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Sources: Canada’s Cannabis Act review won’t launch until after queen’s funeral

The Canadian government is delaying the launch of the mandatory review of the country’s 2018 recreational cannabis law…

News September 14
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Hexo’s deal with Mike Tyson cannabis brand gets thumbs-down from Quebec, Alberta

Canadian cannabis producer Hexo Corp.'s partnership with boxing legend Mike Tyson's new company, Tyson 2.0, is off to…

News September 8
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‘Croptober’ pushes Canada’s cannabis inventories to record 1.4 billion grams

Canadian cannabis cultivators produced a record amount of marijuana during last fall's “croptober” - when most of the…

News August 9
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CBD ‘safe’ for mainstream retail, Health Canada advisory panel says

CBD is "safe and tolerable" in healthy adults and should be available without a prescription, a panel of…

News July 28
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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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Health Canada referred almost 500 cannabis-related cases to federal police over 2-year period

Health Canada referred nearly 500 cannabis business-related cases to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) for possible enforcement…

News April 18
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Canada streamlining application process to get cannabis to market quicker

Canada’s federal cannabis regulator is streamlining the application process to reduce the regulatory burden facing standard and micro-class…

News April 1
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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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