As cultivators and consumers await the legalization of recreational marijuana in Canada late summer 2018, opportunities grow for HVAC contractors.

In “A snapshot of licensed cannabis producers,” released April 26, 2018, Statistics Canada (StatsCan) reported a rapid growth of licensed medical producers.

In March 2018, there were 97 facilities nationally, more than double the number in March 2017. Production of dried cannabis products hit 80,535 kilograms in 2017, up from 35,912 in 2016 and 9,659 in 2015.

For all the talk about the incoming legalization of recreational cannabis, the topic of medical cannabis seems to have been lost in the haze, says one Victoria businessman.

While recreational users will be able to walk into a retail store and buy pot as easily as a bottle of beer, James Whitehead said the Health Canada mail-order system to obtain medical marijuana can be bureaucratic and confusing.

As a result, many who use cannabis for pain relief, arthritis or insomnia end up buying it from one of Victoria’s three dozen dispensaries.

The problem with that, Whitehead said, is that not all dispensary staff are qualified to give medical advice.

Investors who’d missed the marijuana party in 2017 are wondering if they should bet on Canada’s top weed producers before the potential legalization of recreational use later this year. According to some forecasts, the opportunity in Canada’s legal recreational marijuana market is huge with some experts seeing sales touching $5-12 billion in a couple of years. But not all players are positioned to take advantage of this opportunity. The biggest winners will be those that are in a position to meet that demand and that have a reliable distribution network. Let’s have a look at Canopy Growth Corp. (TSX:WEED)…

Dustin and Corey Koffler, brothers and co-founders of Green Tank Technologies Corp., have been growing their business at breakneck speed over the past year – and the pace is unlikely to slow down as cannabis legalization approaches.

One year ago, Green Tank, a Toronto-based startup that designs vaporizers for cannabis-oil producers, had its first product ready, but no employees and no sales. Today, the company serves 60 clients in four countries and has hired 16 employees, most of whom work out of a converted industrial space in the city’s west end.

If you haven’t been living under a rock for the past year, you may have heard the news that Canada is legalizing marijuana. While this may have caught your eye as a casual media consumer, it may have gone under the radar when it comes to potential for investment. Then again, perhaps it occurred to you to invest, but you thought you’d missed the boat. Well, the good news is, you haven’t! Here’s why. Marijuana stocks are set to go evergreen People have been smoking weed in Canada for decades, and as a consumable product, it’s not going anywhere anytime…

Changes to federal laws governing recreational cannabis use this summer has employers seeking to clear the haze on some burning questions when it comes to worker safety and company liability at the job site.

Questions of note include: As with alcohol consumption, can the same workplace restrictions apply to cannabis use? And how do employers handle workers who are heavy users of cannabis and may have a residual level of Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the principal psychoactive ingredient of cannabis, in their bloodstream for days or a week after smoking a joint?

Some push to online sales, others sell DIY materials while waiting for potential edible legalization in 2019.

For many vendors, Edmonton's Cannabis and Hemp Expo was a chance to showcase their products ahead of legalization in summer 2018.

But companies that want to sell edible cannabis for recreational use are playing the long game.

Edibles for sale by companies weren't included in the initial legalization plan set for 2018, but were included in an amendment that would schedule their legalization for the following year.

A chef talks about how you can incorporate the oil into your diet using home cooked meals.

In the face of impending legalization, the District of Fort

St. James has adopted a controversial bylaw amendment prohibiting the sale and production of cannabis, but has added a sunset clause that would see it expire on Sept. 30, 2018.

The amended bylaw was adopted at a council meeting of the district on Wednesday.

At a previous council meeting on April 11, several residents had loudly voiced opposition to the bylaw, forcing the mayor to adjourn the meeting early. One resident, Sandi Taylor, told The Citizen she had gathered over 320 signatures of Fort St. James residents on a petition opposing the bylaw.

Further to the press releases dated February 15 and March 12, 2018, GreenTec Holdings Ltd. ("GreenTec") and Black Birch Capital Acquisition III Corp. (TSXV: BBC.H) ("Black Birch") are pleased to announce that GreenTec has completed its private placement offering of subscription receipts ("Subscription Receipts") led by PI Financial Corp. (the "Agent") for aggregate gross proceeds of $8,888,880 (the "Offering").  The Offering is being completed in connection with the proposed business combination (the "Transaction") between GreenTec and Black Birch previously announced in a press release of Black Birch dated February 6, 2018, which transaction is intended to constitute Black Birch's "Qualifying Transaction" pursuant to Policy 2.4 of the TSX Venture Exchange.

City data shows many vying for prime locations despite no promise of opening.

Cannabis companies are scrambling and taking risks to secure prime spots in Calgary, a real estate broker says.

Companies, hoping to get in on the industry boom expected with legalization later this year, must secure permissions from municipal and provincial governments — and that requires leasing rental space first.

In bidding wars, some companies are offering to pay double the rent, Nick Preston with Colliers International Commercial Real Estate said Friday.

And most are signing leases of five to 10 years even though they may not be allowed to open, he said.