A group representing 17 of Canada’s licensed marijuana cultivators proposed guidelines to govern the advertising and marketing of legalized cannabis products, accessories and services. If endorsed by the federal government, the proposed guidelines would come into...
Manitoba became the first province in Canada to carve out a space for the private sector to participate in recreational marijuana sales, unveiling a "hybrid" model that gives entrepreneurs and the public sector a role. The ruling Progressive Conservative party...
Canadian senators appointed by Liberal and Conservative prime ministers are openly mulling whether the July 1 deadline set by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to legalize recreational marijuana is attainable. After elected members of the House of Commons pass Bill C-45 -...
Medical marijuana use would be permitted in some hotel rooms under Ontario’s proposed cannabis legislation, giving tourists and out-of-towners with an MMJ prescription a place to consume. Recreational cannabis, on the other hand, would be permitted only in personal...
Two producers of medical marijuana, CannTrust Holdings and The Green Organic Dutchman Holdings, are taking separate steps to raise capital to fund the build-out of their production facilities to meet demand for MMJ and recreational cannabis.
Ontario became the first province in Canada to introduce legislation to regulate the sale and distribution of recreational marijuana and, in doing so, promised to impose million-dollar fines on privately owned dispensaries that refuse to close their doors. The...
By Matt Lamers
Alberta might be one of Canada’s hottest cannabis markets after recreational sales are legalized next year, and “the Alberta advantage” puts the province’s cultivators – and possibly edibles makers and retailers – in a position to capitalize.
Industry executives say “The Alberta advantage” boils down to people, cheap power and sunshine.
As Ontario prepares to roll out its marijuana legislation Wednesday, the province doesn't appear to be backing away from its pledge to block private enterprises from selling recreational cannabis. Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne told reporters that the province’s...
Considerations for cannabis businesses north of the border that are looking to strike gold in California by Matt Lamers Canadian companies looking to enter California’s marijuana market next year will find plenty of opportunities – and a fair share of challenges. As...
Aurora Cannabis received a cultivation license from Health Canada for its 40,000-square-foot indoor facility in Pointe-Claire, making it only the second company to have a medical marijuana production license in Quebec. An executive told Marijuana Business Daily that...
Hydropothecary Corp. reached a deal to raise at least 60 million Canadian dollars ($50 million) that it plans to put toward working capital and general corporate purposes. Under the so-called bought deal transaction, a group of underwriters has agreed to purchase...
By Matt Lamers
In buying a chunk of the world’s largest medical cannabis company, global alcohol giant Constellation Brands substantiated the marijuana industry as both a threat and opportunity for alcohol, pharmaceutical and tobacco companies, analysts and executives said.
