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| Nov 28, 2025 |
US: Cannabis joining turkeys as a Thanksgiving staple Cannabis dispensaries across the United States reported one of their busiest days of the year on Wednesday, as Americans prepared not just for turkey and pie, but for what many now call "Green Wednesday", the fast-growing cannabis shopping day ahead of Thanksgiving. |
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| Nov 26, 2025 |
Be Careful With Canadian LPs Canadian LP stocks have been quite strong this year. I will provide an update on Friday regarding the action in November, but the NCV Canadian Cannabis LP Index ended today at 59.32, which leaves the 13-stock index up 18.4% in 2025. |
| Nov 26, 2025 |
New Brunswick Premier in discussions to include cannabis in new interprovincial trade agreement
New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt says she has been having discussions about including cannabis in an inter-provincial trade agreement. |
| Nov 26, 2025 |
St. Albert cannabis business explores strange new worlds Two St. Albert moms are boldly going where few have gone before with a new company that makes cannabis skin care products. |
| Nov 26, 2025 |
N.B. spends $9.3M to support upgrades to Moncton cannabis facility New Brunswick is spending $9.3 million towards modernizing cannabis producer Organigram’s flagship facility in Moncton. |
| Nov 26, 2025 |
Alberta collected most cannabis tax revenue per capita of any province Since recreational cannabis was legalized in Canada, Alberta has collected the most tax revenue per capita of any province, pulling in about $210 per person. |
| Nov 25, 2025 |
Federal, provincial governments raked in more than $5.4B in cannabis tax revenue Ottawa and the provinces raked in more than $5.4 billion in cannabis tax revenue since the drug was legalized for recreational use in October 2018. |
| Nov 24, 2025 |
Cannabis industry calls for government backing in global export push As Canada sets its sights on doubling non-US exports over the next decade, one sector believes it’s being overlooked, despite already contributing hundreds of millions of dollars abroad. |
| Nov 24, 2025 |
How Gen Z's buying habits are reshaping legal cannabis retail Cannabis operators are watching an unexpected consumer shift transform retail. Gen Z, the industry’s youngest legal consumers, are coming in to buy. They’re just navigating cannabis with more intention and selectivity than other buyers. |
| Nov 21, 2025 |
Canadian Cannabis Sales Slipped in September from Record Level Statistics Canada released September retail sales for the country, with cannabis sales increasing from the August levels, down 1.4% to C$475.0 million. This sequential decline was up on a per-day basis due to the lower number of days as the prior month. August, originally reported at C$498.7 million, was revised slightly higher to C$503.1 million. |
| Nov 20, 2025 |
BC’s Direct delivery continues to grow in Q2 2025, as flower sales continue to cool The BC Liquor Distribution Branch (LDB) wholesaled 41,127,103 grams of cannabis in July, August, and September 2025 (Q2 2025) with $154.3 million in wholesale sales. |
| Nov 14, 2025 |
Uber continues to monitor cannabis opportunities in Alberta
Uber has been lobbying the Alberta government on issues “relating to the provision of smartphone applications with respect to regulated items such as alcohol and cannabis,” according to a lobbying notice filed on October 24. |
| Nov 13, 2025 |
Toronto considers cannabis retail cap
At the request of Toronto City Council, city staff are looking at ways the city can limit the number of cannabis stores in neighbourhoods. |
| Nov 13, 2025 |
Winnipeg group advocating to reverse cannabis retail ban in Winkler and Steinbach While most Manitobans can purchase cannabis products after legalization in 2018, some municipalities like the cities of Winkler and Steinbach have banned the stores. |
| Nov 12, 2025 |
Cannabis Stocks Slide After U.S. Moves to Tighten Hemp Rules in Shutdown Deal Cannabis-linked shares fell Wednesday after the U.S. government funding bill to end the shutdown included language tightening rules on hemp-derived THC products. |
| Nov 12, 2025 |
A house divided: Why Canada’s cannabis industry must speak with one voice "A house divided against itself cannot stand." With those words in 1858, Abraham Lincoln warned Americans of the peril that comes when a common cause is undermined by internal division. His warning went unheeded, and two years later, the United States was torn apart by a civil war that lasted five long years and claimed countless lives. More than a century and a half later, Canada’s cannabis industry faces its own test of unity, not in war, but in purpose. Unless we find common ground and speak with one voice, our sector risks weakening itself from within, just as external forces grow stronger around us. |
| Nov 11, 2025 |
Grown Here Farms launches groundbreaking traceability app for CBD flower On October 20, 2025, Grown Here Farms, an award-winning producer of Canada’s top-rated CBD flower, announced the launch of its Traceability App—a first-of-its-kind platform that sets new standards for transparency, accountability, and customer trust within the Canadian cannabis industry. |
| Nov 10, 2025 |
Alberta wholesaled nearly $700 million worth of cannabis in the 2024-2025 fiscal year The Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis Commission (AGLC) reported $66.6 million in net revenue from $693 million in wholesale cannabis sales for the fiscal year ending on March 31, 2025, bringing in just over $7 million in net income for the province. |
| Nov 6, 2025 |
Nextleaf Announces Launch of New Recreational Cannabis Brand
Nextleaf Solutions Ltd. (CSE: OILS) (OTCQB: OILFF) (FSE: L0MA) ("Nextleaf", "OILS", or the "Company"), a multi-patented life science company and Canadian cannabis processor, is pleased to announce the national launch of its new recreational brand, Yard. |
| Nov 5, 2025 |
Canadian cannabis producers disappointed by Budget 2025 proposals Some Canadian cannabis producers say they are unhappy with the federal government’s proposal to lower the price ceiling for medical cannabis reimbursements through Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC). |