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Matt Lamers

Matt is based in the Greater Toronto Area and covers international cannabis markets for Marijuana Business Daily. Previously, he worked as a business editor, photographer and reporter for newspapers and magazines in three countries, covering everything from the oil and gas industry in northern British Columbia to North Korean defectors in Seoul.

Articles by Matt Lamers :

British Columbia cannabis stores can now receive samples from producers

Federally licensed cannabis producers are now allowed to provide authorized stores in British Columbia with product samples for a nominal fee to help them promote products.

September 27, 2023

Marijuana producer Organigram files CA$500 million shelf prospectus

Marijuana producer Organigram Holdings filed a preliminary short-form base shelf prospectus to raise up to 500 million Canadian dollars ($370 million) by issuing securities over a 25-month period.

September 27, 2023

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British Columbia court tosses suit over cannabis store enforcement on reserves

A group of licensed cannabis retailers in British Columbia lost their bid to be compensated for the province’s alleged failure to “adequately” enforce provincial licensing requirements on Indigenous reserves.

September 21, 2023

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Thailand plans cannabis law rewrite to allow only medical sales

Thailand’s new prime minister said the Southeast Asian country plans to rewrite its cannabis laws to allow only medical use, a move that would halt widespread recreational sales and fundamentally alter the industry.

September 21, 2023

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Cannabis tech company GrowerIQ wins CA$1 million government grant

Cannabis technology company GrowerIQ received a grant worth 1.08 million Canadian dollars ($790,000) to enhance its cannabis tracking system and broaden its reach as a global player in the industry.

September 21, 2023

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Denmark has destroyed more than 145,000 kilograms of cannabis

Much of the medical cannabis produced under Denmark’s regulatory regime has never made it to market and was intentionally destroyed for various reasons, according to government data.

September 20, 2023

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Cannabis producer BZAM cuts 90 more jobs after TGOD merger

Canadian cannabis producer BZAM has slashed another 90 employees as part of its merger with The Green Organic Dutchman Holdings (TGOD), which closed earlier this year.

September 19, 2023

Canadian cannabis producer Canopy Growth raising $25 million

Canadian cannabis producer Canopy Growth Corp. entered into subscription agreements with institutional investors in a private placement offering for gross proceeds of approximately $25 million (33.8 million Canadian dollars).

September 18, 2023

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Cannabis retailer High Tide reports small loss, positive free cash flow

Canadian cannabis retailer High Tide reported positive free cash flow of 4.1 million Canadian dollars ($3 million) for its third fiscal quarter of 2023, an important milestone as financing becomes harder to come by in the marijuana industry.

September 15, 2023

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Cannabis producer Canopy’s subsidiary BioSteel enters ‘hibernation’ ahead of planned sale

Struggling Canadian cannabis producer Canopy Growth Corp. is ceasing funding of its BioSteel subsidiary and plans to conduct a court-supervised sale of the brand and its property, the Ontario-based company said Thursday.

September 14, 2023

Canadian medical cannabis registrations at lowest level since legalization

Active medical cannabis registrations and overall spending on the medicine in Canada fell to their lowest levels since before recreational marijuana was legalized in late 2018.

September 13, 2023