US hemp production doubled in ’17, report says
The U.S. hemp crop doubled this year, according to new survey data from a prominent hemp-advocacy group. Vote…
News November 10
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Alberta to hand marijuana sales to private sector
Alberta’s adult-use marijuana will be sold in private brick-and-mortar stores, according to the Calgary Herald, putting the province in a…
News November 10
Report: International cannabis market will surpass $31 billion
The international legal marijuana market will reach $31.4 billion by 2021, according to a study by the Brightfield Group,…
News November 10
Cronos Group raises CA$17 million to fund R&D, boost marijuana production
Cronos Group has closed a stock deal that raised 17.2 million Canadian dollars ($13.5 million) to fund research and…
News November 9
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
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
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 8Canadian 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 8Manitoba 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 7Could 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…
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