British Columbia’s beefed up provincial tax will apply to dried cannabis vaporizers in addition to liquid marijuana vaping products.
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Deloitte acquires Canadian consultancy Cannabis Compliance
Deloitte has acquired Mississauga, Ontario-based Cannabis Compliance, an industry leader in marijuana industry consultancy, the companies announced Tuesday.
Early talks underway on future of Denmark’s medical cannabis pilot program
The Danish government is engaging stakeholders about the future of the country’s medical cannabis pilot program, but industry and government sources say the talks are at an early stage and a decision won’t be made until after the scheme’s formal evaluation next year.
Recreational cannabis sales in Eastern Canada punished by lack of retail expansion
Adult-use cannabis sales fell sharply in September in every Eastern Canadian market except Quebec, a reflection of the industry’s inability to open new stores to meet consumer demand in those provinces. Overall sales of recreational marijuana in Ontario, Quebec,...
Israel unveils six-month transitional guidelines for medical cannabis exports
Israel’s Medical Cannabis Agency has unveiled transitional guidelines that would approve medical cannabis exports on a case-by-case basis provided local supplies are sufficient to meet patient demand, giving licensed companies a new market to sell their product.
Cannabis sector mounts furious lobbying drive in Ontario; Hillier seeks clarity
Punished by disappointing sales due to a lack of retail stores, the cannabis industry has been mounting a fierce lobbying drive in Ontario to reach the decision-makers driving the province’s marijuana policies, according to records from the Office of the Integrity Commissioner.
Quebec effectively bans cannabis vape products but still plans to open 15 more stores
Quebec will not allow cannabis vaping products to be sold through regulated channels, though the province might reconsider its position in the future.
It is the latest blow to legal businesses trying to eke out market share in Canada’s second-largest province.
Report: Ontario to allow private sector wholesale of cannabis
Ontario's government plans to loosen its grip on adult-use cannabis distribution and allow private-sector participation. Currently, recreational marijuana wholesaling in the province is under the sole domain of the government-owned Ontario Cannabis Store (OCS)....
Australian-grown medical cannabis clears key export hurdle for first time
Australia is one step closer to joining Canada and the Netherlands in the competitive medical cannabis export market.
Tips for entering Europe’s medical cannabis market: Q&A with Christian Carlsen of Danish pharma firm NNE
Could medical cannabis be a growth engine for the pharmaceutical industry? A subsidiary of Danish pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk is betting the answer is yes. NNE A/S, a 1,000-person strong pharmaceutical engineering and advisory unit of Novo Nordisk A/S , has been...
Health Canada OK with Hexo’s proactive fix on unlicensed cannabis cultivation
Actions undertaken by Quebec cannabis producer Hexo Corp. to proactively rectify unauthorized cultivation were deemed “acceptable” by Canada’s federal health department.
BC offers CA$676,000 to help cannabis entrepreneurs join legal market
A small portion of an employment fund worth 15 million Canadian dollars ($11 million) is being set aside by British Columbia’s government to help gray-market cannabis entrepreneurs in one region of the province gain a foothold in the legal economy. The funding for the...
