Howard Alexander

EDMONTON – Alberta is moving to get out of the online cannabis business and allow licensed retailers sell weed on the internet instead. Cannabis retailers would be allowed to sell some branded clothing and other accessories as well. The province…

Canopy Growth Corp. pushed back its profitability target as it reported a $16.3 million loss and said it would close one of its greenhouses. The Smiths Falls, Ont. cannabis company previously predicted it would be profitable in the second half…

For much of the COVID-19 pandemic, the leaders of Canada's biggest cannabis companies have spouted lofty ambitions linked to a U.S. pot market they strongly believe is on the brink of federal legalization and will be their ticket to profitability.…

EDMONTON – Aurora Cannabis Inc. says it has signed a deal to invest in a significant equity stake in Growery B.V., a Netherlands-based company that holds a license to participate in the country's controlled cannabis supply chain experiment. The size…

NEW YORK (AP) — Big cannabis companies are backing a new, celebrity-infused campaign to enlist marijuana users to pressure members of Congress to legalize pot nationwide. Federal legalization has advanced somewhat but still faces strong headwinds on Capitol Hill. The…

EDMONTON – Aurora Cannabis Inc. says it incurred a $11.9 million net loss in its most recent quarter, but uncovered millions more in savings from an ongoing restructuring. The Edmonton-based cannabis company says its loss in the first quarter of…

OTTAWA – Hexo Corp. says it will close three recently acquired facilities and layoff about 155 workers as it works to streamline production. The Ottawa-based cannabis company says it will shutter properties in Kirkland Lake and Brantford, Ont., that it…

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Colombian President Iván Duque has high hopes for the medical marijuana industry in a country that has been waging a costly war against a different drug — cocaine — for decades. But in an interview…

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia's first medical cannabis dispensary is opening more than four years after state lawmakers allowed a regulatory system for those products to be established. Trulieve Cannabis Corp. is set to debut a retail location in…

B.C.'s cannabis industry is bracing for difficulties with getting products to distributors and stores after storms, massive floods and mudslides hit the province this week. Several cannabis companies say portions of their facilities are submerged in water, communities where their…

SMITHS FALLS, Ont. – Canopy Growth Corp. says chief financial officer Mike Lee and chief product officer Rade Kovacevic are leaving the company at the end of the year. In the interim, the cannabis company says the pair will serve…

SMITHS FALLS, Ont. – Uber Technologies Inc. is teaming up with one of Canopy Growth Corp.'s brands to facilitate cannabis purchases and fight the illicit pot market. The U.S. tech company says it will now allow users of its Uber…

MONCTON, N.B. – Cannabis company Organigram Holdings Inc. reported a smaller loss in its latest quarter compared with a year ago as its net revenue rose 22 per cent. The company says it lost $26 million for the quarter ended…

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A marijuana testing lab filed a lawsuit against Michigan regulators after a major product recall and allegations of unreliable results. Viridis Laboratories, with operations in Lansing and Bay City, said the “unjustified” recall last week caused…

VICTORIA – B.C.'s private cannabis stores can now start stocking pot-themed clothing, books and other goods. The Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General announced today that private pot shops can immediately begin selling ancillary items that have a clear…