Canada Canada’s flawed medical cannabis regime sees drop in client registrations As active client registrations drop 15%, it's time to remove barriers like taxes in Canada's medical cannabis program, says a leading expert and advocate Jared GnamMay 5, 2021
Canada Cautious provincial pot policies prop up illicit market: study Canadian provinces are slowly easing strict marketing rules to be on par with alcohol and meet broader public policy goals, U of A prof... Jared GnamMarch 29, 2021
Industry update Youth cannabis use unchanged post-legalization: Canadian study Regular pot consumption among Canuck youth in the 2018–19 school year remained flat compared to the previous two Jared GnamMarch 22, 2021
Analysis Ancillary businesses ‘tip of the spear’ in stigma reduction: Cannabis Act industry review V Sectors supporting cannabis production — including consulting, automation and software — are very similar to other regulated CPG industries Nicholas SokićFebruary 19, 2021
Canada Provincial pot squad move to evict VCBC despite support from BC safety minister Canada's longest running compassion club is asking for letters of support in its application for a federal exemption from the Cannabis Act Natalia Buendia CalvilloFebruary 18, 2021
Industry update Health Canada to take public feedback on cannabis vapes, research rules Federal regulator to launch two 30-day public consultations this spring on banning flavoured weed vapes and bolstering research Jared GnamFebruary 8, 2021
Canada ‘We are failing patients’: Cannabis Act industry-led review session III Continued stigma and regulatory burdens are causing ongoing accessibility issues for Canadian cannabis patients, group members say Nicholas SokićJanuary 22, 2021
Canada Health Canada requests public feedback on amending various strict pot rules On Dec. 12, the federal agency begins a 30-day public comment period on amending regulations on research, packaging, possession limits, and more Jared GnamDecember 11, 2020
Canada Health Canada doesn’t understand cannabis: industry-led review session II 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... Nicholas SokićDecember 10, 2020
Canada Plain packaging rules add to deceiving high-THC hype, pot prof says Brock University's Michael Armstrong argues Canada's restrictive labelling rules incentivize producers to maximize THC content and minimize price Jared GnamDecember 4, 2020