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Ontario’s cannabis processors, micros not barred from farm-gate retail

Ontario’s provincial cannabis law does not prohibit federally licensed processors and micro-class businesses from opening farm-gate stores, the…

News January 6
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As Brazil readies new cannabis regulatory framework, individual imports still growing strong

The cumulative number of authorizations for individual patients in Brazil to import nonregistered medical cannabis products exceeded 13,000…

News January 3
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Week in Review: Illinois adult-use marijuana market starts with $3M+ day, OR rule might limit cannabis permits, Nevada lab closes & more

Licensed recreational cannabis sales begin in Illinois, a new Oregon rule could possibly curtail the number of marijuana licenses…

News January 3
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Israel’s Canndoc signs deal with Tilray to import medical cannabis

Israel-based Canndoc has entered into an agreement to import 2.5 tons of medical cannabis into Israel to address…

News January 2
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HeavenlyRx expands footprint by acquiring American CBD maker

HeavenlyRx, a CBD maker based in Toronto, on Tuesday announced the acquisition of a privately held CBD manufacturer…

News December 31
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Bermuda releases draft medical cannabis law and rules to ‘spark entrepreneurship’

Bermuda released the draft legislative blueprint to establish a domestic medical cannabis industry, which Attorney General Kathy Simmons…

News December 30
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Trinidad and Tobago’s proposed medical cannabis law advances

A proposed law to establish the legal footing for a medical marijuana industry in Trinidad and Tobago was…

News December 30
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Top 10 global cannabis stories of 2019: WHO backs rescheduling, Linton out at Canopy, Canadian firms eye US & more

Cannabis markets in Canada and elsewhere in the world went on a roller-coaster ride in 2019, as irrational expectations gave…

News December 30
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Cannabis firm Hexo moves head office from Quebec to Ontario

Quebec’s largest federally licensed cannabis producer has moved its corporate head office from Gatineau, Quebec, to its existing…

News December 27
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Emerald pulls plug on affiliate’s federal cannabis license to decrease risk

British Columbia-based Emerald Health Therapeutics has requested that Health Canada not continue with a cannabis processing license for…

News December 27
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