company is a major employer Natalia Buendia CalvilloSeptember 29, 2021
Business Canadian craft producers call for tax reform push ahead of Cannabis Act review The Stand for Craft initiative says the excise tax is killing small- and medium-sized producers Nick LabaSeptember 29, 2021
Business Village Farms set to buy Dutch firm for €4M, enter Europe’s first adult-use market The deal would give the firm a majority stake in Leli Holland, one of the 10 producers chosen for the Netherlands 4-year pot pilot Natalia Buendia CalvilloSeptember 28, 2021
Business Aurora reports flat sales but is cutting costs The producer says cannabis revenue has been hurt by the pandemic despite record retail sales Nick LabaSeptember 27, 2021
Business Canadian cannabis sales spike 6% in July to record $339M As the province allowed weed delivery, monthly sales shot up 12% in BC Nick LabaSeptember 23, 2021
Legalization SAFE Banking Act inclusion in defence bill improves odds of passing Senate, lawyer says Previous attempts to pass legislation critical for state-legal cannabis operators has been thwarted largely by Republican lawmakers Kathryn TindaleSeptember 22, 2021