A Vancouver city councillor is calling for legal cannabis retail licence fees in the city to be slashed. Independent Coun. Rebecca Bligh says the current annual fee that cannabis retailers pay, $33,958, is incentivizing illegal pot shops and is out of scale with other similar… Read More »Legal pot shop licence fees too pricey, Vancouver councillor says – BC
The Manitoba government says it is immediately ending restrictions on Sunday and holiday shopping hours in the province. Finance minister Scott Fielding made the announcement early Thursday in a press release. “Given the current public health restrictions in place to protect Manitobans, we want to… Read More »Manitoba ends restrictions on Sunday and holiday shopping hours – Winnipeg
TORONTO — A coalition of about 50 retailers is calling on the Ontario government to lift COVID-19 restrictions for non-essential stores it claims is making things worse. In an open letter to Premier Doug Ford and Health Minister Christine Elliott, the retailers argue that shutting… Read More »Retailers ask Ontario government to lift COVID-19 restrictions in Toronto, Peel Region
Two years after the federal Cannabis Act came into effect, an advocacy group is calling for changes when it’s up for review this coming year. A Medical Cannabis Patient Survey of about 1,000 patients using cannabis medicinally, by Medical Cannabis Canada, found that systemic barriers… Read More »Survey: Canadians cite systemic barriers to legal medical cannabis
At a time when so many businesses are feeling the financial pinch due to the COVID-19 pandemic, one Edmonton cannabis shop says it is seeing significant growth in sales. “It’s actually really, really good. It feels good and it’s about time,” owner of Alternative Greens… Read More »Retail cannabis sales in Edmonton see growth despite ongoing illicit sales – Edmonton
After nearly a year of next-to-no deal-making, cannabis companies are gearing up for mergers and acquisitions as realistic stock valuations and the prospect of U.S. legalization attract buyers to a sector that has been decimated by oversupply and other issues, executives and investors say. Profitable… Read More »Cannabis industry looking to expand as election brings prospect of US legalization – National