The average cost of dried cannabis has gone up by more than 17 per cent since legalization, with consumers in New Brunswick and Manitoba seeing the biggest jumps, according to an analysis compiled by Statistics Canada. As well, the cost of a legal gram of weed...
CBSA report says organized crime groups are taking advantage of Canada's patchwork approach to legalization The advent of legal recreational marijuana in Canada hasn't done much to stop people from trying to sneak the drug over the border — and supply shortages might be to blame,...
The future of Canada’s cannabis industry may not be as rosy as once believed after one research firm cut their estimates for the outlook on the country’s burgeoning pot market. Cannabis industry research firm BDS Analytics said Canada’s pot market is expected to grow to US$5.2...
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, April 04, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Segra International Corp. (“Segra” or the “Company”), a cannabis agriculture technology company, is pleased to announce that its application for licensing with Health Canada has advanced to the “confirmation of readiness” phase. “Confirmation of readiness” precedes issuance...
David Hurford estimates there are upwards of 6,000 small cannabis producers in B.C. that are licensed by Health Canada to produce medical marijuana, which is more than a quarter of the entire 20,000 he said exist across Canada. The Vancouver man is on a mission to...
Three criminal defence lawyers who focus on cannabis cases say they're dismayed at the 10-month jail sentence recently imposed by a Manitoba judge on a man caught with 86.3 grams of marijuana. Rodney Clayton Felix, 31, pleaded guilty to possession of cannabis for the purpose of...
This week, New Jersey became the latest state to name opioid dependence as a qualifying condition for medical cannabis use. On Thursday, Governor Phil Murphy announced that the state's medical marijuana program will allow all patients who suffer from opioid addiction to use medical cannabis as...
Freezing temperatures didn’t stop about 40 people from lining up outside the first legal cannabis store to open in Canada’s largest city, nearly six months after the country legalized recreational pot. Eager buyers were waiting by the time The Hunny Pot Cannabis Co., owned by real...
'We're really trying to help all those people move forward with their life,' advocate says Parked on a busy corner is what looks like a food truck. Instead of selling poutine or perogies, the people inside are trying to sell the idea of the complete expungement of...
Pineapple Express star Seth Rogen and screenwriter Evan Goldberg have teamed up with Canopy Growth Corp. to launch a Toronto-based Canadian cannabis brand called Houseplant. The Vancouver-born actor and the Canadian screenwriter with whom Rogen collaborated on the stoner film co-founded the Toronto-based company along with...