Efforts to sign leases for Ontario Cannabis Store outlets are on hold as the new government weighs how legal marijuana will be sold in the province.
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Ontario Cannabis Store head reassigned as clock ticks on legal recreational MJ sales
The monopoly retailer for Canada’s largest marijuana market is without a permanent leader, with the first sales of legal recreational cannabis just 91 days away. Nancy Kennedy, who was chosen president of the Ontario Cannabis Store (OCS) in April, was promoted to...
Medical cannabis firm Green Thumb raising $60 million in Canada to grow US footprint
Illinois-based Green Thumb Industries is planning to expand in New York and Ohio after it closes a $60 million stock-purchase deal through its Canadian-listed shares. Under the bought-deal transaction, a syndicate of underwriters will purchase 7.3 million Green Thumb...
Canadian marijuana companies raise record cash ahead of legalization
Canadian cannabis raised more than 3 billion Canadian dollars ($2.2 billion) in the first half of 2018 as the industry scales to meet expected demand.
Medical marijuana growth in Canada stalls as stockpiles rise
Canada’s medical cannabis companies are bolstering inventories ahead of legalization, even while signing up fewer new patients than ever, indicating an industry-wide shift in focus to meeting demand in the upcoming recreational market.
BC cuts marijuana supply deals with 31 producers, some with no sales license
British Columbia entered into agreements with 31 licensed producers to supply cannabis for the launch of the recreational market, including a number of cultivators that have yet to secure sales licenses.
‘Time is money’: 3 big mistakes Canadian marijuana cultivation applicants make
With 109 approved growers and another 500 in the pipeline, Canada’s field of licensed cultivators is getting more crowded, making solid application critical.
Prince Edward Island to allow cannabis use in hotels
Prince Edward Island is throwing the door open for cannabis tourism businesses by allowing recreational marijuana consumption in guest rooms.
‘Time is running out’ for British Columbia to cash in on multibillion-dollar cannabis market
British Columbia, Canada’s current market leader in the cannabis industry, is dragging its feet on regulations and may lose its competitive advantage.
5 Questions with Anne McLellan, the curator of Canada’s cannabis legislation
Anne McLellan, a former deputy prime minister in Canada who served as chair of the Task Force on Cannabis Legalization and Regulation, shares her insights on the marijuana market developing in Canada and overseas.
Ontario agency open to nonsmokable medical cannabis sales in pharmacies
The agency that regulates pharmacies in Canada’s largest province dropped its opposition to the distribution of medical cannabis in drugstores this month, removing a key hurdle that will ultimately lead to a much larger accessible market for MMJ.
Canada releases key details on marijuana business licensing
Canada released details today outlining the rules for the legal production, distribution, sale, importation and exportation of cannabis.
