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Canadian cannabis producers’ unpaid tax bills soar as industry seeks reform

A growing number of Canadian cannabis businesses are failing to pay their federal excise taxes on time, a…

News October 18
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Canadian marijuana businesses pitch reform on legalization’s 4th anniversary

Canadian marijuana industry leaders are meeting this week in Ottawa, Ontario, where they hope to impart an "urgent"…

News October 17
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Canada business leaders note ‘lost opportunity’ for cannabis in Trudeau-Scholz meeting

Olaf Scholz’s recent trip to Canada is raising eyebrows among Canadian business executives over what wasn’t discussed during…

News September 1
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BC strike ‘undermines struggling cannabis sector,’ business group says

The Cannabis Council of Canada business group wants the province of British Columbia to come up with a…

News August 29
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Still no timeline for launch of Canada’s overdue Cannabis Act review

The Canadian government still has no publicly projected launch date for its mandatory review of the country's 2018…

News June 29
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Canada’s ‘cannabis strategy table’ offers chance for tax, regulatory reforms

Canadian marijuana insiders say a new federal "cannabis strategy table" bringing together industry leaders and government officials will…

News June 13
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Unpaid Canadian marijuana regulatory fees jump tenfold to almost CA$1 million

Outstanding regulatory fees owed by federally regulated Canadian marijuana companies jumped more than tenfold in recent years, according…

News March 28
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Canada’s cannabis legalization review running late, as industry hopes for reforms

More than three years after Canada legalized and regulated recreational cannabis, the country's legalization law is overdue for…

News February 25
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Retail shakeout expected as Ontario heads toward 1,000 cannabis stores

Ontario is projected to reach 1,000 licensed marijuana retailers by the end of this summer, marking a key…

News May 28
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