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Marijuana legalization in Canada may take longer than expected

Although Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s liberal government signaled it would legalize recreational marijuana this spring, it looks as…

News March 7
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Canadian medical cannabis firm targeted in class-action suit

Canadian medical marijuana producer OrganiGram, having already replaced its CEO, now is the subject of a proposed class-action lawsuit involving pesticide-contaminated…

News March 7
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Week in Review: Canada’s tainted MMJ, tribal grow operation & DOJ policies

By Omar Sacirbey, Bart Schaneman and John Schroyer The fallout continues over pesticide-contaminated medical marijuana in Canada, a giant…

News March 3
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Canadian grower switches CEOs after tainted MMJ recall

A major Canadian medical marijuana cultivation company changed CEOs, two days after announcing it could not find the…

News March 2
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Canada MMJ grower can’t trace pesticide source, offers refund

OrganiGram, a federally licensed medical marijuana cultivator in Canada that recalled contaminated product last year, said it conducted…

News February 28
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Canadian judge: Cities can forbid illegal dispensaries

A British Columbia Supreme Court judge issued a blow to Canada’s most notable owner of illegal medical cannabis…

News February 17
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More than CA$1M of tainted MMJ destroyed in Canada

A health scare over cannabis containing a banned pesticide has led to more than a million Canadian dollars…

News February 16
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Tilray to export medical cannabis to New Zealand 

Tilray, a federally licensed cultivation company based in Nainamo, Canada, will begin exporting medical cannabis to New Zealand…

News February 15
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MJ social media firm examines cross-listing on Canadian exchange

MassRoots CEO Isaac Dietrich revealed Monday during a shareholder conference call that the Denver-based social media company is…

News February 13
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Contaminated medical cannabis leads to random testing in Canada

Health Canada said it will begin random testing of medical marijuana after two of the nation’s licensed producers recalled…

News February 9
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