Demand for recreational marijuana in Canada will be much stronger than industry officials expect, according to data given to Health Canada by one influential research firm.
Stronger-than-expected demand could have consequences up and down the cannabis supply chain.
Canopy Growth Corp. announced plans to build Denmark’s first medical marijuana production facility to meet demand when Europe’s newest MMJ market comes online next year.
Medical marijuana could soon be available through the online store of Canada’s largest pharmacy chain in what analysts are calling a groundbreaking deal for the MMJ industry. Aphria is set to supply the medical cannabis, including leaf and oil, for Toronto-based...
Cannabis retailers face starkly different futures in Canada as West Coast entrepreneurs prepare for a retail cannabis “gold rush,” while their counterparts in Ontario dig in - or in some cases hit the road - ahead of that province’s promised crackdown on dispensaries....
Ontario is considering following in Alberta’s footsteps by allowing hotel owners to permit recreational marijuana consumption in guest rooms, Marijuana Business Daily has learned. Such a move could create significant business opportunities around marijuana tourism in...
Ontario-based Maricann expects to start shipping dry cannabis flower to Germany in early 2018, making it the latest Canadian company to export medical marijuana to what could soon become the world’s largest MMJ market. The company’s German subsidiary, Maricann GmbH,...
A private business club almost as old as Canada held its first-ever marijuana event in downtown Toronto, demonstrating that medical cannabis is becoming more mainstream among the nation's business elite. The National Club, located in Toronto’s...
Applications to become a licensed producer of medical marijuana in Canada rose 10% in the past six months, even though Health Canada has been approving applications at a record clip. The jump in approved cultivators and applications comes as marijuana companies...
British Columbia won’t unveil its marijuana retail model until February, but that isn’t stopping municipalities from developing licensing policies in their jurisdictions, according to Business in Vancouver. Vancouver is already home to more than 120 medical marijuana...
Canada’s recreational cannabis black market already enjoys annual operating revenue of around 22 billion Canadian dollars ($17 billion) when exports are accounted for, according to Capital Economics senior economist David Madani. Canada has about 4.2 million regular...
Canada's House of Commons has approved the third reading of the bill to legalize cannabis, sending the legislation to the Senate for further study. The bill passed 200-82. The government compromised on key parts of the legislation, ditching a rule that limited home...
Cash-rich Aurora Cannabis is steamrolling ahead with its aggressive domestic and international expansion plans, snapping up a leading international greenhouse design company and a late-stage marijuana production applicant in Quebec. Those deals came days after...
