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Quebec reveals zero-tolerance cannabis plan: no driving under the influence of the drug

Quebec reveals zero-tolerance cannabis plan: no driving under the influence of the drug

Sara Tiradossi November 18, 2017

Quebec tabled a law on Thursday that imposes a strict framework for the consumption, sale and distribution of cannabis. The draft legislation focuses on potential social, health and safety problems...

Global cannabis market to hit $31.4 billion by 2021

Global cannabis market to hit $31.4 billion by 2021

Sara Tiradossi November 8, 2017

The international market for cannabis is expected to hit $31.4 billion by 2021, according to a new gulaport from the Brightfield Group, a cannabis market research firm based in Florida. As other countries...

Corona's owner is investing in cannabis

Corona’s owner is investing in cannabis

November 2, 2017

Thor Benson / Cannabis News Box Contributor There’s been a lot of talk about Big Alcohol fighting cannabis legalization, but it appears one company is embracing cannabis. Constellation Brands, which...

This cannabis company wants to sell social cannabis products at convenience stores

This cannabis company wants to sell social cannabis products at convenience stores

Sara Tiradossi October 29, 2017

A Canadian cannabis company wants to start a strategic alliance with a national chain of convenience stores with the aim of selling adult-use cannabis at the store’s 350 locations across Canada. Cannabis...

Sales of Canadian cannabis edibles will be delayed, despite growing interest

Sales of Canadian cannabis edibles will be delayed, despite growing interest

Sara Tiradossi October 18, 2017

In Canada, edible cannabis sales may have to wait a year after social cannabis legalization, which is set to happen in July 2018. After a vote by the Canadian House of Commons Health Committee, edible...

Researchers defend dispensary distribution model

Researchers defend dispensary distribution model

October 13, 2017

A recent study out of the University of British Columbia (UBC) called for policy makers to take caution while considering to alter the cannabis distribution system through dispensaries. UBC associate...

Pictured: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau

Canadian prime minister announces dollar-a-gram tax on social cannabis

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen October 6, 2017

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a proposal for the nation’s social cannabis program which would place a dollar-a-gram excise tax on cannabis sold for $10 a gram or less. Cannabis...

Poll: 65 percent of Canadians support privately-owned dispensaries

Poll: 65 percent of Canadians support privately-owned dispensaries

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen October 2, 2017

According to a new poll, 65 percent of Canadians would support dispensaries run by licensed growers. The telephone interviews conducted by Oracle surveyed 5,000 individuals across the country to study...

Canadian producer exports medical cannabis to New Zealand

Canadian producer exports medical cannabis to New Zealand

Sara Tiradossi October 1, 2017

Tilray, a Canadian medical cannabis producer, has successfully exported its medical cannabis products to New Zealand. The products will be distributed to pharmacies that serve registered patients in...

Canada is about to offer a cannabis production degree for the first time

Canada is about to offer a cannabis production degree for the first time

September 29, 2017

Thor Benson / Cannabis News Box Contributor Interested in getting a college degree in cannabis production? You might want to consider moving to Canada, because Niagara College in Ontario is about to...

New study: nearly half of Canadians would try edible cannabis products

New study: nearly half of Canadians would try edible cannabis products

Sara Tiradossi September 26, 2017

Half of Canadians said they are interested in trying edible cannabis products when social cannabis is legalized, according to a new study led at Dalhousie University. Sylvain Charlebois, Faculty of...

Kosher cannabis hits Canadian market

Kosher cannabis hits Canadian market

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen September 21, 2017

A medical cannabis producer in Quebec, Canada, announced its products have been certified as kosher. The Hydropothecary Corp said the certification arrives just in time for the Jewish holiday Rosh Hashanah,...

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