With Canadian Hemp Production Down, Trade Group Tears Into Regulators

Apr 10, 2024 | Canada

Canadian regulators have failed to recommend changes that would start treating hemp as a normal agricultural crop, drawing sharp criticism from the Canadian Hemp Trade Alliance (CHTA), the country’s leading industry group. CHTA said a review of the Canadian Cannabis...

Study: Legalization Not Linked To Upticks In Incidences Of Cannabis-Related Psychosis

Mar 3, 2024 | Canada

The legalization of the Canadian marijuana market is not associated with increases in cannabis-related psychotic episodes, according to data published in The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry. Canadian investigators assessed the frequency of...

Tobacco Giant’s CA$124 Million Investment In Marijuana Producer Organigram Approved

Jan 24, 2024 | Canada, International

Shareholders of Organigram Holdings Inc. approved tobacco giant British American Tobacco’s “transformational” investment in the Canadian cannabis producer, the company said following its annual general and special meeting. The deal, first announced last November,...

First Defendant In $14 million CBD Scam Gets 6½ Years In Prison, Fined $1.7 Million

Jan 17, 2024 | Canada

The founders of a Canadian hemp company who misappropriated funds and then threatened witnesses who testified against them have pled guilty in a New York federal court. Igor Palatnik and Vitaly Fargesen of CanaFarma Hemp Products Corp., Vancouver, were accused of...

Legalization Not Associated With Spikes In Incidences Of Marijuana-Related Psychosis

Jan 10, 2024 | Canada

The legalization of the Canadian marijuana market is not associated with increases in rates of cannabis-related psychosis, according to data published in the International Journal of Drug Policy. A team of Canadian researchers examined regional changes...

Tobacco Giant Ups Stake In Canadian Cannabis Producer Organigram With $92.5 Million Investment

Nov 15, 2023 | Canada

British American Tobacco is once again increasing its investment in Canadian cannabis producer Organigram Holdings, this time deepening their partnership through an of $92.5 million. The latest move comes after British American Tobacco (BAT) invested CA$6.35...