Gardening Companies Jumping on Homegrown Cannabis Bandwagon with New Products – LPC As growing season hits Canada this year, some gardeners are trying their hand at homegrown cannabis. One of those is a botany student at the University of Guelph, Matt Soltys. The father of two said he’s excited to grow it. “I’m not even…
Global Partnership Will Advance Research into CBD Therapy for Athlete Injury Recovery – LPC Aurora Cannabis has signed a deal with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) to “significantly advance further clinical research” into CBD therapy. The UFC Performance Institute in Las Vegas, Nev. will host the research project. “Since the day we opened the UFC…
Province Brands Says Cannabis-Brewed Beer Different from Infused Beverages – LPC Province Brands of Canada announced its “world’s first cannabis-brewed beer” will be ready when cannabis edibles are legalized in 2019. That’s a big difference from cannabis-infused drinks, said Dooma Wendschuh, co-founder and CEO of Province Brands. “People said it was completely impossible,” Wendschuh said.…
Craft Cannabis Licensing May Effectively Grind to Halt as Costs and Risk Prohibitive Health Canada’s “Build First” policy changes may have an unintended negative impact on craft cannabis licensing, some say. Health Canada changed its cannabis licensing process to cut wait times by requiring applicants to have their facilities ready before the application process can…
Association Hopes to Standardize Cannabis QA/QC Practices Across Canada and Around the World – LPC Cannabis QA/QC (quality assurance and quality control) is just as important as any food or drug for health and safety. In fact is more complicated since cannabis falls into both categories. There are further challenges to maintaining consistency with THC…
Cannabis Retail Stores Penalized an Additional $25,000 for Not Opening by April 30 – LPC Seven Ontario cannabis retail stores penalized for not opening by April 30 will forfeit an additional $25,000. That brings the total for all seven to $50,000 in fines – the full amount provided to the Alcohol and Gaming Commission…
Health Canada Recognizes Cannabis Licensing Process Part of Bottlenecks – LPC Health Canada is changing its cannabis licensing process in response to bottlenecks that are affecting the supply chain. Now, new applicants will need to have a facility ready before they can apply for a cannabis licence. According to Health Canada, 70+ per cent of…
One MP Suggests Looking to Canada’s Experience to Guide Cannabis Legalization in New Zealand – LPC There will be a referendum question on cannabis legalization in New Zealand for personal use when voters will go to the polls next year. The New Zealand Herald (see link below) states that it promises to be a major…
When the US Cannabis Market Booms, Aurora Will Be Ready – LPC The Motley Fool outlines a plan for Aurora Cannabis to legally enter the US cannabis market now so that it’s ready if – or more likely when – the US legalizes cannabis. (Please see link to full article below.) “In fact, the company already has…
Polls Find Slight Increase in Usage and Growing Acceptance – LPC Despite fears that cannabis legalization would lead to a huge spike in cannabis consumption, new data suggests that didn’t happen. A poll of 2,000 Canadians found usage grew three per cent after the Cannabis Act passed in July 2018. Just 18 per cent of the…