Jenna Valleriani, a Ph.D. and advocate for drug policy reform in the Canadian cannabis industry, recently compiled a list of women in marijuana that went viral on Twitter. The final tally: 40 names. As senior-level players from other industries - like investment and...
The first country in Africa to regulate medical marijuana has attracted another significant international investor, this time from a large Canadian licensed producer. Toronto-based Supreme Cannabis will invest 10 million Canadian dollars ($7.7 million) for a 10% stake...
A day after Canada released detailed packaging requirements for recreational cannabis, executives and analysts warned that the rules are so restrictive that the government is risking a “policy fail.” The new regulations, in many ways, are more restrictive than the...
A top Canadian medical cannabis producer signed a deal to become the largest supplier of medical marijuana products to a pharmaceutical distributor in Germany. MedReleaf, based in Markham, Ontario, and listed as LEAF on the Toronto Stock Exchange, expects shipments...
When recreational marijuana hits store shelves in Canada later this summer, it will be sold in "plain packaging" that contains only a standardized cannabis symbol and one of 14 health warning messages, according to an updated set of proposals released Monday. The...
CEO Torsten Kuenzlen discusses synergy between cannabis and alcohol companies, cross-sector tie-ups and how he plans to make Sundial Growers one of the top companies in Canada.
Saskatchewan's new business-friendly framework for recreational cannabis sales calls for the establishment of 51 privately owned stores no later than 12 months after legalization. Retail applicants in Saskatchewan must complete a two-part process that will include...
More businesses have been denied medical cannabis cultivation licenses in British Columbia than in any other province in Canada, according to new data provided to Marijuana Business Daily by Health Canada. British Columbia accounted for 100 of the 268 applicants that...
The number of applicants to cultivate medical cannabis in Canada has grown to a record number. But the number of “fully licensed” companies - those permitted to cultivate and sell dried cannabis, as well as produce and sell cannabis oils - remains very low. As of Feb....
After the Greek parliament approved a law for the cultivation and sale of medical cannabis this month, five international companies already have expressed interest in pumping over 1 billion euros ($1.2 billion) into the country’s burgeoning sector. However,...
A landlocked nation in southern Africa is on the cusp of opening major medical cannabis opportunities both domestically and internationally, provided government and businesses overcome near-term obstacles. The opportunity for Lesotho's economy to become a supplier of...
The new leader of Ontario's opposition party, the Progressive Conservatives, will consider giving the free market a greater role in recreational marijuana sales if he wins the June 7 provincial election. Such a move would be a major boon for entrepreneurs in the...
