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Cannabis industry contributes nearly $11.6 billion to Canada’s 2025 GDP
Canada’s cannabis industry contributed nearly $11.6 billion to Canada’s GDP in 2025, led by the cultivation and processing side of the industry. .
StratCann March 02, 2026Health Canada continues to ramp up inspections, revocations of personal/designated cannabis cultivation licenses
Health Canada’s efforts to clean up the personal and designated medical cannabis grow licence program have continued to pick up steam.
StratCann Feb. 27, 2026Arbitrator kills cannabis suspension: positive urine test wasn't enough proof
A workplace vehicle accident. A positive urine test. A 30-day unpaid suspension, mandatory drug assessments, and random testing — all thrown out.
In a February 12, 2026, award, Arbitrator Graham J. Clarke ruled that Toronto Terminals Railway Company (TTR) had no just cause to discipline a signal maintainer who tested positive for THC metabolites after a workplace incident, because TTR failed to prove he was actually impaired on the job. For HR professionals relying on blanket cannabis prohibition policies, the message is clear: a positive urine test alone is not enough.