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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 :

Canadian report details troubles plaguing nation’s cannabis industry

A preliminary report by a government-appointed panel of experts analyzing Canada’s adult-use legalization law paints a bleak picture of the nation’s 5.6 billion Canadian dollar ($4 billion-plus) cannabis industry, documenting significant bankruptcies, major racial disparities, piles of unpaid business taxes and a host of other issues.

Image of Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Canadian cannabis farms eligible for federal funding via CA$3.5B program

Canadian cannabis growers and processors are eligible to apply for funding under the new 3.5 billion Canadian dollar ($2.6 billion) Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership program if certain conditions are met, the administrator of the initiative, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, told MJBizDaily.

Image of cannabis growing at a Canadian facility.