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Canada’s COVID-19 olive branch for cannabis sector comes with caveat

The Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) has made the country's cannabis industry eligible for COVID-19 emergency funding,…

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Week in Review: Marijuana firms cut costs amid COVID-19, L.A. cannabis licensing audit, NYSE aims to delist CannTrust & more

Three multistate marijuana operators – 4Front Ventures, MedMen Enterprises and Acreage Holdings – announced cutbacks in bids to…

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Ontario cannabis stores to close after removal from ‘essential’ list

Private-sector cannabis stores in Ontario, Canada’s largest market, have been ordered to close their doors by late Saturday…

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Marijuana giant Acreage cuts 120 jobs, ends deals in light of COVID-19

New York-based Acreage Holdings on Friday announced it is furloughing 122 employees and taking other cost-cutting measures, becoming…

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Where Canadian cannabis businesses can stay open during COVID-19 pandemic

The vast majority of Canada's provincial governments are allowing recreational cannabis stores to stay open during the coronavirus…

News April 3
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Bedrocan CEO: European medical cannabis supply chain stable despite COVID-19 crisis

So far, the European market for medical cannabis has been spared the supply-chain disruptions inflicted by the coronavirus…

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Canada classifies medical cannabis ‘essential’ amid COVID-19 pandemic

Canada’s federal government has deemed medical cannabis production “essential” to the country’s critical health-care infrastructure during the COVID-19…

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Canada’s COVID-19 wage subsidies could keep cannabis workers on payroll

Canadian cannabis firms of all sizes could be eligible for a three-month emergency wage subsidy program during the…

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Deadline extended to apply for Germany’s cannabis distribution tender

The deadline to apply to be the distributor of domestically grown medical cannabis in Germany was extended from…

News April 2
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Health Canada revokes Alberta Green Biotech’s cannabis licenses

Canada’s federal cannabis regulator revoked the licenses held by Alberta Green Biotech in March after inspectors observed unspecified…

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