UBC hires pot professor to study cannabis as opioid treatment

UBC has hired a Professor of Cannabis Science who will research the role of cannabis in opioid overdose treatment, in the midst of an...

Reefer MEDness Podcast: The medical cannabis tax grab

The latest Canadian Cannabis Update podcast is from Reefer MEDness and it zeroes in on the taxation of medical cannabis.

NICHE this Week: 5 Things You Need to Know

As you kick off the new year, here are five things making news in the cannabis industry: NICHE Blog:...

Ontario wants to ‘tightly regulate’ its private retail cannabis market

The Ontario government has announced it wants to “tightly regulate” its private retail cannabis market and give municipalities an “opt-out” option to prohibit stores...

NICHE this Week: 5 Things You Need to Know

As you kick off the week, here are five things making news in the cannabis industry: Nearly a year...

B.C. puts out call for new cannabis products ahead of edibles legalization

The BC Liquor Distribution Branch (LDB) is inviting licensed cannabis producers to participate in a call for new products that are due...

Petition launched calling on Quebec not to ban public cannabis use for medical users

Canadians for Fair Access to Medical Marijuana (CFAMM) have launched a petition calling on the Quebec government to halt its efforts to...

Scaling Up

As the cannabis industry grows, production technology is growing with it—and Radient Technology is at the forefront. Though there are still months before Canada’s upcoming legalization...

Statistics Canada studied our wastewater to see how much cannabis we consume

Statistics Canada has released the findings of a pilot project that involved studying wastewater in five major Canadian cities in an effort...

Q&A with Jim Cessford

When he retired back in 2015, Jim Cessford had been the chief of police for the Delta Police Department for two decades, with a...