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Efforts to legalize marijuana at the federal level are progressing steadily in the US. The US House Judiciary Committee last week passed a landmark bill that seeks to fully legalize marijuana at the federal level. Previously, the House passed a bill to allow federally regulated banks to work with marijuana businesses in states where pot has been legalized. Presently, some 33 states have legalized marijuana in one way or the other.

Five Ryerson PhD students are hoping to change the way the world produces marijuana.

Instead of planting seeds and pouring time and money into costly grow-ops, Biofect Innovations, the company formed by the students, wants to use baker’s yeast to produce THC, CBD or any number of other cannabinoids found in cannabis.

The idea is to modify yeast at a genetic level to make it capable of producing the chemicals needed to produce cannabis in a lab. If they are successful, cannabis could be produced in a fraction of the space currently required — a single factory could replace hundreds of acres of crops

fter reaching an all-time high the month before, the legal cannabis retail market contracted across the country in September, according to new data from Statistics Canada.

Sales across the retail sector overall slowed by 0.1 per cent compared to the previous quarter — revenues from cannabis stores in particular fell to $123 million from $126 million, a 2.4 per cent decrease.

Other notable sectors of retail to take a hit were new car dealers and gasoline stations, according to data released Friday, down 1.9 per cent and 2.3 per cent respectively.

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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has unveiled the list of ministers who will make up his cabinet for his second term.

Patty Hajdu, formerly the minister of employment, will replace Ginette Petitpas Taylor as minister of health. 

Canada’s Minister of Health holds special importance to the country’s cannabis market, since the cabinet member oversees the Health Canada agency, which is responsible for regulating legal cannabis. 

As Canadian’s wrap-up warm for winter they’ll be sharing one thing in common with their newest domestic industry – a hope the icy chill will be over soon.

With average Canadian cannabis company share prices down by over 50%, this year, analysts are contemplating a significant sector shake-down. And, this month’s results from Canada’s Licensed Producers, have once more underwhelmed – with under-fire executives highlighting a string of on-going issues.

Somewhere, or another, stressed company bosses will have flagged-up at least one of the following;

Drake’s attempt to trademark the warning label that appears on Canadian cannabis products seems to have been a failure.

A new study suggests cannabis could be a safer and more effective substitute for opioids in the treatment of chronic pain, but can it help fight the opioid crisis?

Researchers at the University of British Columbia and the B.C. Centre on Substance Use conducted over 5,000 interviews with 1,152 people who used heroin and other drugs and reported chronic pain at some point from June 2014 to June 2017. 

The participants were largely from Vancouver's Downtown Eastside, and lead author M-J Milloy said the study aimed to discover "new interventions" that might "lower or address the risk of overdose" in heavy opioid users. 

It’s been just over a year since Canada legalized recreational marijuana as the U.S. government continues to deliberate over federal legalization. The market in both countries continues to present challenges and opportunities for government representatives, legal producers, consumers and the promo industry.

It’s been just over a year since Canada legalized recreational marijuana as the U.S. government continues to deliberate over federal legalization. The market in both countries continues to present challenges and opportunities for government representatives, legal producers, consumers and the promo industry.