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Aurora Cannabis to make Strategic Investment in HempCo
July 31, 2017 /CNW/ – Aurora Cannabis Inc. announced that it will make a strategic investment in Hempco for an ownership stake of up to 19.9% on a fully diluted basis, subject to applicable regulatory approvals. Hempco is one of the world’s largest producers of industrial hemp products, and currently offers three primary product lines:…
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Canada’s Pot Legislation to be Unveiled Thursday
April 10th, 2017 – Ottawa, Ontario – The federal government will table a bill to legalize recreational marijuana on Thursday that is expected to tightly control the ability of producers to market their products to the public, federal sources said. But key issues such as how to deal with drug-impaired driving have yet to be fully…
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Milestone Study Shows Patients Swapping Pharmaceuticals for Cannabis
April 7th, 2017 – TORONTO, ON – (April 7, 2017) – Today, Canabo Medical Inc. (TSX-V:CMM) (OTCQB:CAMDF) (“Canabo” or the “Company”) released the results of a new, landmark observational study that connects doctor-supervised medical cannabis treatments to a sharp drop in benzodiazepine reliance among Canadian patients. Research conducted over the past year revealed that 40 per…
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Canadian Medical Pot Producer faces Lawsuit over Pesticides
March 6th, 2017 – A class action lawsuit has been filed against a New Brunswick medical marijuana producer after unapproved pesticides were found in its products. Wagners Law Firm alleges roughly 2,000 people purchased cannabis products containing myclobutanil and bifenazate from Moncton’s Organigram Inc. last year. The law firm says both chemicals are considered toxic…
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Hamilton pot dispensaries in regulatory Wild West
January 23rd, 2017 – Hamilton, Ontario – Walking into Pacifico Health and Wellness in Westdale feels much like walking into a spa: white walls, exposed wood beams, chic lighting, and calm atmosphere. Nevermind the fact that it’s a medical marijuana dispensary. Tamara Hirsch seems like an unlikely advocate for a controversial industry that exists in a…
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Canada: Supreme Court Ruling on Edibles Creates Patient Conundrum
June 11th, 2015 – Today the Supreme Court of Canada released its decision on edibes, saying Canadian medical marijuana patients have a right to pot cookies and other extracted cannabis products. The court said the government’s medical pot program was constitutionally flawed and breached patients’ rights. The remedy the Supreme Court offered was to strike…
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Canada Prohibits Suffering Kids Access to Cannabidiol
April 6th, 2015 – While the Supreme Court of Canada deliberates on whether to allow Canadians to access medical marijuana products as extracts, parents from across Canada are increasingly frustrated in their attempts to access life-saving, CBD-based medicine for their kids. Ask Monique Guillamot, an Edmonton parent who found what appears to be a life-saving cure…
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Is Canada’s Medical Cannabis Market Becoming an Oligopoly?
March 23rd, 2015 – Growing scientific consensus on cannabis’ medicinal value has sparked the attention of leading players in Canada’s traditional pharmaceutical industry. As Canadians increase their consumption of medicinal cannabis, former pharmaceutical executives are jumping on the bandwagon. As Greg Engel, CEO for Tilray said recently in an online essay for the Huffington Post, “We are…
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Canada: Canola growers turning to more profitable hemp
August 20th, 2014 – Jim Rogers admits it: He’s not sure how this experiment of his will work out. Mr. Rogers is a lifelong farmer – a wheat-and-canola kind of guy. But he is dabbling in something new. He sowed hemp in some fields this year, hoping to cash in on a growing slice of…
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Canadian Hemp Industry Growing like a Weed
Canada’s small hemp industry is growing like a weed, but still faces some hurdles because of its illegal and potent cousin, marijuana. This week, farmers, scientists, health food experts, retailers and fashion designers are meeting in Edmonton to celebrate hemp and discuss how to help products derived from the plant to blossom on world markets.