BAT buys £126m stake in Canadian cannabis firm OrganiGram

British American Tobacco is to buy close to a 20% stake in Canada-based cannabis producer OrganiGram for about £126m as BAT diversifies beyond its main tobacco business. OrganiGram grows cannabis and makes cannabis-derived products in Canada where non-medical use of the drug was legalised in 2018. Big tobacco and drinks companies in North America have already made large investments in the cannabis industry, with the drug seen as a less-harmful alternative to cigarettes. Democratic lawmakers in the US are promising to decriminalise cannabis use at a national level, prompting analysts and experts to predict record investment in the industry this […]

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Décès de Greg Williams alias Marijuana Man

February 17, 2021February 17, 2021

Au revoir à « l’homme de la marijuana » Avez-vous déjà rencontré ou obtenu des graines de lui ? La communauté du cannabis pleure la perte de Greg Williams, alias Marijuana Man, qui est décédé aujourd’hui d’un cancer. Bien connu et apprécié, Greg Williams était un militant de base pour le cannabis. Si vous avez fumé des buds du Canada, il est possible que ce soit lié à la génétique qu’il a distribuée. Vous vous souvenez peut-être aussi de lui comme le maître de cérémonie d’événements liés au cannabis, comme le 420 Vancouver ou le Cannabis Day. Greg Williams s’est impliqué à […]

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Les ventes légales de cannabis au Canada ont dépassé les ventes du marché noir

February 10, 2021February 10, 2021

Pour la première fois au Canada les chiffres du cannabis légal dépasse l’illégal Au troisième trimestre de 2020, la valeur légale des ventes de cannabis au Canada a croisé la valeur des ventes de cannabis sur le marché noir, selon les données publiées par le Bureau central des statistiques D’après le Bureau des statistiques Canadien, pour la première fois depuis l’approbation des lois légiférant le cannabis et l’ouverture des magasins légaux en 2018, les ventes de cannabis à des fins récréatives, chez les adultes canadiens, ont dépassé le volume du commerce illégal de cannabis dans les estimations du troisième trimestre 2020. […]

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Opioid Prescriptions Decline in Canada Following Cannabis Legalization

January 28, 2021January 28, 2021

The legalization of cannabis in Canada, a groundbreaking move for the country, led the way for a decline in opioid prescriptions across the nation, according to a recent study from the University of Toronto and published in Applied Health Economics and Health Policy regarding opiate prescription rates. “On 17 October 2018 recreational cannabis became legal in Canada, thereby increasing access and reducing the stigma associated with its use for pain management,” the study’s abstract explains in an overview of the findings. “This study assessed total opioid prescribing volumes and expenditures prior to and following cannabis legalization.” Opioid Prescriptions Before And […]

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Canadian Circle K Stores Now Carrying Cannabis Gift Cards

January 26, 2021January 26, 2021

Canada is already miles ahead of the U.S. when it comes to federal legalization of cannabis, something America is still weighing and discussing, and now Canada has taken another step towards normalizing cannabis by offering gift cards in some Circle K locations. To be specific, the locations are for Fire & Flower dispensary, a well-known dispensary chain in Canada, and they’re being sold at multiple, third-party retailers, one of the most noteworthy being Circle K, a gas station frequented by just about everyone at some point, for some reason or another. The locations are all in Ontario, Alberta, and Saskatchewan […]

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La France choisit les entreprises pour fournir du cannabis médical gratuit à titre d’essai

January 25, 2021January 25, 2021

5 sociétés ont remportés l’appel d’offres pour la fourniture gratuite de cannabis à environ 3000 patients en France pendant deux ans L’Agence française de sécurité sanitaire des médicaments et des produits de santé (ANSM) a sélectionné les entreprises qui fourniront le programme pilote français de cannabis médical destiné à fournir des produits gratuits aux patients participant à l’essai. Les sociétés de cannabis d’Australie, du Canada, d’Israël et du Royaume-Uni, en partenariat avec des distributeurs pharmaceutiques français, fourniront les produits à 3000 patients maximum et ne recevront pas d’argent pour la fourniture du cannabis médical. Les autorités françaises ont sélectionné des […]

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Study Finds One-Third Of Canadian Cancer Patients Use Cannabis

December 21, 2020December 21, 2020

A researcher has found that one-third of Canadian cancer patients use marijuana, according to a study released earlier this month. A report on the research, “Cannabis use among Canadian adults with cancer (2007-2016): results from a national survey,” was published online by the journal Expert Reviews in Pharmacoeconomics & Outcome Research. To conduct the study, Omar Abdel-Rahman, a researcher affiliated with the University of Alberta in Edmonton, accessed and analyzed data from the Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS). The CCHS is a cross-sectional survey that collects information from a large number of respondents on the health status, healthcare utilization, and […]

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Les gens cultivent trop de weed au Canada selon l’organisme canadien de la Santé

December 21, 2020December 21, 2020

Selon Santé Canada, les gens cultivent trop de pot à la maison Jeudi, l’organisme canadien de réglementation de la santé a fait part de ses inquiétudes quant à la grande quantité de marijuana médicale que les gens cultivent chez eux, après que ses données aient montré une hausse significative de la production moyenne quotidienne autorisée par les professionnels de la santé. Alors que les praticiens peuvent autoriser les patients enregistrés à cultiver une quantité limitée à domicile pour leur usage personnel, les conclusions de l’organisme de réglementation montrent que ces autorisations ont atteint en mars un chiffre stupéfiant de production […]

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Canadian cannabis firms Tilray and Aphria reveal £2.8bn merger

December 16, 2020December 16, 2020

Two of the leading players in Canada’s booming cannabis sector have announced merger plans that will create the world’s largest weed company, as the industry hopes for further liberalisation in the US under Joe Biden. Tilray and Aphria announced an all-share deal giving the new entity a stock market value of C$4.8bn (£2.8bn), with the two companies’ combined revenues over the past 12 months amounting to an industry-leading £507m. Both firms are based in Canada, where the legalisation of both medicinal and recreational marijuana has given birth to a fast-growing industry right on the doorstep of the potentially lucrative US […]

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Shelter vs. Shoppers: Where to find Canada's largest selection of medical cannabis – Leafly

November 11, 2020November 15, 2020

Medical cannabis has been legally available to Canadian patients since 2001, and more broadly through licensed retailers since 2013, but it’s still a relatively complicated system to navigate. Unlike other prescription drugs, medical cannabis is not prescribed at all, but rather its use is authorized by a doctor. Not necessarily your doctor either, as many GPs are still hesitant to advise on cannabis for therapeutic uses. It’s an odd system that has led to the emergence of specialized clinics where patients rely on these healthcare providers to authorize an allowance of cannabis direct from a licensed source. Some of these […]

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