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Cannabis sales in Canada set 6th straight monthly record in August

Spending on recreational cannabis products grew to 357 million Canadian dollars ($290 million) in August, according to newly…

News October 22
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Canadians bought CA$1.3 billion of dried cannabis in first half of 2021

Dried cannabis still rules Canada’s regulated recreational market, but its dominance over other categories is waning, new data…

News October 20
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New research could prompt Canadian cities to rethink cannabis store bans

Opening more recreational cannabis stores from 2018 to 2020 helped to greatly increase Canada’s legal sales but barely…

News September 30
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Canada’s Cannabis Act is leaving Indigenous entrepreneurs behind, critics say

The Assembly of First Nations is calling on Canada’s federal government to remove regulatory barriers it says are…

News September 16
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Canadian cannabis industry ‘increasingly fragmented’ despite M&A, record sales

The Canadian cannabis industry is becoming more fragmented than ever, with the biggest licensed producers continuing to lose…

News September 9
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Canadian cannabis producers have sold less than 20% of output since adult-use legalization

Cannabis producers in Canada have sold less than 20% of their production since the country launched adult-use sales…

News July 28
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Canadian producers destroyed over 500 tons of cannabis since 2018

Canadian producers have destroyed millions of packaged cannabis products and hundreds of tons of unpackaged marijuana since adult…

News July 13
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UN report: Cannabis markets likely grew because of pandemic

A new report by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime says the coronavirus pandemic created circumstances…

News June 25
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Medical cannabis reimbursements for Canadian veterans soar past CA$100 million

Medical cannabis reimbursements by Veterans Affairs Canada reached an all-time high last year, offsetting an overall decline in…

News June 3
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