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Feds, provinces end dispute on how to split pot tax revenues

By Reuters, GFM Network News December 11, 2017

Ottawa | Reuters –– The Canadian government and the 10 provinces on Monday settled a disagreement on how to split the revenues from a proposed federal tax on the sale of marijuana once the drug is legalized, Finance Minister Bill Morneau said. Morneau told reporters that for an initial two years, 75 per cent of […] Read more

A illegal marijuana grow operation in the RM of Rockwood, east of Balmoral, Man., in June 2017. (Photo courtesy Stonewall RCMP)

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StatsCan to add marijuana economic impact to GDP data

By Reuters, GFM Network News November 21, 2017

Ottawa | Reuters — As Canada gears up to legalize recreational marijuana, the country’s statistics agency said on Tuesday it will begin measuring the economic impact of the current illegal use and production of the drug and add it to growth data. Statistics Canada said it will begin tallying the production and sale of cannabis […] Read more

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Constellation hedges bets on pot boom with Canopy stake

By GFM Network News October 30, 2017

Reuters — Constellation Brands has bought a nearly 10 per cent stake in Canadian cannabis producer Canopy Growth Corp. for about $245 million, making it the first major wine, beer and spirits producer to invest in legal cannabis. The move by the maker of Corona beer and Svedka vodka comes as Canada and a growing […] Read more

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Toronto exchange may delist marijuana firms with U.S. operations

By GFM Network News October 17, 2017

Toronto | Reuters — Canada’s TMX Group, operator of the Toronto Stock Exchange, said on Monday that it might delist stocks of marijuana companies with interests in the U.S., where their operations are illegal under federal law. TMX disclosed its plans as Canadian securities regulators said companies must disclose any connection to the U.S. marijuana […] Read more

A hemp plant in Alberta. (Jennifer Blair photo)

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Post-secondary cannabis credentials on offer

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News September 22, 2017

Degree and diploma aggies interested in producing commercial cannabis and/or hemp will be able to get college-certified starting next year. Niagara College announced Tuesday it will launch a graduate certificate program in commercial cannabis production in 2018, a program it bills as Canada’s “first post-secondary credential” in the crop’s production. Niagara picked up approval this […] Read more

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Hothouse produce grower to devote site to marijuana

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News June 8, 2017

Canada’s only publicly traded greenhouse produce-growing company plans to put up one of its British Columbia greenhouses for a new venture in cannabis production. Vancouver-based Village Farms announced Tuesday it has partnered with Victoria-based medical cannabis producer/processor Emerald Health Therapeutics in a 50/50 joint venture to grow cannabis for medical use and, pending changes to […] Read more

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With demand, deregulation, ‘opportunities abound’ for hemp

By GFM Network News February 2, 2017

CNS Canada — Aggressive contracting in the hemp sector is expected to bump up Canadian acres — another benefit for growers who will experience less red tape this year. “We’ve seen a lot of activity on the contracting side for growers,” said Kim Shukla, executive director of the Canadian Hemp Trade Alliance at Steinbach, Man. […] Read more

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Marijuana firms look to get creative with brand building

By GFM Network News December 16, 2016

Ottawa | Reuters — Canadian marijuana companies, facing potential limits on advertising for recreational pot, are selling health food products and cultivating a lifestyle image to win customers in an anticipated multibillion dollar market. Canada is set to become the first G7 country to legalize recreational marijuana nationally when it introduces legislation next spring. Medical […] Read more

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Flower growers turn to weed ahead of legalization

By Rod Nickel, GFM Network News December 1, 2016

Winnipeg | Reuters — Some Canadian flower growers are turning to weed, with the country’s plan to legalize marijuana for recreational use expected to spur a spike in legal sales of the drug. While medical marijuana is already legal in Canada, the Liberal government said in April it will introduce a law in 2017 to […] Read more

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End of reefer madness could clear air for Canadian hemp

By GFM Network News October 18, 2016

CNS Canada — Anticipated legislative changes for marijuana production could spill over to hemp, according to the head of an industry group — but this year, Canada’s hemp producers are struggling to meet a surprise demand increase from Asia. “There’s lots of discussion with things changing in the marijuana arena; hemp also falls in that […] Read more

Entomologist tests trap crops and marigolds to repel flea beetles at an Ag in Motion

Canada’s foreign affairs minister spoke with Chinese counterpart, federal government says

China soybean imports hit record June high on strong Brazil shipments

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Entomologist tests trap crops and marigolds to repel flea beetles at an Ag in Motion

Canada’s foreign affairs minister spoke with Chinese counterpart, federal government says

China soybean imports hit record June high on strong Brazil shipments

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Feds, provinces end dispute on how to split pot tax revenues

StatsCan to add marijuana economic impact to GDP data

Constellation hedges bets on pot boom with Canopy stake

Toronto exchange may delist marijuana firms with U.S. operations

Post-secondary cannabis credentials on offer

Hothouse produce grower to devote site to marijuana

With demand, deregulation, ‘opportunities abound’ for hemp

Marijuana firms look to get creative with brand building

Flower growers turn to weed ahead of legalization

End of reefer madness could clear air for Canadian hemp

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