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Canada’s cannabis industry prays for tax reform in federal budget

Canada's Liberal government unveils its 2024 budget on Tuesday, and the country's cannabis industry wants one thing above…

News April 15
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Canopy Growth alum McCarthy takes helm of Cannabis Council of Canada

Cannabis industry veteran Paul McCarthy was appointed president of the Cannabis Council of Canada, the country’s largest industry-supported…

News April 2
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Canada’s finance minister warned about cannabis industry ‘financial distress’

Canadian Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland was warned last fall about systemic “financial distress” facing the country's cannabis producers,…

News March 15
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Smitherman steps down from Canadian cannabis lobby group

George Smitherman, the longtime executive director of the Cannabis Council of Canada, is stepping down, and the organization…

News February 1
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Canada’s cannabis ‘strategy table’ quietly met over summer

A group that was supposed to have been created by the Canadian government almost two years ago to…

News October 5
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Canada’s federal cannabis fees ‘make industry unsustainable,’ group says

Canadian cannabis executives are pleading with the federal government to offer relief to the fee and excise regime…

News February 16
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Canada still waiting for cannabis consumption spaces – with exceptions

As Canada enters its fifth full year of adult-use legalization, one type of marijuana business has been largely…

News February 8
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Canada increases cannabis drink purchase limit to 48 cans

Long-awaited Canadian regulatory updates to create a more robust research climate for marijuana and increase the amount of…

News December 12
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Newfoundland ends cannabis vape ban but keeps flavor restriction

The government of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador has reversed its late-2019 ban on sales of…

News December 1
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