Smoking Marijuana Is Legal in Canada, Unless You’re South Korean October 23, 2018 AggregatedNews Asia, Canada 0 Comments Recreational cannabis use may now be legal in Canada, but South Koreans visiting the country who are tempted to smoke up risk facing punishment back home, their government warned on Tuesday. “Even if South Koreans are in a region where… Read More→
The Learning Curve Exchange Rate: Canada, Cannabis and Commercialization October 23, 2018 Eric Giandelone Cannabis & Hemp Research, Marketing 0 Comments The visuals of this week are striking. The midnight store openings. The long queues wrapping around city blocks. And the maple leaf replaced by the marijuana leaf on the national flag. Canada’s first few days of recreational legalization have gone… Read More→
Canada Is Already Experiencing Cannabis Shortages October 19, 2018 AggregatedNews Canada 0 Comments Canadians loved their legal weed so much that many stores ran out of stock of the first day of legalized cannabis and no one is sure when the shortages will end. Across the country, smokers of all pedigrees (including one brilliant dude named… Read More→
Canadian legalization creates opportunities for Colorado marijuana businesses October 18, 2018 AggregatedNews Colorado 0 Comments Nationwide recreational marijuana legalization makes Canada a fertile landscape for ganjaprenuers. While some Colorado companies are already cashing in on opportunities north of the border, the effect on the local cannabis landscape is expected to be mostly invisible to consumers,… Read More→
Here are the most popular marijuana stocks as Canada becomes the largest country to legalize October 18, 2018 AggregatedNews Cannabis Investments 0 Comments Popular marijuana stocks fell across the board Wednesday, paring extreme gains so far this year, as investors cashed in a bit of their bet as Canada became the largest country to legalize the recreational use of cannabis. After months of… Read More→
Canada Is Legalizing Marijuana Wednesday. Here’s What You Need to Know. October 16, 2018 AggregatedNews Canada 0 Comments 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… Read More→
Canadian cannabis industry workers will be able to enter U.S. for pleasure travel October 12, 2018 AggregatedNews Canada 0 Comments U.S. Customs and Border Protection says Canadian citizens working in the cannabis industry should be able to enter the U.S. for reasons unrelated to the marijuana industry. The agency updated its website Tuesday, providing a measure of clarity after a vague… Read More→
Canada to Open More Than 100 Pot Shops as It Becomes the Second Country to Legalize Marijuana October 11, 2018 AggregatedNews Canada 0 Comments Mat Beren and his friends used to drive by the vast greenhouses of southern British Columbia and joke about how much weed they could grow there. Years later, it’s no joke. The tomato and pepper plants that once filled some… Read More→
Low-THC Marijuana Products Could Be A Big Hit in Canada October 11, 2018 AggregatedNews Canada 0 Comments When Canada launches its fully recreational marijuana market in the next week, the cannabis industry is expected to not only serve those die-hard customers who have dedicated years, maybe even decades to the black market but also those curious people… Read More→
Canada is about to legalize marijuana. How did that happen? Justin Trudeau, for starters October 4, 2018 AggregatedNews Canada 0 Comments Politicians herald it as transformative. Residents offer resounding support in the polls. Investors see billions of dollars on the horizon. When Canada legalizes marijuana on Oct. 17, it will join Uruguay as the only countries to allow recreational cannabis nationwide.… Read More→
Ontarians Will Be Able To Smoke Marijuana Wherever They Can Smoke Cigarettes September 27, 2018 AggregatedNews Canada 0 Comments Ontario residents will be able to smoke recreational cannabis wherever the smoking of tobacco is permitted, the Progressive Conservative government said Wednesday, loosening rules established by the previous Liberal regime. The government will also not put a cap on pot… Read More→
U.S. approves marijuana extract imports from Canada for research September 18, 2018 AggregatedNews Canada 1 Comment In a rare move, the U.S. government has approved the importation of marijuana extracts from Canada for a clinical trial, highlighting a new avenue for American researchers who have long had trouble obtaining the drug for medical studies. The University… Read More→
Canadian marijuana investors could face lifetime bans from entering U.S. September 14, 2018 AggregatedNews Canada, Cannabis Investments 0 Comments Canadians who invest in marijuana-related stocks, as well as those who use pot or work in the cannabis industry, could be banned from ever entering the U.S., according to a report Thursday. While pot smokers and cannabis-industry workers have previously faced… Read More→
Canadian Cannabis Farmers Will Qualify For Some Federal Funding August 1, 2018 AggregatedNews Canada 0 Comments When Canada officially launches its recreational marijuana market later this year, the federal government will provide the nation’s cannabis farmers with some of the same funding opportunities as other green thumb industrialists. Earlier this month, agricultural ministers representing every level of… Read More→
U.S. Marijuana Companies Go Public in Canada July 26, 2018 AggregatedNews Banking, Finance & Real Estate, Canada 0 Comments Green Thumb Industries had a business plan, expertise and plenty of ambition to grow its marijuana business. What the Chicago-based company didn’t have was access to enough capital to make it all happen. So last month, the company with $20… Read More→