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Thu
27
Dec

The life cycle of a cannabis plant, from seed to store

Licensed cannabis producers are ramping up production to address shortages that have plagued the pot market since legalization in October, but the time required to grow the average marijuana plant means consumers likely have a few more weeks to wait.

Cannabis lives up to its nickname and grows like a weed, but the plant needs as many as 18 weeks to progress from seed to harvest before it even moves on to processing and packaging.

Licensed producer CannTrust walked The Canadian Press through their cultivation and processing facilities to get a close look at the process. Here are the various life stages of the cannabis plant: from seed to plant to processing and packaging.

Thu
27
Dec

Manitoba based cannabis producer faces another round of Health Canada recalls

A Winnipeg-based cannabis producer is facing another round of recalls for marijuana sold in Manitoba and Saskatchewan.

Health Canada says 14 lots of dried cannabis produced by Bonify are part of the latest recall, due to either record-keeping or labelling issues.

With eight of the lots, Health Canada says there is a labelling error where the cannabinoid values and cannabinoid totals are reverse.

Health Canada says approximately 5,883 units of recalled product were sold between Oct. 22 and Dec. 20, 2018.

Earlier this month, the agency issued a recall of two strains of Bonify cannabis products that were being sold in three stores in Saskatchewan.

Thu
27
Dec

First private licensed cannabis store set to open in Vancouver

The Evergreen Cannabis Society is set to become the first licensed private cannabis retailer in Vancouver under B.C.'s new provincial cannabis laws.

The retail cannabis store, which has operated as a medical marijuana dispensary for the past three years, is located in Vancouver's Kitsilano neighbourhood. It is set to begin sales at 11 a.m. PT on Saturday.

Co-founder Mike Babins said he is "very, very excited" for Saturday morning.

"We went through all the stuff with the city for three years and now we spent the past four months going back and forth with the province and they were asking us every single little detail about our lives," Babins said.

"We finally made it through."

Mon
24
Dec

The 3 biggest marijuana questions in 2019

This has been a year of big gains for the marijuana industry, even if it's been quite the opposite for marijuana investors, who, in many instances, have seen their pot stocks fall by 25% or more this year. In particular, it's been a year of legitimacy for the cannabis industry. In October, Canada became the first industrialized country in the world, and only the second overall, to legalize recreational pot. Though it'll take a few years for growers to ramp up their production, this legalization validates the cannabis business model and paves the way for billions of dollars in added annual sales. We also witnessed a handful of U.S.

Mon
24
Dec

Canadians bought $43M worth of marijuana in the first 2 weeks after legalization

Statistics Canada says sales at cannabis stores in the two weeks after legalization totalled $43 million.

The agency started collecting data for in-store and online sales from cannabis retailers as of Oct. 17, when fresh or dried bud, oil, plants and seeds became legal for recreational use in the country.

The first set of data released Friday as part of the agency's broader monthly retail trade figures only encompassed two weeks, but will reflect a complete reference month in the future.

Statistics Canada says different retail structures in each province and territory affected cannabis availability across the country.

Mon
24
Dec

Health Canada releases draft proposal for edible and topical cannabis regulations

Recreational marijuana has been legal in Canada for more than two months, but some companies have been in limbo as regulations remain to be put in place for cannabis edibles, topicals, and extracts.

Health Canada has now released a first draft proposal of regulations for those products, which may have a large impact not just on retail store sales but also on the ability to consume marijuana in public locations.

Mon
24
Dec

Southwestern Ontario pot producers expanding to meet demand

Cannabis producers in Southwestern Ontario – one of the nation’s emerging marijuana belts – are going on an expansion spree, a move an industry official says will help reduce the nation’s cannabis shortage.

The combination of high demand for pot products and growing pains in the nascent cannabis industry has led to empty shelves at online stores and bricks-and-mortar retailers across the country since recreational marijuana became legal in Canada on Oct. 17.

Meanwhile, the country’s legion of licensed growers, including several in the London region, are working around the clock to expand their operations to meet the growing demand for their products.

Mon
24
Dec

Manitoba undecided on allowing non-smoking cannabis in public, Premier Brian Pallister says

"I've never seen this before."

Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister, sitting in his legislature office for a year-end interview, is looking at a 15-ml container of cannabis spray. It's one of the ways through which recreational cannabis can be consumed since legalization in October.

It is discreet, quick, smokeless and — perhaps surprisingly under Manitoba law — legal to consume in most public places.

"My lunch could be really good," Pallister jokes before handing it back to the reporter who brought it to him.

The premier has said on more than one occasion he's more of a beer man.

Pallister's Progressive Conservative government is not alone in having to adjust to the complex realities of legalized recreational cannabis.

Fri
21
Dec

Smiths Falls cannabis company Canopy prepares to roll out cannabis drinks, vape pens and other products

Bruce Linton was in an ebullient mood on Thursday after Health Canada announced proposed rules that would allow Canadians to buy a wide range of cannabis products, including edibles and drinks.

Canopy is now building a 197,000-square-foot bottling plant next to the former chocolate factory that houses its Tweed marijuana grow-op.

Canopy has partnered with huge U.S. beer, wine and spirits company Constellation Brands to develop cannabis drinks. The draft regulations give a boost to those plans.

Fri
21
Dec

Here’s how the edibles market could look by next October

Ottawa looks to limit THC concentration in cannabis edibles

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