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From Cherries To Weed: Canadian Farming Family Harvests 60 Acres Of Cannabis

It’s October, which means for outdoor cannabis cultivators in Canada, it’s also harvest season. Nearly 50 firms across the country are licensed to grow outdoors, but just one can say its first harvest has been in the works for nearly seven years. Despi…

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B.C. Municipalities Continue To Be Left Out Of Cannabis Revenue-Sharing

Resolutions on cannabis, election financing, transit, mental health and addiction were endorsed at the Union of B.C. Municipalities convention. Municipal governments are once again appealing to the B.C. government for a share of the cannabis excise tax…

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BC won’t compel private cannabis stores to carry Indigenous products

Participation in British Columbia’s upcoming Indigenous Shelf Space Program will be voluntary for the province’s privately owned cannabis stores, according to provincial regulators. The relatively small number of government-run stores – 20 so far…

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B.C. Unveils New Cannabis Sales Programs To Help Small, Indigenous Growers

The B.C. government says it will launch three cannabis programs over the next two years to help small and Indigenous growers compete with larger rivals. A farm-gate program would allow growers to sell their products at stores located at their productio…