British Columbia has become and ideal landscape for cannabis business due to the water, low hydroelectric power costs, and climate. Cannabis was legalized in the province in 2018 and continues to be a source of revenue. News, dispensary spotlights and more can be found in the articles featured here:
Thu / Oct 31st
Canadian authorities said they took down an organized crime group on Vancouver Island in British Columbia that is believed to have produced tens of thousands of counterfeit candy bars containing cannabis and psilocybin.
Tue / Oct 18th
British Columbia, Canada has launched a Producer Retail Store license that will allow adult-use standard producers, micro-producers, and nurseries to conduct on-site retail sales.
Thu / Sep 29th SPOTLIGHT
As the Canadian cannabis industry takes shape, small growers are struggling to survive and many have lacked the means to… Read More
Thu / Sep 1st
The union worker’s strike over wages in British Columbia has resulted in about 500 job losses and the closure of 50 cannabis retail locations.
Thu / Aug 18th
Cannabis operators in British Columbia, Canada are bracing for supply disruptions this week after the BC General Employees’ Union went on strike over wage disputes.
Fri / Jul 8th
Burb Cannabis Corp. is set to open a retail shop on the University of British Columbia campus this fall.
Wed / Jun 1st
Canada will temporarily decriminalize opioids, cocaine, MDMA, and methamphetamine in British Columbia as the province looks to fight its record overdose rates.
Tue / May 3rd
Cannabis retailers in British Columbia, Canada are suing the province’s attorney general, minister of public safety, and Community Safety Unit over unlicensed cannabis sales on First Nation lands.
Thu / Jan 13th
Prince George Airport in British Columbia, Canada could soon become the first airport in the world with a licensed cannabis dispensary.
Tue / Dec 28th
Officials in British Columbia, Canada are helping unlicensed cannabis producers to obtain licenses and participate in the legal marketplace.
Thu / Mar 26th
Officials in Quebec and British Columbia have declared that cannabis operators are “essential” and can remain open during the coronavirus outbreak.
Thu / Mar 5th
Canopy Growth has shut down two cultivation sites, laying off 500 workers in its latest attempt to align the business with slow industry growth.
Mon / Jul 29th
Law enforcement in British Columbia has asked federal authorities to help thwart illegal online cannabis sales in the province.
Thu / Jan 17th
The candies were left on windshields and in other public places; if caught, the perpetrators could face a multitude of criminal charges.
Wed / Jan 9th
Vancouver regulators are threatening fines or jail time for unlicensed cannabis businesses that don’t comply with orders to close.
Tue / Oct 30th
In Vancouver, British Columbia — and elsewhere across Canada — the illicit cannabis market still dominates despite federal legalization and… Read More
Wed / Oct 10th
British Columbia, Canada has established rules for the licensing of private cannabis stores, determined places to consume the plant, and… Read More
Mon / Aug 13th
Online retail giant Shopify has been cutting huge deals with Canadian provinces and cannabis producers to set itself up as… Read More
Wed / Jul 25th
As excitement grows over the imminent legalization of cannabis throughout Canada, a search and rescue team in British Columbia warned… Read More
Thu / Jul 12th
British Columbia, Canada has signed agreements over production rights for the province’s adult-use cannabis market with 31 different licensed producers,… Read More
Mon / May 14th PRESS RELEASE
B.C. and N.B.-based Zenabis is an ACMPR Licensed Producer of cannabis with its sights set on the global marketplace. While… Read More
Mon / Apr 23rd PRESS RELEASE
1st NASDAQ-traded company CEO Mike Gorenstein of Cronos Group and most pro-cannabis Republican, Congressman Dana Rohrabacher to address group; Dozens… Read More
Fri / Feb 23rd
The student union at the University of British Columbia’s Okanagan campus have approved a pilot program that will allow their… Read More
Wed / Feb 21st
Canadian medical cannabis producer Canopy Growth Corp. has been granted a license for the largest federally-licensed cannabis cultivation site in… Read More
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