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Manitoba MMJ firms urge province to give locals a role in rec market

Manitoba’s medical marijuana businesses want to ensure that local MJ businesses get a crack at participating in the…

News August 3
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Canada’s rapidly changing marijuana landscape: Q&A with MedReleaf CEO Neil Closner

By Matt Lamers Canadian marijuana producers confront major changes that promise to reshape the nation’s MJ industry, ranging…

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Alberta’s medical marijuana patients double in first quarter

The number of registered medical marijuana patients in Alberta doubled, and the number of doctors prescribing MMJ rose 50%…

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Cannabis Wheaton’s CA$15M purchase of ABcann shares OK’d

Cannabis Wheaton received approval from the TSX Venture Exchange to purchase 15 million Canadian dollars ($12 million) of…

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$770 million windfall: Canadian marijuana companies see surge in new investments

Canada’s marijuana-related companies collectively raised more than $770 million in the first half of 2017 – a nearly…

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Manitoba reaches out to cannabis industry to help shape regulations

Manitoba’s government is reaching out to potential cannabis producers and retailers as it considers how marijuana would be…

News July 28
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Australian medical cannabis firm expands to Canada with acquisition

An Australian medical marijuana company is acquiring Nova Scotia-based Mernova Medicinal for 10.1 million Canadian dollars ($8.1 million)…

News July 27
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US fashion retailer, Canadian producer team up for MMJ license

In a bid to acquire a medical marijuana license in Ohio, a major Canadian MMJ producer is partnering…

News July 26
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A breakdown of how Canada’s provinces are consulting the public to shape marijuana rules

By Matt Lamers Canada's 10 provinces and three territories are in various stages of conducting public consultations that…

News July 26
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Exec advises Canada to increase marijuana production now

Licensed producers in Canada should ramp up production capacity in the next 12 months in order to meet…

News July 25
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