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Health Canada: No new marijuana beverage rules before fall 2022

Canadian cannabis companies awaiting a potentially major regulatory overhaul they hope will pump new life into the country's…

News June 17
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High Tide’s cannabis sales soar; Fire & Flower clipped by competition

Two of Canada’s biggest cannabis retailers, Edmonton, Alberta-based High Tide and Toronto's Fire & Flower, reported small losses…

News June 15
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Cannabis producer Hexo loses CA$146 million in quarter, sees executive exodus

Hexo Corp. reported a net loss of 146 million Canadian dollars ($112 million) for its February-April quarter, bringing…

News June 15
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‘We’re starting slow’: Q&A with Boston Beer cannabis chief Paul Weaver

Infused beverages haven’t yet taken off in Canada, but that doesn’t concern Paul Weaver, head of cannabis at…

News June 13
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Canada’s ‘cannabis strategy table’ offers chance for tax, regulatory reforms

Canadian marijuana insiders say a new federal "cannabis strategy table" bringing together industry leaders and government officials will…

News June 13
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Neptune latest to retreat from Canadian cannabis industry

Neptune Wellness Solutions is the latest business to retreat from Canada’s increasingly competitive cannabis industry.

News June 9
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Climate change will affect where and how cannabis is grown

Cannabis growers are confronting the same issue that threatens to upend the wine industry and other agricultural-based businesses…

News June 9
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Cannabis retailers increasingly discounting their products

U.S. and Canadian marijuana retailers are discounting their products more and more, forgoing billions of dollars in revenue…

News June 8
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Aurora Cannabis buys back $20 million worth of convertible debt

Aurora Cannabis has bought back roughly $20 million worth of convertible senior notes to reduce debt and "annual…

News June 3
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Alimentation Couche-Tard exec takes helm of cannabis retailer Fire & Flower

Canadian cannabis retailer Fire & Flower appointed Stéphane Trudel as chief executive officer, effective immediately, the company announced…

News June 2
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