Marijuana Business Magazine April 2020

April 2020 | mjbizdaily.com 29 Executives told Marijuana Business Magazine there was no threat to supply chains as of March 16, and safety measures including online ordering and delivery were in place to keep employees and consumers safe. Daffyd Roderick, Ontario Cannabis Store communi- cations director, said OCS orders on March 15 were up 100% from the previous week, before social-distancing measures were recommended. “The last three days have seen a marked increase in volume in sales on OCS.ca and a high demand for our same day/next day delivery option where it is available,” he added. Mexican Senate Commissions Approve Bill Legalizing Recreational Marijuana Use Three Senate commissions in Mexico acted together to pass legislation to legalize all forms of cannabis, bringing the country one step closer to launching the world’s largest adult-use program by population. Mexican lawmakers face an April 30 deadline to legalize cannabis, according to a Supreme Court decision. In addition to recreational marijuana, the bill would legalize cannabis for medical and industrial hemp use. An adult-use market in Mexico—with roughly 130 million people—would be much larger than existing programs in Canada and Uruguay, which both have smaller populations. The bill proposes legalizing possession of marijuana of up to 28 grams and decriminalized up to 200 grams, as well as authorizing home growing with certain limits. A cannabis agency would be created to regulate commercial opportunities and issue licenses. © 2020 Marijuana Business Daily, a division of Anne Holland Ventures. All rights reserved. Data is current as of March 15, 2019.