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Canada awaits hemp boom, with companies pivoting to capitalize on CBD

Excitement about hemp’s market potential is white-hot in Canada, where hemp production already overwhelms the United States and…

News November 9
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IBM suggests blockchain for tracking Canadian marijuana

Tech titan IBM is pitching blockchain technology as a supply-management tool for British Columbia’s recreational and medical cannabis…

News November 8
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Leading US marijuana retailer LivWell takes ‘significant’ ownership stake in Canadian producer

One of the largest marijuana retailers in the United States has acquired a “significant” equity stake in an Alberta…

News November 8
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Canadian group offers marijuana advertising-marketing guidelines

A group representing 17 of Canada’s licensed marijuana cultivators proposed guidelines to govern the advertising and marketing of legalized…

News November 8
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Manitoba gives private sector a retail role in recreational marijuana

Manitoba became the first province in Canada to carve out a space for the private sector to participate…

News November 7
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Could Canada’s Senate delay cannabis legalization beyond July?

Canadian senators appointed by Liberal and Conservative prime ministers are openly mulling whether the July 1 deadline set…

News November 3
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Ontario bill would OK medical cannabis use in hotels

Medical marijuana use would be permitted in some hotel rooms under Ontario’s proposed cannabis legislation, giving tourists and…

News November 3
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2 Canadian marijuana producers look to raise CA$51 million

Two producers of medical marijuana, CannTrust Holdings and The Green Organic Dutchman Holdings, are taking separate steps to…

News November 2
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Ontario unveils proposed law to regulate recreational marijuana

Ontario became the first province in Canada to introduce legislation to regulate the sale and distribution of recreational…

News November 2
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Provincial Preview: Will ‘Alberta advantage’ pay off for marijuana producers, other MJ businesses?

By Matt Lamers Alberta might be one of Canada’s hottest cannabis markets after recreational sales are legalized next…

News November 2
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