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Cannabis producer Tilray news release ‘not correct,’ German lawmaker says

German government officials are questioning the veracity of some key facts in a recent news release by cannabis…

News September 8
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Canadian marijuana stocks dumped by world’s largest sovereign fund

Norway’s sovereign wealth fund is excluding several Canadian companies because they produce recreational marijuana, which remains illegal in…

News September 8
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UK rejects cannabis bill already approved by Bermuda lawmakers

The United Kingdom instructed the governor of Bermuda to reject the island nation's pending cannabis law on the…

News September 8
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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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Ramm Pharma buys Polish hemp firm from TGOD for CA$1.2 million

Toronto-based Ramm Pharma Corp. acquired HemPoland from The Green Organic Dutchman Holdings for 1.2 million Canadian dollars ($910,000)…

News September 6
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Marijuana companies lay off hundreds, retrench amid economic woes

While business around the world shuttered as COVID-19 spread, the marijuana industry was deemed "essential" in nearly 30…

News September 6
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British Columbia cannabis distribution center resumes operations

The union representing workers at British Columbia's only cannabis wholesaler paused its job action, allowing for the resumption…

News September 1
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Canada business leaders note ‘lost opportunity’ for cannabis in Trudeau-Scholz meeting

Olaf Scholz’s recent trip to Canada is raising eyebrows among Canadian business executives over what wasn’t discussed during…

News September 1
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Canadian firm TGOD reports loss, receives offer for Polish hemp subsidiary

Canadian cannabis producer The Green Organic Dutchman lost $6.8 million Canadian dollars ($5.2 million) on record quarterly sales…

News August 30
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BC strike ‘undermines struggling cannabis sector,’ business group says

The Cannabis Council of Canada business group wants the province of British Columbia to come up with a…

News August 29
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