Industry update Tilray and Aphria unveil merger plan to create world’s biggest weed firm But the $5B all-stock deal raised doubts if two bloated producers could combine to become anything better Jared GnamDecember 16, 2020
Industry update Cannabis operators 98% compliant: Health Canada 2019–20 report Over the year, the federal agency says it conducted 425 inspections and 381 compliance verifications on Canada's weed operators Jared GnamDecember 14, 2020
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
Industry update First Canadian health care workers approved for psilocybin therapy training Part of the program involves trainees taking psilocybin themselves Nick LabaDecember 8, 2020
Canada Illicit CBD product in plain view — what’s it to you? While countries with less progressive weed laws move ahead with sensible CBD regulations, Canadian professionals are putting face to palm Nicholas SokićNovember 30, 2020
Analysis Non-diverse cannabis health product committee ‘aligned’ with selection policy Health Canada says it considered demographic representation when choosing the group of nearly all white academics Nick LabaNovember 25, 2020
Canada Industry praises North 40’s integrity amid powdery mildew outbreak The Saskatchewan craft grower's dedication to quality shows leadership despite costly shutdown to remove the fungus Jared GnamNovember 20, 2020
Industry update Canada’s cannabis health product advisory committee lacks ethnic and professional diversity The Health Canada-formed group is almost entirely white doctors and academics Nick LabaNovember 19, 2020
Canada Cannabis Act industry review session I: service standards and regulatory burdens In its first roundtable, the National Cannabis Working Group spoke on a number of industry-related pain points Nicholas SokićNovember 16, 2020