Jennawae Cavion, NORML Canada executive director and owner of Calyx+Trichomes cannabis retail store in Kingston, ONt., said that weak edibles mean legal cannabis retailers can’t compete with the illegal market. Liberal MP Patrick Weiler agreed. That’s why he’s sponsoring a bill in the House of Commons to get Health Canada to up the maximum legal…
A year after British Columbia legalized farm-gate cannabis, a BC farm-gate cannabis store has opened in Salmon Arm, BC. ShuCanna soft-opened in August, but had its grand opening on Friday, October 27. The store hopes to sell on “fresh” as its value proposition. “It’s that farm-to-table concept,” said Leah Hermann, ShuCanna sales manager. “Craft growers…
As legal Canadian cannabis market turns five years old this week, it’s a good time to reflect on what’s changed. The Canadian medical profession has been among the most vocal. Two studies, one in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) and one in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), are still preaching caution…
StratCann released a new report outlining the administrative burden of cannabis from the Health Canada perspective. StratCann noted that the total overall number of regulations had increased by about 2 per cent to 21,034, while those directly affecting cannabis had increased by 1.5 per cent. About 12 per cent of all Health Canada regulations directly…
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer officially filed a revised cannabis banking bill on September 20, a week before it is scheduled to go to a vote. The bill, renamed the Secure and Fair Enforcement Regulation (SAFER) Banking Act, is designed to help legal cannabis businesses be able to access banking services including financial accounts and…
After a formal review, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recommended the US Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) reclassify cannabis to a Schedule 3 drug rather than a Schedule 1 drug. Currently, cannabis is classified in the same category as heroin and other highly addictive drugs that have a high risk of fatal…
The German Cabinet passed a landmark cannabis bill on August 16, 2023 that paves the way for German cannabis legalization. If parliament passes the bill, it would allow adults to possess up to 25 grams of cannabis, grow three plants, and purchase cannabis at non-profit “cannabis clubs”. The German Health Minister, Karl Lauterbach, said that…
Chris Jones, Cannabis Xpress founder and CEO, said he found a cannabis retail secret: be a big fish in a smaller pond. “Location selection is important,” Jones said. “All our stores are profitable, and that’s because we picked areas that aren’t as sexy as opening in Toronto – small to medium-sized towns with little or…
Retired RCMP officer Steve Gloade said he never imagined during his 27-year career that he’d use cannabis – never mind a PTSD cannabis treatment. “Being a police officer, we can tell you the street value of cannabis, and we can tell you how much time you might get or fine you might get,” Gloade told…
The Senate Committee on Indigenous Peoples calls for more Indigenous cannabis licences. It said that First Nations were left out of the cannabis framework from the start. Now is the time to fix that with the Cannabis Act review underway. “In the spirit of reconciliation, the government must promote, rather than hinder, the full and…
