Industry update Fire & Flower’s revenues rise despite pandemic The owner of 67 Canadian pot shops saw Q3 sales jump 16% to $33M while recording net losses of $25.7M Jared GnamDecember 15, 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
Opinion Opinion: Allow curbside pickup and delivery for all Ontario cannabis stores 'Waiting until everyone is in a red-zone before taking steps to mitigate spread is too little too late,' writes Calyx + Trichomes co-owner Jennawae... Jennawae McLeanNovember 21, 2020
Industry update Canadian legal weed sales reach $256M in September Legal sales inched up 2% from August led by Ontario's 5% monthly increase, according to StatsCan Jared GnamNovember 20, 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
Analysis OCS halving liability requirement lightens load for Ontario weed stores But business owners question why the provincial distributor should have a say in their policies at all Nicholas SokićNovember 18, 2020
Canada Legitimize the grey market, policy expert says Ottawa should audit the personal medical cannabis growing regime and allow medical growers to sell to the legal market: David Clement of the CCC Jared GnamOctober 26, 2020
Industry update Ontario boosts Canadian cannabis sales to $245M in August The province of 14.6 million saw sales grow 10.9% compared to a national average of 5.6%, according to StatsCan Jared GnamOctober 21, 2020
Analysis New Canadian data service will expose industry blind spots, says BDSA The data firm says it aims to re-establish access to supply chain information cut off by government distributors, empowering producers and retailers Jared GnamOctober 10, 2020
Data The Ontario Cannabis Store should reveal its wholesale pricing, lawyer says Following the OCS's release of its first-quarter report this week, attorney Trina Fraser questions the ongoing lack of transparency Jared GnamOctober 3, 2020