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| Mar 12, 2025 |
Updates to cannabis rules and regulations now made public Health Canada has published their scheduled updates to the Cannabis Regulations, Hemp Regulations, and Cannabis Act, streamlining some aspects of the regulations to benefit the legal cannabis market. |
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| Mar 11, 2025 |
2 charged after 4,000 illegal cannabis plants seized in Ontario: police Provincial police say they've charged two people from Mississauga, Ont., after seizing more than 4,000 illegal cannabis plants in the Niagara region. |
| Mar 11, 2025 |
Alberta's new QR code system enhances cannabis transparency, a first for Canada A pilot project in Alberta is aiming to transform cannabis product transparency with Metrc’s Retail ID system. By simply scanning a QR code provided at purchase, consumers gain access to lab test results, certificates of analysis (COA), product name, image, cannabinoid, and terpenes, ensuring greater trust in legal cannabis products. |
| Mar 11, 2025 |
Cannabis producers want to play their part in push to strengthen Canada’s economy As Canadians focus on ways to strengthen their economy in the wake of ongoing threats from the current US government, many in the Canadian cannabis industry say they think cannabis is being overlooked as an economic powerhouse. Contributing hundreds of millions of dollars in excise tax to provinces since legalization began, and more than $8.3 billion to the country’s GDP in 2024, including the creation of thousands of jobs across the country, while not being at all reliant on US trade, Canada’s cannabis industry is in a unique position. |
| Mar 11, 2025 |
Health Canada Consultation: Proposed Regulatory Pathway for Non-Prescription CBD Products
Health Canada has launched a consultation on a proposed regulatory pathway for health products containing cannabidiol (CBD) that would allow access without a prescription. This marks a significant step in the evolving regulatory landscape for CBD products, which are currently governed under the Cannabis Act. |
| Mar 10, 2025 |
Cannabis industry’s contribution to Canada’s GDP continues to increase Canada’s legal cannabis industry contributed more than $8.3 billion to the country’s GDP in 2024, according to the most recent figures from Statistics Canada. |
| Mar 10, 2025 |
Four20 seeks extension and acceptance of recent plan of compromise In a bench brief in early March, 420 Premium Markets Ltd. and its associated companies sought an extension of its CCAA proceedings to April 30, 2025. The brief also seeks to authorize Four20 to establish two classes of Affected Creditors and seeks to accept the filing of the plan of compromise and arrangement of FOUR20 dated March 3, 2025. |
| Mar 9, 2025 |
Legalizing cannabis was the best thing Trudeau did, Angus Reid poll affirms A new poll has shown that Canadians think legalizing cannabis was the greatest accomplishment of Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government. Nine years gone by and that’s the best thing he managed to do for the country, according to the 1,850 people surveyed. That is so true! |
| Mar 7, 2025 |
Certifying Trust- Control Union Canada’s role in cannabis compliance In an industry where certifications are a benchmark for identifying qualified producers and manufacturers, Control Union Canada has established itself as a leading body to ensure cannabis producers meet the highest international standards. |
| Mar 7, 2025 |
Canadians are consuming less alcohol and more cannabis
Cannabis sales increased from 2023 while alcohol sales declined somewhat, according to the newest figures shared by Statistics Canada. Although cannabis sales have been somewhat cooling from the exponential growth seen in the first few years of legalization, sales of recreational cannabis by provincial cannabis authorities and other retail outlets increased 11.6% or $500 million from fiscal year 2022 to fiscal year 2023. |
| Mar 7, 2025 |
Canadians list cannabis legalization as Trudeau’s crowning success New polling data shows that Canadians rank cannabis legalization as Justin Trudeau’s top accomplishment in his nearly ten years in office. The online poll, conducted and presented by the Angus Reid Institute, took place from March 4-6, 2025, among a representative randomized sample of 1,850 Canadian adults who are members of the Angus Reid Forum. |
| Mar 6, 2025 |
Cannara Biotech to Present at The Ventum Canadian Cannabis Conference on March 12th, 2025 MONTREAL, March 06, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cannara Biotech Inc. (“Cannara”, “the Company”, “us” or “we”) (TSXV: LOVE) (OTCQB: LOVFF) (FRA: 8CB0), a vertically integrated producer of premium-grade cannabis and derivative product offerings at affordable prices with two mega facilities based in Québec spanning over 1,650,000 sq. ft., is pleased to announce it will be presenting at the Ventum Capital Markets Canadian Cannabis: The Emerging Leaders in Canada and Beyond conference on Wednesday, March 12th at 1:40PM – 2:00pm EST. |
| Mar 6, 2025 |
Pre-rolls close in on top cannabis sales spot in Canada Cannabis sales in Canada dropped last year, but pre-roll sales continued to rise and are on the verge of becoming the top sales category in the country. Flower sales dropped 9.3% in 2024 and edibles plunged 12.4% last year, contributing to a total cannabis revenue decline of 3.27%, according to a Custom Cones USA report based on Headset data. |
| Mar 6, 2025 |
Cannabis continues to be excluded from interprovincial trade discussions Most provinces, except for PEI and Newfoundland and Labrador, have signed an agreement to allow interprovincial alcohol sales directly to consumers. The cannabis industry has been asking for similar changes for years, but was not included in the conversation or subsequent announcement about lessening restrictions on cross-provincial alcohol sales. |
| Mar 5, 2025 |
Updates to cannabis regulations expected March 12
Details on updates to Canada’s cannabis regulations are expected on March 12, 2025, according to recently-published Orders in Council. Documents that appear to show the details of those changes have also been shared online through unofficial sources. StratCann has shared them here for reference but it’s important to note this is not the official source. |
| Mar 5, 2025 |
Prince Albert Police seize drugs, guns and find illegal cannabis grow op Prince Albert Police along with other law enforcement units seized a significant quantity of illicit drugs, firearms, and drug trafficking paraphernalia in February after a months-long investigation. |
| Mar 3, 2025 |
Explaining why small cannabis producers in Alberta aren’t profitable When Canada legalized cannabis in 2018, the goal was to create a thriving legal market where small cannabis producers could find success alongside larger companies. |
| Mar 1, 2025 |
High Yields And Higher Returns: Inside The U.K. Cannabis Industry Guarded by razor wire, over 1,300 alarms, and a 24/7 ex-military security presence, Dalgety’s medical cannabis manufacturing facility is intentionally hard to find (I’ve got the Uber receipts to prove it). |
| Feb 28, 2025 |
NL woman cultivating success with cannabis cafe, expands to Corner Brook "My whole idea for when people walk into an Oceanic cannabis store is for them to question is this a cannabis store," Taylor Giovannini |
| Feb 26, 2025 |
Regulations Amending Certain Regulations Concerning Cannabis (Streamlining of Requirements) SOR/202 Her Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of Health, makes the annexed Regulations Amending Certain Regulations Concerning Cannabis (Streamlining of Requirements) under (a) subsection 139(1) of the Cannabis Act footnotea; and (b) subsection 30(1)footnoteb of the Food and Drugs Act footnotec. |