cannabis
Valens, BRNT enter into major white label cannabis accessories deal
Involves production of a minimum of 2.2 million BRNT-branded vape pens.
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CannTrust laying off up to 140, working to regain cannabis licenses
Cuts are expected to result in monthly cash savings of about $400,000.
Hexo cuts 200 jobs looking to profitability, ‘long term viability’
Withdraws 2020 outlook, citing slower pot store rollouts and early signs of pricing pressure.
Canopy Growth expands its pan-European cannabis network
Firm’s pharmaceutical business, Spectrum Therapeutics, has made strides in the UK and Luxembourg.
‘Sky didn’t fall:’ Police, lawyers still adjusting after pot legalization
Organized crime’s market share and youth consumption have not yet fallen, and tools to detect stoned drivers are still lacking.
Molson Coors, Hexo to launch CBD-infused water, THC drinks later this year
A wave of cannabis-infused beverages is coming as Canada welcomes legal edibles in December.
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A year after pot legalization in Canada, it’s a slow roll
Legal sales of just US$1 billion are dwarfed by an illegal market still estimated at $5 billion to $7 billion.
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CannTrust to destroy $77M of cannabis to comply with rules
$12 million of biological assets and about $65 million of inventory not authorized by CannTrust’s licence.
Returned CannTrust products by Alberta wholesaler worth $1.3M
Follows Health Canada’s suspension of pot company’s licences to produce and sell pot.
Alberta to return CannTrust pot after Health Canada suspensions
Pot products producer’s authority to produce and sell cannabis had been suspended.
Former Canopy co-CEO sees big opportunity in psychedelics
Bruce Linton to be a director at Mind Medicine, which is seeking to establish safe psychedelic-assisted treatments for mental illness.
US vaping concerns loom as Canada legalizes pot devices
Five Americans have died and hundreds more have fallen ill as a result of using the devices.
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University of Guelph offers online pot growing course
Part of a new cannabis specialization in the university’s horticulture certificate program.
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Micron Waste gets Health Canada cannabis research licence
Will be used to further develop a system that alters and denatures cannabis waste while recovering reusable water.
UNB researcher gets grant to explore medical potential of cannabis
It’s being transformed from an underground species into an industrial crop that awaits development.
