Cannabis News Updates in Canada

Most US teens are abstaining from drinking, smoking and marijuana, survey says

Associated PressDecember 17, 2024

Teen drug use hasn’t rebounded from its drop during the early years of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the results…

Organigram says $90M Motif deal will give it largest share of Canada’s pot market

Canadian Evergreen StaffDecember 7, 2024

Organigram Holdings Inc. says a $90-million deal to buy a cannabis vapes and infused pre-rolls business has made Organigram Canada’s…

Growing number of Oregon cities vote to ban psychedelic mushroom compound psilocybin

Associated PressDecember 7, 2024

Drug reform advocates hailed Oregon as a progressive leader when it became the first in the nation to legalize the…

Canopy Growth names Luc Mongeau as the cannabis company’s next CEO

The Canadian PressDecember 4, 2024

Canopy Growth Corp. has named Luc Mongeau as the cannabis company’s next chief executive officer. The company says Mongeau, who…

Bumpy start for cannabis retail applicant in Cloverdale

Malin JordanNovember 8, 2024

Cannabis retail in Cloverdale has gotten off to a bumpy start for one applicant. An application by “137 Brands” was…

Pot shares fall after efforts to legalize recreational cannabis in U.S. fall short

The Canadian PressNovember 6, 2024

Shares in Canada’s major cannabis companies fell in early trading after the U.S. election, which saw efforts to legalize recreational…

Surrey council asked to OK 12 cannabis retail stores in the city

Canadian Evergreen StaffNovember 3, 2024

City of Surrey staff are recommending that council authorize rezoning applications to permit eight successful applicants to set up cannabis…

Counterfeit cannabis-laced candies seized from 2 Island dispensaries: RCMP

Lauren CollinsOctober 29, 2024

Federal RCMP investigators say officers have taken down an organized crime group, seizing thousands of counterfeit cannabis-laced candies from dispensaries…

Manitoba government says it needs more time to review some cannabis licences

The Canadian PressOctober 27, 2024

The Manitoba government is extending, by more than a year, a temporary moratorium on some new cannabis outlets. Last spring,…

5 years post-legalization, Yukon’s cannabis use higher; most buying legally

Jennifer BlythOctober 18, 2024

Yukoners are consuming cannabis at a rate higher that the national average and most have transitioned to the legal market,…

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