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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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Quebec cannabis retail strike continues with rotating closures at some stores

Quebec's government-owned cannabis retail monopoly says some of its locations where workers are on strike will be occasionally…

News July 12
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SQDC ratifies agreement with some Quebec cannabis store workers

Quebec's government-owned Société québécoise du cannabis (SQDC) cannabis retail monopoly ratified an agreement in principle with a group…

News June 28
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Hundreds of cannabis store workers in Quebec go on strike

Upwards of 300 employees at approximately two dozen cannabis stores in Quebec went on strike over the weekend…

News May 24
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Has Canada reached cannabis retail saturation? Not yet, data firm says

Canada's cannabis industry has been sounding the alarm about oversaturation of retail stores, with the CEO of Sundial…

News May 24
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Tilray launches cannabis edible in Quebec despite restrictive regulations

Canadian producer Tilray Brands has launched a line of cannabis edibles in Quebec, working around the provincial government's…

News April 7
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Quebec adult-use cannabis stores must now check vaccine passports

The second-biggest adult-use cannabis market in Canada, the province of Quebec, is now requiring proof of vaccination for…

News January 18
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Quebec ban on selling cannabis ‘associated’ items contested in court

A cannabis accessory and lifestyle retailer in Quebec has taken the provincial government to court over a law…

News April 19
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Quebec government raises expected cannabis dividend to CA$88 million

The monopoly cannabis retailer in Quebec expects to contribute 88 million Canadian dollars ($70 million) to provincial coffers…

News March 26
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