The Canadian government legalized cannabis for recreational use in October 2018 and it started a growing cannabis industry that has significantly contributed to the Canadian economy.
However, everyday Canadians that work … Read More
The spate of cannabis insolvencies over the past several years have heralded a number of developments in Canadian insolvency law.
One of the more recent developments is the increasing number of … Read More
A recent decision established that Canada Revenue Agency (“CRA”) should not withhold the renewal of an excise licence issued under the Excise Act, 2001 (“Excise Act”) where an excise licence … Read More
Authors: Adam Lakusta, Andy Chow
As businesses in Canada scrambled to market their cannabis products when recreational cannabis use was legalized in 2018 (“Legalization”), some brands filed trademark applications for cannabis-related goods and … Read More
Long-awaited changes to federal cannabis packaging and stamping requirements are now in effect, offering cannabis excise licensees the opportunity to enter into excise service agreements that contemplate more fulsome contract … Read More
Private licensed cannabis retail stores in B.C. will soon be allowed to sell cannabis-related clothing, books and other items. This is welcome news for the legal cannabis sector as private … Read More
Starting July 15, 2021, private cannabis retail store licensees in B.C. will be able to offer customers home delivery of non-medical cannabis products.
In August 2020, British Columbia amended its cannabis … Read More
Following peak investor excitement in 2018 and early 2019, the cannabis markets in Canada and the U.S. have seen a major shift. After its initial uptake, both Canadian and U.S. … Read More
Authors: Alizeh Virani, Mahdi Shams, Negina Khalil
The British Columbia government is developing new direct delivery and farm-gate sales programs to assist small scale cannabis producers gain a foothold into the retail market.
These programs … Read More
Similar to the beer industry, the non-medical cannabis sector has developed the niche business area of craft cannabis, which allows smaller independently owned producers to develop small scale batch productions … Read More
