The Maritimes budding marijuana industry is showing signs of growth this weekend in New Brunswick.

One of the region’s big players is expanding its workforce, and at the same time, industry leaders from around the world will soon be arriving for an international meeting on the future of the business.

Organigram already has close to 300 employees at its rapidly expanding facility in Moncton, and that number is poised to grow even larger.

“We’re looking for approximately another 100 people, and that’s an immediate need, so this won’t be our last job fair,” says Jeff Purcell, Organigram’s Vice President of Operations.

The indication from one of the successful applicants for a cannabis retail permit in North Battleford is they want to be ready to go as soon as possible.

That is the word from James Davey, president and CEO of Envirosafe Chemicals Canada Ltd., which was selected June 1 for one of North Battleford’s two cannabis retail permits by the Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority.

The company has its headquarters in North Battleford. They will be retailing under the name Curativa Cannabis.

“Curativa Cannabis will be our marketing and trade name,” said Davey. A webpage, curativacannabis.com, is already up, which will provide some background of their plans for the product.

Marijuana industry titans will gather in New Brunswick next week to discuss how to market cannabis in a competitive legal marketplace, and other issues raised by the dawn of government-run weed.

The World Cannabis Congress will host 450 industry leaders starting Sunday evening in Saint John.

Topping their agenda is the branding challenge: Health Canada is requiring marijuana packages to be a single, uniform colour without images or graphics other than the logo and a health warning.

"We have to find creative ways to market our product and differentiate ourselves while remaining within the regulations," said Ray Gracewood, chief operating officer for Organigram, a Moncton, N.B., based medicinal cannabis producer that is ready to enter the recreational market.

Chelsea Handler will join cannabis industry leaders in business, research, politics and culture from around the world for the 2018 World Cannabis Congress in Saint John, New Brunswick next month.

Handler is an American comedian, actress, writer, television host and producer. She hosted the late-night talk show Chelsea Lately on the E! network, released a Netflix documentary series, Chelsea Does, and hosted the talk show, Chelsea, on Netflix. In 2018, Handler announced plans to launch a cannabis brand.

Canada House Wellness Group Inc. (CSE:CHV) (“Canada House” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with The University of New Brunswick (UNB) to provide researchers with opportunities to pursue the health benefits of cannabis. 

“We’re excited to be working with Canada House’s team of medical, technological, scientific and business professionals to further build on UNB’s status as the leading academic and research-based university,” said Dr. David MaGee, vice-president of research at UNB.

“Our faculty and staff, combined with Canada House’s professionals, will lead the way in developing and executing multiple shared projects that will be at the forefront of this type of research.”

With only months left before Canada officially opens its adult-use cannabis market, Julian, Ricky, and Bubbles are entering the legal ganja game — and you can frick off if you don’t like it!

"Trevor, Cory — smokes, let's go!"

The Trailer Park Boys are getting in the ganja game, and soon Ricky's famously demanding tagline will no longer refer to loose cigarettes, but instead expertly-packed pre-rolls sold legally across Canada.

After getting licence to export medical cannabis, company plans 1st shipment to Australia.

Organigram, the Moncton-based medical cannabis company, is taking its business international, which could mean more jobs in New Brunswick down the road. 

The company has received a licence from Health Canada to export its products.

Organigram said it plans to send its first shipment to Australia next week.

It also recently signed a contract for an equity stake in a German medical cannabis company.

Ray Gracewood, chief commercial officer for Organigram, told Information Morning Moncton the international market presents a "massive" opportunity to grow the company.

Moncton-based medicinal cannabis producer Organigram announced three new brands for the adult recreational market on Tuesday.

Organigram’s recreational portfolio will be officially launched once adult use recreational cannabis is legal in Canada and includes the launch of The Edison Cannabis Company, ANKR Organics and Trailer Park Buds.

“Our recreational brand strategy incorporates the best of what we know about our current and potential customers, the industry and opportunities for growth, and the production of our premium products,” said Greg Engel, CEO of Organigram in a release. “The addition of each of these brands is the result of more than 18 months of research, development and teamwork to better understand our products and consumers.”

MONCTON – Medical marijuana producer Organigram Holdings is making it first foray into the international cannabis market, buying a 25 per cent stake in the German company Alpha-Cannabis Germany (ACG).

The company will spend approximately $2.5-million in cash and $1.3-million in shares for the stake. Once the deal is finalized, Organigram will provide Alpha-Cannabis with dried cannabis flower and sweet leaf to be converted into extracts meant to supply the German medical cannabis market.

With one of the lowest valuations among its cannabis peers, Moncton, New Brunswick’s OrganiGram Holdings (TSXV:OGI) should be a good pick up, says Matt Bottomley, analyst for Canaccord Genuity, who on Tuesday reiterated his “Speculative Buy” recommendation and $5.50 price target. On Tuesday, OrganiGram released its financial results for the three- and six-month periods ended February 28, 2018, posting gross sales of $3.2 million, an increase of 123 per cent over its fiscal second quarter of 2017.