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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 […]
Marijuana is legal in some American states and will be legalized in Canada on Oct. 17. But with cannabis still illegal under U.S. federal law, what will happen at the border when Canadians admit to smoking it? (The Associated Press) The signs posted on the Canadian side of Ontario’s Thousand Islands crossing into the United States couldn’t be […]
Yannick Craigwell shows off some of his edible marijuana baked treats in Vancouver, Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2018. VANCOUVER — Yannick Craigwell doesn’t need to guess how large the Canadian appetite will be for edible pot once it’s legal. He already knows — it’s huge. The Vancouver entrepreneur whips up marijuana-infused cookies, brownies and fudge that […]
With October 17, 2018, just around the corner, many Canadians are counting down the days to legalization. It won’t be long before we will be able to purchase legal, recreational cannabis for the first time. But many of us are still asking some important, practical questions about how exactly that will happen. This blog will […]
