Canadian campaign seeks reduced cannabis excise taxes

A group of small- and medium-sized Canadian marijuana cultivators is calling on the federal government to reform its cannabis excise tax regime, seeking an end to a flat minimum per-gram tax and other tax adjustments based on a producer’s size.

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Village Farms eyes Dutch adult-use marijuana market via option deal

Village Farms International struck a deal that gives the British Columbia-based cannabis company an option to purchase an 80% stake in Netherlands-based Leli Holland B.V., one of 10 lottery winners selected to cultivate and distribute adult-use marijuana to retailers under a government-backed pilot program unique for Europe.

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