CannTrust Holdings Inc., the troubled Canadian cannabis producer whose former executives have been charged with fraud, is preparing to wind down if it can’t find a way to fix a default by the end of the month. The Vaughan, Ontario-based company breached a minimum earnings covenant on its C$22.5 million ($17.7 million) bankruptcy loan, and is currently in negotiations with potential investors and strategic partners over ways to address the default and its liquidity shortfall, according to a Thursday statement.

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) and Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) work together to uphold laws governing the illegal cross-border movement of contraband goods, including cannabis. While legal in Canada, the unauthorized movement of cannabis across Canada's international borders remains a serious criminal offence, subject to enforcement up to and including criminal investigation and prosecution. Unauthorized cannabis can be dangerous as it is not regulated, may contain elements that are harmful to human health, and should not make its way to Canadian communities.

A new study has found that Ontario saw nine times more emergency department visits per month for cannabis poisonings in young children after Canada legalized recreational cannabis.

The study, published Friday in JAMA Network Open, found that there were "more frequent and severe" emergency department (ED) visits in the province due to cannabis poisoning in children under the age of 10 following legalization, with the largest increase seen after commercial cannabis edibles hit the market.

While individual hospitals have reported on child cannabis poisonings before, researchers say this is the first study to look at the data for an entire region.

The store starts selling recreational cannabis products and consumption accessories for adult use, representing High Tide's 106th branded retail location across Canada, and 32nd in Ontario.

Also, the retailer reports a nearly 47% growth in Cabana Club's membership over the three months period.

Christmas came early for legal cannabis stakeholders in Ontario. Late 2021 statistics showed that for the first time since the 2018 legalization, sales in the province’s legal cannabis market overtook those of the illicit cannabis market.

Meanwhile, consumers who helped the province’s cannabis regulator, the Ontario Cannabis Store, reach this milestone are being left in the dust. Canada’s market has been structured in a way that sows corporate seeds, overseeing a proliferation of conglomerates with fun-sounding names that mask less-fun-sounding parent companies looking to make a quick buck (or billion) off bud. 

A pair of licensed cannabis stores selling unregulated hemp products has prompted Ontario’s pot regulator to issue a warning to retailers.

The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario warned pot shops on Monday that it has uncovered instances of retailers selling products that violate their license terms, in a letter obtained by The Canadian Press.

“The AGCO has learned that some cannabis licensees are offering and selling cannabis-based products, like lotions, edibles, topicals, etc., that have not been purchased from the Ontario Cannabis Store (OCS),” the regulator wrote in the letter.

The OCS is the provincial pot distributor for Ontario.

People who use cannabis during pregnancy and lactation choose it to manage pregnancy-related symptoms and pre-existing conditions, such as nausea and vomiting, mental health problems, insomnia and more, according to new research published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).

More than half of cannabis bought from July to September was from legal retailers

New data shows sales made through Ontario's legal cannabis channels have overtaken those made through the illicit market for the first time ever.

Company also confirms its certification as an Ontario Living Wage Employer, becoming one of only three cannabis cultivators with this distinction