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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Many universities across the country are banning any use of cannabis on campus, a move advocates say is too restrictive with marijuana legalization just around the corner. Some campuses, including the University of British Columbia and a campus of the University of Alberta, are allowing smoking and vaping of cannabis in designated areas once consumption […]
After Oct. 17 – You can still buy medical marijuana on MJN Express. A province-by-province breakdown of government-approved stores opening on October 17. You’re welcome. Cannabis is going to be legalized in across Canada next Wednesday, October 17, but that doesn’t mean everyone is going to be able to buy and consume legal weed then. […]
Walmart Inc.’s Canadian arm has been investigating the possibility of selling cannabis-based products but doesn’t intend to get into the much-hyped business yet. “As we would for any new industry, Walmart Canada has done some preliminary fact-finding on this issue, but we do not have plans to carry CBD products at this time,” spokeswoman Diane Medeiros […]
