Howard Alexander

WASHINGTON – More than three years after legal cannabis arrived in North America on a national scale, Congress is taking another stab at following Canada's lead by ending long-standing federal prohibitions on marijuana in the United States. A meeting Wednesday…

Vermont has started taking prequalification applications from potential marijuana growers, retailers, product manufacturers and others as it prepares for a retail cannabis market to open this fall. As of midday on Tuesday, 427 had applied for prequalification, including 66 potential…

ST. REGIS MOHAWK RESERVATION, N.Y. (AP) — As New York inches toward launching a retail marijuana market, sales of buds and edibles are already flourishing on some Native American land around the state. Shops dot the main road through the…

A defunct subsidiary of Canopy Growth Corp. is fighting a court battle against the Canada Revenue Agency, which fined the pot company almost half-a-million dollars in 2020 for allegedly growing cannabis on a Saskatchewan farm before it was licensed to…

Aurora Cannabis Inc. is bolstering its premium pot strategy by acquiring TerraFarma Inc., the parent company of Thrive Cannabis. The deal announced Tuesday will see Thrive amalgamate with a subsidiary of Aurora, which will acquire all of TerraFarma’s issued and…

Hexo Corp. reported a net loss of $690.3 million as it recorded $616 million in one-time impairment charges in its latest quarter as it worked to turn around the cannabis business. The Gatineau, Que.-based pot company spent its second quarter…

VAUGHAN, Ont. – CannTrust Holdings Inc. plans to change its name after exiting creditor protection, with its subsidiary receiving $17 million in financing from a group of investors led by a Netherlands-based private equity investment company. The beleaguered Ontario-based cannabis…

TORONTO – The federal government is eyeing regulatory changes that could allow Canadians to purchase a greater number of cannabis beverages without exceeding public possession limits. A proposal shared this month in government publication Canada Gazette would change how the…

NEW YORK (AP) — After two years of the pandemic battering New York City, Mayor Eric Adams is hoping to steer his city toward an economic revival by luring tourists back, beautifying the streets and embracing New York’s looming legal…

OTTAWA – The Supreme Court of Canada will weigh the constitutionality of a Quebec law that forbids the growing of cannabis for personal use. Four years ago the federal government legalized recreational cannabis, allowing people to grow up to four…

TORONTO – The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario says cannabis retailers in the province can offer delivery and curbside pickup services on a permanent basis. The move is meant to make the two sales avenues pot stores were first…

About 80 health-care professionals from across the country are challenging Health Canada's decision to reject their applications to use restricted psychedelic drugs as part of training in psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy. The professionals — including doctors, psychologists, clinical counsellors, social workers and…

TORONTO – When cannabis was headed toward legalization in Canada, Edmonton entrepreneur Keenan Pascal noticed people from every walk of life entering the industry. Four years later, the chief executive of cannabis manufacturing business Token Naturals said the now established…

NEW YORK (AP) — While New York works on launching a legal market for recreational marijuana, some entrepreneurs dove into a legal grey area by saying they're not selling pot but giving it away while people buy something else. Now,…

EDMONTON – Aurora Cannabis Inc. reported a $75.1 million loss in its most recent quarter as its net revenue and quantities of cannabis sold also dropped. The Edmonton-based pot company says its second quarter loss was an improvement from the…