Canadian adults may now own 30 grams or grow 4 plants. As of now, marijuana is legal for adults to own and use recreationally throughout Canada. Other than Uraguay, it’s the first nation to make recreational cannabis use legal. Here’s what Canadian legalization looks like so far. A national celebration. In Toronto, a huge crowd […]
A vendor showing off his products during a pop-up cannabis market in Hamilton, Ontario, last month.CreditCreditTara Walton for The New York Times HAMILTON, Ontario — Up on the third floor of a commercial building near the city’s edge is a vision of Canada’s future. To the sound of throbbing music, hundreds of people jockey around […]
MJN will keep selling you cannabis! Canada is poised on the edge of a cultural revolution and dramatic social experiment as it prepares to legalize marijuana on Wednesday. Although the move has been planned since Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was elected in 2015, the country is scrambling to get ready for the big day because […]
The following article is part of a package of stories that MarketWatch is publishing to mark the start of full legalization of cannabis for adult use in Canada on Wednesday. Stocks of marijuana businesses have been on a rampage in anticipation of billions of dollars’ worth of sales and other opportunities as Canada this Wednesday […]
Parks Canada says visitors should do their research on cannabis before going to a national park because the rules vary in each province and territory. Officials said their approach to recreational cannabis when it becomes legal Wednesday will be consistent with how the parks and protected areas treat the possession and consumption of alcohol. “All […]
Cowen analysts recently published an in-depth valuation of key players in the cannabis industry drawing from historical data and market trend. The valuation includes an outline of the potential market opportunity for the cannabis sector beyond legalization in Canada next week. Cowen’s Vivien Azer named four consumer verticals she expects the cannabis sector to touch. 1. Adult Use Cannabis is […]
For many Canadians, the idea of legal cannabis once seemed a pipe dream. But from 17 October, Canada will become the first G7 country to give recreational cannabis the green light. It’s following a trail first blazed by Uruguay in 2013. “It’s becoming a serious industry,” says one entrepreneur. Supporters say legalisation will bring new […]
If it’s true that the best-loved child has many names, cannabis must be one of Mother Earth’s favorite children. Jonathon Green, who wrote the definitive Green’s Dictionary of Slang, estimates that there are at least 1,000 different names for weed – and that’s just in English. Have you ever wondered where pot, bud, joint and other […]
With a week until recreational cannabis becomes legal on Oct. 17, one P.E.I. supplier is scrambling to get its products ready for stores. CEO Edwin Jewell holds a package of FIGR cannabis oil from the FIGR recreational cannabis division which is different from its Canada’s Island Garden range of medicinal cannabis. (John Robertson/CBC) The products are being […]
The president of Nextleaf Labs says the process isn’t too difficult and Canadians have plenty of good reasons to give home growing a try. Adults in most provinces will be allowed to grow up to four cannabis plants per residence for personal use after legalization on Oct. 17. Grow expert Tom Ulanowski, president of Nextleaf Labs in […]
