The sale and use of edible cannabis is legal in Canada as of October 17, 2019, but in the year since cannabis legalization, the issue of workplace impairment remains unresolved.

As Canadians across the country line up to do their civic duty and vote in the Federal election, voters in two Ontario ridings will have the option to show their enthusiasm for marijuana.

Paul Coulbeck (Chatham-Leamington) and Terry Parker (Parkdale-High Park) are both running for the Marijuana Party of Canada and would like to see the country’s Cannabis Act repealed because of the way it has rolled out across Canada.

Licensed cannabis producers are optimistic that the introduction of legal edibles will help displace the black market, but analysts say it will take time to displace illegal sales. 

Edmonton-based cannabis producer Aurora is launching a line of edibles that include chocolates, gummies and vaping products. 

The company has submitted its products to Health Canada for approval and could begin selling them as of mid-December.

Canadians are purchasing edibles from the black market because they're interested in alternative ways of getting high, said Aurora chief corporate officer Cam Battley.

He thinks many of those consumers will migrate to the legal market in search of safer products that are properly dosed. 

With innovation leading the charge for a brighter marijuana stock market, it seems as though only a few select companies have been able to compete for the top spot. These pot stocks are working to completely reshape the industry so that it continues to grow into the coming years. With so many different marijuana stocks to watch, it seems as though the choice of finding one with value can at times be difficult.

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By conservative estimates, at least 54 million American adults have doctor-diagnosed arthritis, according to the Arthritis Foundation, and many of them are turning to cannabis to treat their painful symptoms, inflammation, and mood swings. And it's working.

As the RCMP and local police across Canada deal with rising drug-impaired driving rates and prepare for even more with the legalization of new cannabis products, edibles may not be detected in oral fluid testing.

James Wigmore, a forensic toxicologist who specializes on the effects of drinking and using cannabis, said the science behind it may also explain why edibles can cause more psychoactive effects in some users.

“When smoking, you don’t get the intermediate metabolite … the cannabis goes into your lungs and avoids the liver,” he said in a phone interview.

The intermediate metabolite he’s referring to is 11-hydroxy THC.

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Canadian Licensed Producer Canopy Growth Corporation (TSX: WEED), (NYSE: CGC), is pleased to provide updates on key developments in the United Kingdom and Luxembourg. In these countries, the Company’s pharmaceutical business, Spectrum Therapeutics, continues to expand its sophisticated, pan-European cannabis production and distribution network serving the needs of physicians and their patients. Canopy Growth is committed to transforming healthcare in Europe by providing better access to medical cannabis treatments that have the potential to improve the lives of millions of patients.

Provincial cannabis wholesaler Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries earned nearly $27 million in cannabis revenue during the 2018-19 fiscal year ended March 31, according to the Crown corporation's newly-released annual report. But that wasn't enough to deliver positive net cannabis revenue to the province, which says it lost more than $2.4 million on cannabis during the same period.

The new wave of cannabis legalization in Canada was met with optimism from investors on Thursday, but analysts warn it’s still too early to bet on the market’s rejuvenation.

Trapped in a bear market for months, cannabis stocks flashed some of their old potential as market leaders such as Canopy Growth Corp., OrganiGram Holdings Inc., MediPharm Labs Corp., Cronos Group Inc. and Aurora Cannabis Inc. each closed between five and eight per cent up. Hexo Corp., which was battered last week after significantly lowering guidance, gained nearly 20 per cent to close at $3.81.

It's never clean from the beginning. There's going to be a lot of starts and stops for the next two to three quarters

The Chinese government has issued a warning to its citizens living in Canada after the country moved into the second phase of cannabis legalization last Thursday. A statement released by the Chinese consulate in Calgary stopped short of barring Chinese citizens from buying or consuming the drug, but did counsel them to “fully understand the harmfulness of cannabis products.”