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September 5, 2019

Canopy Growth CEO Mark Zekulin, is photographed during an interview in Toronto on Thursday, September 5, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Tijana Martin

Canopy Growth CEO Mark Zekulin, is photographed during an interview in Toronto on Thursday, September 5, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Tijana Martin

Canopy’s interim CEO says mood at cannabis company has ‘never been better’

3 min read

September 3, 2019

Cannabis seedlings are shown at the Aurora Cannabis facilty, on Nov. 24, 2017, in Montreal.

Cannabis seedlings are shown at the Aurora Cannabis facilty, on Nov. 24, 2017, in Montreal.

Aurora Cannabis sells remaining stake in The Green Organic Dutchman

2 min read

September 3, 2019

In this Aug. 15, 2019, file photo, marijuana grows at an indoor cannabis farm in Gardena, Calif.

In this Aug. 15, 2019, file photo, marijuana grows at an indoor cannabis farm in Gardena, Calif.

Struggling cannabis company Tilt pays executives, board members another US$50-million in second quarter

3 min read

August 30, 2019

The regulator overseeing Ontario’s legal cannabis stores says a dozen licence applicants who participated in the latest lottery have been disqualified.

The regulator overseeing Ontario’s legal cannabis stores says a dozen licence applicants who participated in the latest lottery have been disqualified.

Twelve cannabis store applicants disqualified for not submitting documents

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August 29, 2019

FILE PHOTO: Pedestrians leave and enter the London Stock Exchange in London, Britain August 15, 2017. REUTERS/Neil Hall

FILE PHOTO: Pedestrians leave and enter the London Stock Exchange in London, Britain August 15, 2017. REUTERS/Neil Hall

Israeli firm Kanabo aims to be first cannabis company to list on London exchange

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August 29, 2019

US businessman, Brendan Kennedy, CEO of Tilray medical cannabis producer, delivers a speech during the inauguration of the Canadian company's European production site in Cantanhede, on April 24, 2018. - The Canadian company Tilray, which aims to become one of the world's leaders in the therapeutic cannabis industry, inaugurated its European production site today in the central Portuguese town of Cantanhede. (Photo by PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA / AFP)PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA/AFP/Getty Images

US businessman, Brendan Kennedy, CEO of Tilray medical cannabis producer, delivers a speech during the inauguration of the Canadian company's European production site in Cantanhede, on April 24, 2018. - The Canadian company Tilray, which aims to become one of the world's leaders in the therapeutic cannabis industry, inaugurated its European production site today in the central Portuguese town of Cantanhede. (Photo by PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA / AFP)PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA/AFP/Getty Images

Tilray acquires Alberta cannabis retailer Four20

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August 27, 2019

Randall's Stationary displays a sign for a closing sale at 964 Kingston Road, a location that has been awarded the right to apply for a cannabis retail licence, despite being located four doors down from Beaches Montessori School, left, in Toronto on Aug. 27, 2019.

Randall's Stationary displays a sign for a closing sale at 964 Kingston Road, a location that has been awarded the right to apply for a cannabis retail licence, despite being located four doors down from Beaches Montessori School, left, in Toronto on Aug. 27, 2019.

Toronto Montessori school concerned after Ontario pot lottery awards nearby shop location

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August 27, 2019

Staff work in a marijuana grow room that can be viewed by at the new visitors centre at Canopy Growth's Tweed facility in Smiths Falls, Ont. on Thursday, Aug. 23, 2018. Canopy Rivers Inc., the venture capital arm of cannabis company Canopy Growth Corp., reported a net loss of nearly $3 million in its latest quarter. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Staff work in a marijuana grow room that can be viewed by at the new visitors centre at Canopy Growth's Tweed facility in Smiths Falls, Ont. on Thursday, Aug. 23, 2018. Canopy Rivers Inc., the venture capital arm of cannabis company Canopy Growth Corp., reported a net loss of nearly $3 million in its latest quarter. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Canopy’s venture-capital arm reports $3-million loss

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August 26, 2019

Staff work in a marijuana grow room that can be viewed by at the new visitors centre at Canopy Growths Tweed facility in Smiths Falls, Ontario on Thursday, Aug. 23, 2018. Canopy Growth Corp. says its revenues surged in the first quarter on a record harvest of cannabis. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Staff work in a marijuana grow room that can be viewed by at the new visitors centre at Canopy Growths Tweed facility in Smiths Falls, Ontario on Thursday, Aug. 23, 2018. Canopy Growth Corp. says its revenues surged in the first quarter on a record harvest of cannabis. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Constellation expects to record $54.8-million quarterly loss from Canopy investment

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August 23, 2019

FILE - In this Aug. 15, 2019 file photo, marijuana grows at an indoor cannabis farm in Gardena, Calif. California's legal pot market is growing, just not as fast as once expected. The state pulled in $74 million in cannabis excise taxes between April and June, after the Newsom administration in May sharply scaled back projected tax dollars from the shaky legal market. The figure released Thursday, Aug.22, 2019, marked an increase from the first quarter, when excise tax collections hit $61 million.(AP Photo/Richard Vogel,File)

FILE - In this Aug. 15, 2019 file photo, marijuana grows at an indoor cannabis farm in Gardena, Calif. California's legal pot market is growing, just not as fast as once expected. The state pulled in $74 million in cannabis excise taxes between April and June, after the Newsom administration in May sharply scaled back projected tax dollars from the shaky legal market. The figure released Thursday, Aug.22, 2019, marked an increase from the first quarter, when excise tax collections hit $61 million.(AP Photo/Richard Vogel,File)

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Liberal claims about cannabis legalization don’t add up

Rita Trichur

4 min read

August 22, 2019

Questions raised over Ontario’s pot lottery after High Life wins big

Questions raised over Ontario’s pot lottery after High Life wins big

Doubts raised over Ontario’s pot lottery after High Life wins big

4 min read

August 22, 2019

Shlomo Booklin trims cannabis plants at Tilray a medical marijuana grow-op in Nanaimo August 14, 2014. (John Lehmann/The Globe and Mail)

Shlomo Booklin trims cannabis plants at Tilray a medical marijuana grow-op in Nanaimo August 14, 2014. (John Lehmann/The Globe and Mail)

Mapped: Ontario’s cannabis store shortage isn’t ending any time soon

3 min read

August 21, 2019

Mature cannabis plants

Mature cannabis plants

Ontario’s second lottery for cannabis retail stores prompts fresh bout of criticism

4 min read

August 21, 2019

A Hexo Corp. employee examines cannabis plants in one of the company's greenhouses, seen during a tour of the facility, on Oct. 11, 2018 in Masson Angers, Que.

A Hexo Corp. employee examines cannabis plants in one of the company's greenhouses, seen during a tour of the facility, on Oct. 11, 2018 in Masson Angers, Que.

Manulife tripled CannTrust holdings before licence scandal, SEC records show

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August 21, 2019

Prospects for cannabis growth

August 21, 2019

Ontario has selected 42 operators who can apply to run cannabis shops in the province.

Ontario has selected 42 operators who can apply to run cannabis shops in the province.

42 operators chosen to apply for Ontario cannabis store licences in second lottery

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August 20, 2019

A container of cannabis at the Hunny Pot, a cannabis store at 202 Queen St. West in downtown Toronto, on April 1 2019. April 1 marked the first day people could buy cannabis at a store in Ontario.

A container of cannabis at the Hunny Pot, a cannabis store at 202 Queen St. West in downtown Toronto, on April 1 2019. April 1 marked the first day people could buy cannabis at a store in Ontario.

Police struggle to stamp out online cannabis shops

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August 20, 2019

Ontario is holding its second lottery to select operators hoping to run cannabis shops in the province.

Ontario is holding its second lottery to select operators hoping to run cannabis shops in the province.

Winners of lottery for next wave of Ontario cannabis stores will be announced Wednesday

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August 19, 2019

The root system from a cannabis cutting is photographed at the CannTrust Niagara Greenhouse Facility during the grand opening event in Fenwick, Ont., on Tuesday, June 26, 2018. CannTrust Holdings Inc. says Ontario's provincial government cannabis retailer is returning all of the company's products it has because they do not conform with the terms of its master cannabis supply agreement. The company says the total value of the products is about $2.9 million. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Tijana Martin

The root system from a cannabis cutting is photographed at the CannTrust Niagara Greenhouse Facility during the grand opening event in Fenwick, Ont., on Tuesday, June 26, 2018. CannTrust Holdings Inc. says Ontario's provincial government cannabis retailer is returning all of the company's products it has because they do not conform with the terms of its master cannabis supply agreement. The company says the total value of the products is about $2.9 million. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Tijana Martin

Ontario cannabis retailer returns $2.9-million in CannTrust products to company

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August 19, 2019

Wayland Group's proposed deal to sell the rest of its international assets to ICC would see the company sell its majority stake in a business whose prized asset is one of only three companies licensed to grow medical marijuana in Germany.

Wayland Group's proposed deal to sell the rest of its international assets to ICC would see the company sell its majority stake in a business whose prized asset is one of only three companies licensed to grow medical marijuana in Germany.

Cannabis, crypto and connections: Wayland Group’s shifting fortunes

6 min read

August 16, 2019

Canopy Growth Corp. executives have struck it rich as their total compensation surged to $28.5 million last year including the first months since cannabis was legalized in October. Then-co-CEO Bruce Linton welcomes media to a new visitor centre at Canopy Growth's Tweed facility in Smiths Falls, Ont., Thursday, Aug. 23, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Canopy Growth Corp. executives have struck it rich as their total compensation surged to $28.5 million last year including the first months since cannabis was legalized in October. Then-co-CEO Bruce Linton welcomes media to a new visitor centre at Canopy Growth's Tweed facility in Smiths Falls, Ont., Thursday, Aug. 23, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Canopy executive compensation surged following cannabis legalization

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August 16, 2019

Cannabis cuttings are seen at the CannTrust Niagara Greenhouse Facility in Fenwick, Ont., on June 26, 2018. CannTrust Holdings Inc. says the Ontario Securities Commission has approved a management cease trade order as the cannabis producer deals with regulatory problems with Health Canada.The company sought the order earlier this month in anticipation of missing an Aug. 14 deadline to file an interim financial report for the three and six month periods ended June 30. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Tijana Martin

Cannabis cuttings are seen at the CannTrust Niagara Greenhouse Facility in Fenwick, Ont., on June 26, 2018. CannTrust Holdings Inc. says the Ontario Securities Commission has approved a management cease trade order as the cannabis producer deals with regulatory problems with Health Canada.The company sought the order earlier this month in anticipation of missing an Aug. 14 deadline to file an interim financial report for the three and six month periods ended June 30. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Tijana Martin

OSC approves management cease-trade order at CannTrust

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August 15, 2019

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Seniors were the only group to report slightly higher rates of cannabis use after legalization: Statistics Canada

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August 15, 2019

Staff work in a marijuana grow room that can be viewed by through the new visitors centre at Canopy Growths Tweed facility in Smiths Falls, Ont., on Thursday, Aug. 23, 2018.

Staff work in a marijuana grow room that can be viewed by through the new visitors centre at Canopy Growths Tweed facility in Smiths Falls, Ont., on Thursday, Aug. 23, 2018.

Canopy Growth still three to five years away from profitability, company acknowledges after disappointing results

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August 15, 2019

Statistics Canada's offices in Ottawa are shown on March 8, 2019.

Statistics Canada's offices in Ottawa are shown on March 8, 2019.

More than 40 per cent of cannabis users still buy marijuana from illegal sources, Statscan survey shows

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August 15, 2019

Canopy shares tumble as interim CEO announces exit plans and loss widens

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August 14, 2019

Staff work in a marijuana grow room that can be viewed by at the new visitors centre at Canopy Growths Tweed facility in Smiths Falls, Ontario on Thursday, Aug. 23, 2018. Canopy Growth Corp. says its revenues surged in the first quarter on a record harvest of cannabis. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Staff work in a marijuana grow room that can be viewed by at the new visitors centre at Canopy Growths Tweed facility in Smiths Falls, Ontario on Thursday, Aug. 23, 2018. Canopy Growth Corp. says its revenues surged in the first quarter on a record harvest of cannabis. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Canopy Growth quarterly revenue falls to $90.5-million, short of analyst expectations

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August 14, 2019

Staff work in a marijuana grow room that can be viewed by through the new visitors centre at Canopy Growths Tweed facility in Smiths Falls, Ont., on Thursday, Aug. 23, 2018. Canopy Rivers Inc., the venture capital arm of cannabis company Canopy Growth Corp., swung to a loss in its latest quarter as its operating expenses soared. The Toronto-based firm reported Tuesday a loss of $1.8 million in the three months ended March 31 compared with a profit of nearly $14.6 million in the same quarter last year.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Staff work in a marijuana grow room that can be viewed by through the new visitors centre at Canopy Growths Tweed facility in Smiths Falls, Ont., on Thursday, Aug. 23, 2018. Canopy Rivers Inc., the venture capital arm of cannabis company Canopy Growth Corp., swung to a loss in its latest quarter as its operating expenses soared. The Toronto-based firm reported Tuesday a loss of $1.8 million in the three months ended March 31 compared with a profit of nearly $14.6 million in the same quarter last year.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Canopy Growth posts wider loss on $1.2-billion charge

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August 13, 2019

A worker checks cannabis plants at a Tilray facility in Cantanhede, Portugal, on April 24, 2019. Sky-high valuations and oversupply risks in the cannabis sector have fuelled short-sellers' interest. Tilray has the highest percentage of shares short among TSX-listed companies.

A worker checks cannabis plants at a Tilray facility in Cantanhede, Portugal, on April 24, 2019. Sky-high valuations and oversupply risks in the cannabis sector have fuelled short-sellers' interest. Tilray has the highest percentage of shares short among TSX-listed companies.

Tilray loss widens as it ramps up investment in production

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August 12, 2019

CannTrust Holdings Inc. says its independent outside auditor has withdrawn its endorsement of the 2018 financial statements, the latest fallout from recent revelations about illicit grow rooms at the Ontario-based cannabis company. The root system from a cannabis cutting is photographed at the CannTrust Niagara Greenhouse Facility during the grand opening event in Fenwick, Ont., on Tuesday, June 26, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Tijana Martin

CannTrust Holdings Inc. says its independent outside auditor has withdrawn its endorsement of the 2018 financial statements, the latest fallout from recent revelations about illicit grow rooms at the Ontario-based cannabis company. The root system from a cannabis cutting is photographed at the CannTrust Niagara Greenhouse Facility during the grand opening event in Fenwick, Ont., on Tuesday, June 26, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Tijana Martin

CannTrust facility in Vaughan, Ont., gets non-compliant rating from Health Canada

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