Provincial windfall from Ontario Cannabis Store seen rising to CA$170 million
Ontario’s monopoly cannabis wholesaler and online retailer, the Ontario Cannabis Store (OCS), is forecasted to contribute 170 million Canadian dollars ($135 million) […]
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Why Ontario marijuana retail operator Cannabis Xpress is betting on tiny stores
As far as Chris Jones is concerned, sometimes you have to go small to make it big. The veteran marijuana retail operator […]
How cannabis companies can vet celebrity partnerships, avoid (embarrassing) pitfalls
When Canopy Growth introduced its CBD drink brand, Quatreau, to the U.S. market on March 2, the Canadian cannabis producer also announced […]
New Brunswick won’t privatize recreational cannabis sales
New Brunswick has discontinued the request for proposal (RFP) process for the privatization of recreational cannabis sales, meaning the province will retain […]
Why cannabis producer Organigram struck a CA$220 million deal with a tobacco giant: Q&A with CEO Greg Engel
While rival Canadian cannabis producers plowed massive amounts of capital into cultivation infrastructure, losing billions of dollars in the process, New Brunswick-based […]
Canada to launch review of cannabis industry fee structure
Health Canada will soon embark on a review of fees collected by the federal government from cannabis companies, including studying the impact […]
Aphria, Tilray to host April shareholder meetings about planned merger
Aphria and Tilray will host special shareholder meetings next month on the proposed merger between the cannabis producers, the companies said. The […]
Ontario Cannabis Store appoints sixth president in three years, raising industry concern
The executive turntable at the Ontario Cannabis Store (OCS) is spinning again, with the provincial wholesale monopoly and online retailer about to […]
Aurora Cannabis puts mammoth 1.7 million-square-foot greenhouse on the sales block
Aurora Cannabis is looking to unload one of the largest and most expensive greenhouses ever built to grow marijuana, but any potential […]
British American Tobacco buying stake in cannabis producer Organigram
A subsidiary of British cigarette maker British American Tobacco (BAT) and Atlantic Canada-based cannabis producer Organigram have signed a 220 million Canadian […]