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| Oct 10, 2024 |
Spinach® Is the Number One Cannabis Brand in Canada TORONTO, Oct. 10, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cronos Group Inc. (NASDAQ: CRON) (TSX: CRON) (“Cronos”), an innovative global cannabinoid company, is proud to announce that its award-winning brand Spinach® has risen to the best-selling cannabis brand in the Canadian market.1 Spinach’s market share outperformance represents Cronos’ relentless commitment to quality, innovation, and bringing differentiated products to the competitive Canadian adult-use market. |
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| Oct 4, 2024 |
Research unpacks impact of cannabis legalization on medical sales With Oct. 17 marking the sixth anniversary of Canada’s legalization of recreational cannabis, a Brock researcher says it’s time to examine how the process has impacted the medical cannabis market. |
| Sep 26, 2024 |
Canada’s Cannabis Sales Rise For 5th Consecutive Month, But 2024 Continues to Lag Behind Previous Ye Canada’s cannabis retail sales grew for the fifth consecutive month in July, topping CAD$440m to reach the highest level so far in 2024. |
| Sep 18, 2024 |
Cannabis in Canada - What's Changed Since Legalization? Nearly six years after cannabis was legalized by the federal government, issues remain with how pot is regulated in Canada. The Agenda explores several facets of legalization, including whether consumers have enough information about the harms and benefits of cannabis, gaps that still exist with respect to pardons and why cannabis-related health research has fallen behind. |
| Sep 11, 2024 |
New Brunswick illegal cannabis seizure ‘largest’ ever in Atlantic Canada Officials with New Brunswick’s Justice Department say they have made the “largest” seizure of illegal cannabis ever in Atlantic Canada. |
| Sep 4, 2024 |
Canada's cannabis use has become a serious problem We were told pot was harmless, the black market would disappear, we’d have a gusher of tax revenue, and the kids would be OK. All of that was wrong. |
| Aug 30, 2024 |
As another cannabis retailer tries to save itself, is the industry going up in smoke? Tokyo Smoke shutters 29 stores, seeks credit protection in latest cannabis shakeup |
| Aug 28, 2024 |
Cannabis use among seniors rising — and so are related ER visits More seniors landing in emergency department for cannabis poisoning after legalization, study finds |
| Aug 12, 2024 |
Several cannabis oils, softgels are being recalled in Canada. Here’s why Thousands of cannabis products are being pulled off the shelves across Canada over intoxication concerns arising from labelling errors — and some adverse reactions have been reported. |
| Jul 29, 2024 |
Uber Eats and Leafly partner to bring cannabis delivery to Albertans Starting tomorrow, Tuesday, July 30th, Albertans can order safe, legal cannabis and get it delivered straight to their homes thanks to a partnership between Uber Eats, a global leader in ecommerce and delivery technology, and Leafly, a leading online cannabis marketplace and information resource. Albertans 18+ can place orders from local licenced cannabis retailers in the Uber Eats app, and have it delivered to their door by the retailer’s provincially certified staff. |
| Jun 26, 2024 |
Blood samples from injured drivers in Canada contain cannabis more often than alcohol While this is a new development, in most cases the cannabis level was not high enough to indicate impairment and increase crash risk. Drink driving remains a bigger problem in road safety and public health. Plus cannabis stays in the body for up to 30 days. |
| Jun 3, 2024 |
Cannabis legalization and positive drug tests – now what? More than five years after cannabis was made legal, employers still grappling with managing it in the workplace |
| Jun 3, 2024 |
Very few pardons for pot possession have been granted since 2019 A program meant to expedite pardons for cannabis possession is still experiencing low uptake — and the federal government says it doesn't know how many possession records have been "sequestered" under a different program. |
| Apr 29, 2024 |
U of T study challenges stereotypes about lazy, unmotivated cannabis users "Our data suggests that you can be hard-working, motivated and a chronic cannabis user at the same time." |
| Apr 25, 2024 |
Weeding out the dealers in Canada’s cannabis market McGill University study presents strategy to stamp out illicit market for cannabis amid wave of policy shifts in North America |
| Apr 19, 2024 |
Cannabis consumption in Canada
Over one in three Canadian adults use cannabis In 2023, more than one-third of adults aged 18 to 24 years (38.4%) and 25 to 44 years (34.5%) reported using cannabis in the previous 12 months, compared with 15.5% of adults aged 45 years and older. About 1 in 10 adults aged 18 to 24 years (8.7%) and 25 to 44 years (10.3%) reported using cannabis daily or almost daily in the previous 12 months, compared with 4.8% of adults aged 45 and older. |
| Mar 24, 2024 |
Aurora Cannabis to settle shareholder lawsuit over alleged sham pot sales |
| Feb 29, 2024 |
Most Americans now live in a legal marijuana state – and most have at least one dispensary in their county Marijuana is illegal under federal law, but most Americans now live in a state that has legalized the drug. And most also have at least one cannabis dispensary in their county, according to a new Pew Research Center analysis. |
| Jan 16, 2024 |
Loblaws pushing Ford government to change cannabis retail rules As Colin D'Mello reports, grocery store giant Loblaws has been pushing the province for legal changes that would allow the supermarket giant to enter the bud business. |