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| Jun 4, 2026 |
Pre-Rolls Now Lead Canada’s Cannabis Market. What Comes Next? s Canada’s legal cannabis market has matured and stabilized, producers and retailers have adjusted their product mix to meet the needs of every consumer and keep their brands at the top of the sales charts. But one category in particular has quietly and consistently separated itself from the rest due to its ready-to-use, convenient format: the humble pre-roll. |
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| Jun 3, 2026 |
Health Canada recalls cannabis product sold in Alberta Health Canada says some Albertans were shorted on their pot purchases. In an online advisory, the agency says Hybrid Infusion Ltd. initiated a recall of one of its cannabis products because of improper labelling and packaging. |
| Jun 3, 2026 |
The Hidden Cost of High Budtender Turnover
When a budtender walks out the door, most operators instinctively think about the cost of a job posting and a few slow weeks. It’s a reasonable first instinct and almost entirely wrong. “When you fully load the costs and do the math,” said Graydon Welbourn, Managing Partner and Co-Founder of White Ash Group, “think vacancy coverage, overtime on remaining staff, manager time pulled off the floor, onboarding, compliance, and the quiet erosion of customer relationships that good budtenders carry with them [and] then you’re typically looking at 30 to 50 percent of that employee’s annual salary. Per departure. In Ontario, that’s a real number somewhere between $10,000 and $20,000 every time.” |
| Jun 3, 2026 |
United States Cannabis Market Set to Surpass USD 40 Billion by 2034 as Legalization and Innovation Fuel Growth The cannabis industry in the United States is entering a transformative era. What was once considered a niche and highly regulated sector has evolved into one of the most dynamic consumer markets in the country. Driven by expanding legalization, increasing social acceptance, medical adoption, and rapid product innovation, cannabis is steadily becoming part of mainstream American culture and commerce. |
| Jun 2, 2026 |
Cannabis companies hid health issues from consumers: Federal lawsuit Cannabis companies have been accused of not properly warning users of health issues related to their products, a new federal class-action lawsuit states. The complaint, filed by Weitz & Luxenberg, targets companies in 13 states and is brought by consumers who claim the products were deceptively marketed. “These manufacturers make representations about health benefits that are unfounded while failing to warn about health risks,” said Weitz & Luxenberg’s James Bilsborrow in a news release. |
| Jun 2, 2026 |
Hybrid Infusions Ltd. Recalls Champagne Supernova Pre-Roll On June 2, 2026, Hybrid Infusions Ltd. and Health Canada issued a recall for Champagne Supernova 3×0.5g Pre-Roll due to packaging and labelling issues. The recalled product, sold under the Virtue Cannabis brand, was packaged in the wrong tube. The tube contains one 1-g pre-roll instead of three 0.5-g pre-rolls as stated on the label. The recall was initiated after Hybrid Infusion Ltd. received two complaints about the product. |
| Jun 2, 2026 |
Canadian Cannabis Industry Meets Trade Commissioners in London to Strengthen Global Export Position Representatives from Canada’s cannabis industry met with the Canadian Trade Commissioner Service hosted at Canada’s High Commission in London, UK, on Wednesday, May 27, 2026. Attendees say the meeting highlights the Canadian cannabis industry’s position on the international stage, as well as the federal government’s growing support for Canada’s medicinal cannabis export industry. It also served as a follow-up from a May 4 meeting in Ottawa with similar attendees and topics. |
| May 29, 2026 |
Pre-Rolls Overtake Flower as Consumer Preferences Shift For the first time ever, flower is no longer king of the cannabis industry, with a new report revealing that in 2025 pre-rolls became the first product to surpass flower in terms of unit sales, taking the top spot. According to the State of the Pre-Roll Market Report 2026 from the Pre-Roll Experts at Custom Cones USA, more than 383 million pre-rolls were sold last year, up 18.6% from 2024. Pre-roll revenues topped more than $3.6 billion in 2025, a 9.8% growth over the previous year, the largest growth rate of any major category. |
| May 28, 2026 |
Labelling Error Prompts Voluntary Recall of Rubicon Holdings Pre-Rolls Rubicon Holdings Corp. has issued a voluntary recall for its BC Organic Fruit Loopz Pre-Rolls due to a labelling error. In a notice shared by the OCS on May 28, 2026, the agency reported that Rubicon had received initial reports that master cases of its 5 x 0.3g BC Organic Fruit Loopz Pre-Rolls contain units labelled as 5 x 0.3g BC Organic Blue Dream Pre-Rolls. |
| May 28, 2026 |
Ontario Cannabis Sales Top $2.28 Billion in 2025, Driven by Pre-Roll and Vape Growth In 2025, authorized cannabis stores across Ontario sold over 441 million grams of cannabis, totalling more than $2.28 billion in legal sales, a 6% increase from 2024. The Ontario Cannabis Store (OCS) Distribution Centre shipped 452,590,868 grams of cannabis to Ontario’s Authorized Cannabis Stores, also a 6% increase from the previous year. This growth was primarily driven by double-digit surges in vapes, infused pre-rolls, and standard pre-rolls. Vapes were up 14% YOY, infused pre-rolls were up 12%, pre-rolls up 11%, edibles up 8%, flower was down less then 1%, as were concentrates. Topicals sales were down 2%, beverages declined nearly 4%, extracts declined by 10%, and seeds and clones declined by 17%. |
| May 27, 2026 |
$2.56 Billion in Farm Receipts Marks Largest Increase in Cannabis Production Since 2020 The Canadian cannabis sector experienced significant growth in 2025, with farm receipts increasing 16.9% to $2.56 billion and total recreational sales reaching $5.5 billion. Cannabis producers also appeared to be setting aside more cannabis in storage in 2025. Government revenue from the industry rose to $2.5 billion, while the market continued to shift toward inhaled extracts, which accounted for nearly one-third of all sales. Despite a general sales slowdown compared to previous years, retail figures remained strong, highlighted by a 6% year-over-year increase in March 2026. |
| May 26, 2026 |
Is the Cannabis Industry Breeding Itself Into a Corner? Walk into any licensed dispensary in Canada today, and the shelves have never looked more exciting with dozens of strains, vivid names, and endless variety. But beneath the surface of that apparent abundance, some say the genetic foundation of cannabis is shrinking. |
| May 23, 2026 |
Canadian Cannabis Sales Marched Higher in March Statistics Canada released March retail sales for the country, with cannabis sales increasing from the February levels, up 7.4% to C$471.4 million from the prior month. The sequential increase was down 4.0% on a per-day basis more due to the fewer days in the prior month. February, originally reported at C$440.5 million, was revised lower to C$439.1 million. The sales in March were up 6.2% from a year ago, down from the level last month at 7.6% and in May at 8.3% and 7.5% in June but better than the prior lowest annual growth rate since legalization commenced of -0.9% in September 2024 due to the BC strike. In 2024, total sales increased 4.5% to C$5.39 billion, and they were up 4.1% in 2025 to C$5.62 billion. So far in 2026, sales are up 7.7%. |
| May 22, 2026 |
No cannabis for cabin crew - on or off duty
A Quebec arbitrator has ruled in favour of Air Transat’s zero-tolerance cannabis policy for flight attendants. Nathalie Massicotte ruled that the policy is reasonable, even though it bars employees from consuming a legal product on their own time. The decision, Syndicat canadien de la fonction publique, section locale 4041 c. Air Transat (translated as Canadian Union of Public Employees, Local 4041 v. Air Transat), 2026 CanLII 44306 (CA SA), dismisses a grievance filed by CUPE Local 4041, representing the airline's cabin crew (personnel navigant commercial in French). |
| May 22, 2026 |
Iowa Farmers Establish Industrial Hemp Processing and Building Block Manufacturing Facilities Farmers in Rock Valley, Iowa, are making significant investments in industrial hemp processing and manufacturing facilities, aiming to create a robust local market for the crop. Steve Vonk, a farmer near Rock Valley, expanded his hemp acreage from 100 acres last year to 1,500 acres this spring, also convincing nine other area farmers to grow hemp to supply the new operations. This initiative addresses a key challenge in the nascent hemp industry: market development. “The biggest challenge is the marketing behind everything,” said Steve Vonk, as reported by GN: industrial hemp. “It’s kind of a chicken and egg thing.” |
| May 21, 2026 |
Cannabis vape recalled due to incorrect THC labelling A cannabis vape sold in Ontario has been recalled due to incorrect THC labelling that shows lower THC content than what is in the product. On Wednesday, CannaPiece Corp. issued a recall notice for its Jays Pin Pennifer 0.4 g all-in-one vape after the company received a complaint. Health Canada stated the product’s label underreports total THC, listing 350 mg/g instead of the correct 972 mg/g. |
| May 21, 2026 |
Thailand’s Weed Boom Is Breaking—Here’s Who Survives In 2025 alone, around 7,000 dispensaries shut down. The shakeout is already underway. A saturated market, constant regulatory shifts—Thailand’s cannabis retail scene is operating in turbulent waters. Simply selling weed is no longer enough. In a Saturated Market, Standing Out Is Everything In the early days, opening a dispensary was easy. Countless undifferentiated shops flooded the market. Today, oversupply has intensified competition, costs have risen, and weaker players are being pushed out. Shops with strong capital backing—or recognizable brands from places like the U.S. or Amsterdam—are the ones that remain. |
| May 21, 2026 |
International Code Council Approves Hemp-Lime Construction for US Residential Building Codes The International Code Council has formally approved hemp-lime construction for integration into the 2024 International Residential Code. This regulatory update allows builders in many US states to utilize industrial hemp-based materials in residential structures without requiring custom engineering variances. The decision marks a significant development for the industrial hemp sector, which has seen its products restricted for nearly a century due to federal laws that did not differentiate industrial hemp from other cannabis varieties. |
| May 21, 2026 |
Cannabis Dispensary Visibility Declines on AI Platforms Despite Google Search Gains, SOCi Report Finds The landscape of local search for businesses, including cannabis dispensaries, is undergoing a significant shift with the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) recommendation systems. A recent analysis, the 2026 Local Visibility Index by SOCi, indicates a substantial gap in according to Cannabis Industry Journal, between traditional Google search performance and AI-driven visibility. This presents a particular challenge for cannabis operators, who often face restrictions on paid advertising. |
| May 20, 2026 |
Cannabis markets worldwide are feeling price compression, oversupply pressures Many new markets are stuck in a familiar cycle: ramping up supply faster than they’re adding customers and watching prices fall as a result. |