Ontario’s cannabis wholesaler has issued a call for new product categories - including marijuana edibles, beverages, topicals and extracts - to be introduced in Canada's largest consumer market later this year. The Ontario Cannabis Store is inviting federally licensed...
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Aurora, Canopy are Canada’s ‘most reputable’ cannabis firms, survey finds; others rank far behind
Alberta-based Aurora Cannabis edged out Ontario’s Canopy Growth as the most reputable marijuana company in Canada, according to a first-of-its-kind survey by market research firm Leger.
New Thailand medical marijuana regulations enable exports
Thai regulators have adopted key rules governing the production, distribution and export of medical cannabis, laying the groundwork for businesses looking to expand in the new industry.
Deloitte: Canada on verge of CA$2.7 billion infused cannabis market
Canada is on the cusp of prying open a market for edibles and alternative cannabis products valued at 2.7 billion Canadian dollars ($2 billion), but sales will begin as “a slow burn” come October before gaining momentum, Deloitte estimates. For its third annual report...
Alberta to license 115 new cannabis stores over next six months if supply keeps rising
Alberta regulators have reversed a moratorium on the issuance of new adult-use marijuana retail permits after seeing a "modest but steady" improvement in the province’s cannabis inventory over the past two months. The province stopped accepting new applications for...
Cannabis capital ‘rotating’ away from Canada to United States, analyst says
Marijuana businesses and investors seeking higher returns and more potential are looking beyond Canada’s relatively small and highly regulated market, according to analysts covering the still-nascent industry.
Backlog of Canadian marijuana application transfers cut in half
The backlog of cannabis companies in Canada yet to transition their federal license applications to the new system has been cut in half since the start of the year, but about a quarter of all applications still have not taken the required steps.
Marijuana inventories rise in Canada, but market imbalances persist
Canadian stockpiles of cannabis in dried and oil form continued to climb to record levels in March, but retailers nationwide struggled to maintain consistent inventory of in-demand products. Finished inventory of dried marijuana held by federal license holders,...
Harvard, Canadian cannabis firm Atlas ink ‘groundbreaking’ research partnership
Harvard University is spearheading what participants are calling one of the largest international efforts for research on medical cannabis - and the school has chosen Alberta, Canada-based Atlas Biotechnologies as a founding partner of the initiative. Atlas will...
Cannabis oversupply in Canada may be closer than some expect, bank warns
One of Canada’s top banks acknowledged the adult-use cannabis industry’s rocky start but still expects to see “substantial growth” for the rest of the year as supply constraints are alleviated.
South Africa approves continent’s first federal cannabidiol law
A change to South Africa's medicines law means the country is the first in Africa to carve out a federally approved market for nonprescription CBD. Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi amended the country's Medicines and Related Substances Act, 1965, to remove certain...
Canadian marijuana shortage dampens Aurora’s international sales
A shortfall of cannabis in Canada’s regulated market took a toll on the international sales of an industry leader, Aurora Cannabis, according to the company.













