Canada Remove OCS advantages to increase Ontario’s legal market share, pot shops say 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... Jared GnamDecember 18, 2020
Analysis Ontario speeds up cannabis retail approvals again amid applicant frustration But approving 80 retail licences a month will lead to saturation in some regions, according to BCMI analyst Chris Damas Jared GnamDecember 9, 2020
Canada Ontario’s weed regulator to enhance oversight following audit discrepancies 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 Nick LabaDecember 8, 2020
Industry update Delivery allowed for Toronto and Peel region cannabis stores As part of new lockdown measures going into effect Monday, curbside pickup and delivery will be permitted in affected areas only Nick LabaNovember 20, 2020
Industry update Pure Sunfarms books 7th straight quarter of profits BC-based Village Farms says its cannabis business has a 13.6% market share in the Ontario recreational market Jared GnamNovember 13, 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
The weed wire Village Farms buys 100% ownership of Pure Sunfarms for $80M Emerald Health Therapeutics sells its 41.3% stake in the previous joint venture Michelle GamageSeptember 8, 2020
The weed wire MediPharm launches sublingual spray through Shoppers Product format part of 3-year manufacturing agreement with Avicanna Michelle GamageAugust 26, 2020
Canada BlackNorth anti-racism initiative ‘a step in the right direction’ Signed by weed industry's biggest players, it will hold them publicly accountable to diversity targets, advocate says Michelle GamageJuly 22, 2020
The weed wire Scrapping pot delivery, pickup could cost province $1B in lost revenue: Ontario Chamber of Commerce Province will miss out on $180M to $1B of economic activity over 1 year, warns group Michelle GamageJuly 21, 2020