Legal Related Canada Officially Becomes 1st G7 Country to Legalize Recreational Marijuana by Sophia Vida June 20, 2018 In a 52-29 vote on Tuesday, Canada's Senate passed the Cannabis Act, allowing people 18 and over to grow and use marijuana for recreational purposes. The Act also regulates the growth and sale of the drug and puts strict limits...
Trends & Articles Canada Just Got Closer to Legalizing Recreational Marijuana by Sophia Vida June 08, 2018 Canada's Senate voted to legalize recreational marijuana on Thursday with the upper chamber Senate voting 56-30 in favor of the legislation. However, amendments have been added that the House of Commons will need to decide on b...
Legal Related Canada to Be the First G7 Country to Legalize Pot Nationwide by Sophia Vida June 07, 2018 Canada could be about announce that recreational marijuana is legal across the country sometime this week and when it happens, it would make the country the every first G7 country to do it. The Group of Seven or G7 is a group c...
Spotlight Stock Aurora Cannabis to Buy MedReleaf in All-Stock Merger by Sophia Vida May 15, 2018 Two Canadian companies are about to merge in the biggest marijuana deal to ever go down. Two of the largest players in Canada's marijuana industry, Aurora Cannabis and MedReleaf will be merging. Aurora Cannabis Inc. has agre...
Legal Related Winnipeg is Taking Hands Off Approach to Marijuana by Sophia Vida May 05, 2018 The Canadian province of Winnipeg has said it will have a hands off approach to marijuana retailers. The province has decided not to create any new rules to govern where marijuana will be sold. The City of Winnipeg's chief p...
Legal Related Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Says Cannabis Will be Legal this Summer by Sophia Vida May 04, 2018 While senators are urging a delay, Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau vows that legal cannabis will be available this summer. On Thursday he said that despite calls from some senators to put off legislation by up to a year,...
Trends & Articles This Coffee Chain Wants to Start Selling Marijuana by Sophia Vida April 13, 2018 Canada is expected to make marijuana legal recreational later this year and Second Cup, a popular coffee chain in Canada, is ready to reap the potential rewards. Canadian newspaper The Globe and Mail has reported that Second Cu...
Trends & Articles Alberta Chooses Ohio Company to Develop Online Platform for Recreational Marijuana Sales by Sophia Vida March 31, 2018 The province of Alberta in western Canada has picked an Ohio company to develop its online platform for recreational cannabis sales. Headquarter in the city of Cincinnati, OnX Enterprise Solutions has been chosen to build and m...
Sector News Canopy Growth Remains Hush on Location of Cannabis Production Facility by Sophia Vida March 13, 2018 Canadian cannabis giant, Canopy Growth Corp. has picked the location of its cannabis production facility but is not saying a word yet about where it is. The new facility is in Newfoundland but that is as much as there is to kno...
Legal Related Recreational Marijuana is Delayed in Canada by Sophia Vida February 16, 2018 Many were anxiously awaiting for July to hit because that was when Canada was anticipated to legalize the sale of recreational marijuana. Marijuana enthusiasts will have to wait a little longer, at least until early August. Th...