Australia is considering reforms that have the potential to transform the country's cannabis sector. The Department of Health, through the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA), is seeking comments on a review of the regulatory processes for the manufacturing,...
Barbados has set January 2021 for the launch of its medical cannabis sector as the country looks to gain a competitive edge over other Caribbean nations planning to capitalize on the nascent industry. The Eastern Caribbean country will regulate activities related to...
Canadian producer Aurora Cannabis has an agreement in principle to sell at least two cultivation facilities in Canada that were closed earlier this year, Marijuana Business Daily has learned. The two buildings - one in Saskatchewan and another in Alberta - are valued...
Aurora Cannabis has cut over 200 positions as it reduces production at its flagship marijuana greenhouse in Edmonton, Alberta, to just a quarter of its capacity, Marijuana Business Daily has learned. Separately, the company’s chief science officer, Jonathan Page, is...
Bermuda is taking its first steps to formally lay the legal groundwork for a regulated adult-use and medical cannabis industry, potentially setting up a clash with the United Kingdom, which has thus far stifled an attempt by the British Virgin Islands to regulate...
Canadian cannabis producer Hexo Corp. reported a net loss of 4.2 million Canadian dollars ($3.2 million) for the quarter ended Oct. 31, 2020, a significant improvement over the company's CA$170 million loss in the previous three-month period. The Ottawa, Ontario-based...
The United Kingdom will decline to approve a 6-month-old bill to open commercial opportunities involving medical cannabis in the British Virgin Islands (BVI) until a deal is reached between the two nations over the transfer of narcotics licensing authority, the...
The United Kingdom’s representative in the British Virgin Islands (BVI) is facing backlash over his apparent refusal to allow the country to establish a regulated medical cannabis industry. The country’s elected representatives in June passed the Cannabis Licensing...
Cannabis producer Canopy Growth is shuttering more facilities across Canada amid a fresh round of layoffs in an effort to streamline operations and improve margins, the struggling company announced Wednesday.
Ontario’s cannabis store regulator is again doubling the number of Retail Store Authorizations (RSA) it is issuing per month. The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) said it is picking up its pace with the goal of issuing 20 RSAs per week, the agency...
Ontario’s adult-use cannabis regulator has not been adequately monitoring the movement of marijuana products in the province’s growing number of retail stores, according to the province's auditor general, Bonnie Lysyk. Ontario marijuana stores had 84,228 fewer units...
Canadian cannabis producers were sitting on nearly three times more licensed outdoor-grown canopy than indoor capacity in August, the latest data from the country's federal regulator shows. The gap between indoor and outdoor cultivation is widening at a time when...
