Quebec-based Extraction and Research Lab to Focus on Cannabis Derivatives – LPC Exka Inc. is not the first cannabis extraction specialist in Quebec. But Founder and CEO Maxime Paris said they are the first alternative. “We are not the only ones in the world, but in Quebec, there is only another one with an extraction…
Cannara to Leverage Cheap Quebec Electricity and Large Facillity – LPC Cannara Biotech isn’t wasting any time. After receiving its Health Canada licence for Cultivation, Processing, and Medical Sales (business to business), the company plans to plant right away. Chief operation officer Barry Laxer said Phase 1 of its new facility is ready for operations.…
Price Gap with Black Market Cannabis is Widening – LPC Industry analysts say that licensed producers (LPs) need to focus on slashing legal cannabis prices in 2020. The price gap between legal and illegal cannabis is growing, which undermines the whole industry. “Legal cannabis has been priced much higher than the black market ever since…
BC Customer Gets Runaround, Out $524 – LPC BC Solicitor General Mike Farnworth said he’s aware of online black market cannabis in the province – and it’s still a problem. “(Online black market cannabis dispensaries) are illegal,” Farnworth said. He added that he’s already in communication with federal law enforcement to help deal with the…
Retailers Report Limited Selection, Quantity to Start – LPC Cannabis 2.0 products are selling out quickly where they are available across the country. John Arbuthnot, CEO of the Winnipeg-based Delta 9 Cannabis, said edibles and vapes have been a big hit with customers. “Products are selling incredibly well, in some cases as fast as we…
First Legal Cannabis Edibles Hit Some Markets in Canada but Not All – LPC Legal cannabis edibles and vapes could be sold as of December 16, 2019. For at least three provinces – Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and BC – that was the day suppliers started shipping product. John Arbuthnot, CEO of Delta 9 Cannabis in Manitoba,…
Will Christmas Cannabis Edibles Be Under the Tree This Year? – LPC Cannabis edibles, vapes, beverages, and topicals are scheduled to hit the market in mid-December. Theoretically, at least. Several companies have applied to Health Canada during the 60-day review period. That means this could be the first year of Christmas cannabis edibles as stocking…
Province Also Officially Bans Certain Edibles, Restricts Public Consumption – LPC A year after Quebec tabled Bill 2, the province passed the bill to raise the cannabis consumption age to 21. That portion of the law will take effect January 1, 2020. The vote follows up on a Coalition Avenir Québec’s (CAQ) campaign promise to…
Estimated 82 Per Cent in the Province is Black Market Cannabis – LPC One of the main arguments for legalization was to eliminate black market cannabis. That seems to be slow in coming, especially in places like Quebec. It’s estimated that 82 per cent of Quebecers still prefer black market cannabis, despite legal options. The…
Superior Court Judge Overturns Homegrown Cannabis Ban – LPC A Quebec Superior Court Judge has ruled that the province’s homegrown cannabis ban is unconstitutional. That means residents are now free to cultivate up to four cannabis plants at home, the federal maximum. Judge Manon Lavoie said that the homegrown cannabis ban infringed on the jurisdiction…
