The government of Ontario, Canada, pledged $31 million to an agency responsible for fighting the illicit cannabis market in the province. The $31 million investment for the Provincial Joint Forces Cannabis Enforcement Teams (PJFCET) would be made over three years, the news outlet StratCann reported, citing Ontario’s 2024 budget papers. The government said the money […]
Cannabis sales in Ontario, Canada, surged during the first half of the year, with licensed retailers selling 21% more marijuana by volume than they did during the same period last year. According to a report from the Ontario Cannabis Store (OCS), the government-owned marijuana wholesaler shipped 50.2 million units of regulated products to retailers in […]
(This story was updated at 10:35 a.m. Oct. 11 with Bedrocan declining comment.) Medical marijuana producer Bedrocan International is returning to the Canadian market through the purchase of a facility in Scarborough, Ontario. Health Canada recently granted the Veendam, Netherlands-based company a cultivation license to grow standardized medical cannabis for Canadian patients, according to a […]
