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A breakdown of the Canadian cannabis job gains and losses

Canadian marijuana industry employment tumbled as producers drew federal COVID-19 cash, analysis shows

Thousands of Canadian marijuana industry workers have lost or left their jobs since early 2020, even as their…

News November 17
CANADA High Tide
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How cannabis retailer High Tide plans to leverage ‘discount club’ model: Q&A with CEO Raj Grover

In Canada's hypercompetitive cannabis retail sector, stores are looking for ways to differentiate and build a base of…

News November 11
CANADA Canopy Growth
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Canopy closing Niagara-on-the-Lake cannabis greenhouse, laying off 30

Beleaguered Canadian cannabis producer Canopy Growth Corp. is closing another massive greenhouse and laying off staff as part…

News November 5
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Tilray’s share of Canadian cannabis market plummets, but Auxly shines, data shows

Canadian cannabis producer Tilray has seen around one-third of its market share in Canada evaporate since it merged…

News November 5
CANADA High Tide
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High Tide’s Canadian cannabis stores transition to ‘discount club’ model

Cannabis retailer High Tide is transitioning its 100-plus stores across Canada to a “discount club” model, eyeing price-sensitive…

News October 22
CANADA

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
CANADA

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
CANADA Ontario

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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