Cannabis stores will now be open seven days a week in Quebec as a result of an improvement in supply levels.

From Monday, May 20, all 13 branches of the Société québécoise du cannabis will be open throughout the week. They will open at 10am every day and close at 6pm Monday to Wednesday, 9pm on Thursday and Friday and 5pm at weekends.

“Our advisors will be available to answer your questions and guide you through the selection of 40 to 60 products that are now available,” the SQDC announced in a Facebook post.

The Atlantic Cannabis Conference & Expo (ACExpo), the region’s first-ever cannabis conference, is intended to clear the air—and any confusion—about cannabis in an age of legalization.

After 45 days of waiting, the second cannabis store in Greater Sudbury has received approval from the province to open.

The HighLife store, owned by Anton Lucic, will be located on Marcus Drive. Lucic is expected to make a formal announcement Thursday on how quickly he will be able to open.

Once its operating, the HighLife store will be the city's second cannabis outlet. Demand has been strong at the Canna Cabana store at the Four Corners, owned by Saturninus Partners. Lineups outside the store have become a regular sight since it opened April 20.

With approval for HighLife, 24 of the 25 cannabis stores approved in Ontario have been given the green light to open. The last store waiting for approval is the Fabulous Leaf outlet in Oshawa. 

The number of current cannabis users who have consumed cannabis before and during work is alarming and should not be taken lightly by employers, says Ryan Mallough, director of provincial affairs, Ontario for the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB). “500,000 Canadians is not nothing,” says Mallough. “It is an issue that employers should be aware of.”

Over the last year, Canada approved cannabis.  More U.S. states are legalizing its recreational or medicinal use. Corporate America is using CBD and hemp oil in everything from lotions and pain balm to beverages. President Trump signed the 2018 Farm Bill into law. Even better, according to Arcview Market Researcher and BDS Analytics, global spending on cannabis is expected to rocket 38% this year to $16.9 billion up from $12.2 billion in 2018. 

Emerald Health Therapeutics, Inc. (“Emerald”) (TSXV: EMH; OTCQX: EMHTF) has been authorized by PEI Cannabis and Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries Corporation to supply Emerald-branded cannabis products into those provinces.

Emerald has also fulfilled its first shipments of premium cannabis products to PEI Cannabis and to licensed private retailers in Saskatchewan. 

“We are pleased to have the opportunity to serve additional provinces,” said Dr. Avtar Dhillon, President and Executive Chairman of Emerald. “We believe that our growing nationwide presence reflects the recognition of Emerald as a reliable and consistent cannabis supplier. We look forward to continuing to expand our supply of quality Emerald cannabis products to the Canadian adult-use market.”

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Following a move into Jamaica with a retail storefront opening, Canadian company The Green Organic Dutchman Holdings (TSX: TGOD; US: TGODF) announced another international expansion by entering the German CBD market. 

The expansion is taking place through The Green Organic Dutchman’s (TGOD) subsidiary HemPoland, which was just granted organic certification for European markets in late April. 

Canadians are less enthusiastic about the prospect of legalized edibles than they were in 2017, a Dalhousie University study has suggested.