Canadian deal brutally illustrates CBD sector’s loss in value
Canada’s RAMM Pharma Corp. said it has purchased European CBD maker HemPoland from The Green Organic Dutchman Holdings Ltd. (TGOD) for roughly $920,000 (C$1.2 million)…
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Canadian health committee urges government support for CBD research
A Canadian health committee called on government to support studies that will more broadly look at CBD’s potential as a wellness aid while ensuring consumer…
Canadian investors launch new company based on assets purchased from tech maker
(This story was updated to clarify that CGT continues to operate as an independent company — ed.) HEMPALTA, a newly formed Canadian hemp company, said…
Lawsuit accuses Aurora execs of ‘sham round-trip’ deal to inflate earnings
A lawsuit filed in a U.S. federal court alleges Aurora Cannabis Inc. and a group of past and current executives inflated quarterly earnings results in 2019 through…
Alberta Hemp Alliance gets $300,000 grant to boost supply chain
The Alberta Hemp Alliance has received a two-year $300,000 grant from the Canadian Agricultural Partnership, a federal-provincial initiative aimed at strengthening the country’s food and…
$65 million awarded farmers in fraud case against Canadian, U.S. execs
A group of Canadian and American business executives committed negligence, fraud and deceit when they left a group of Montana farmers stranded with 2018 hemp…
1998: IHA replies to Canadian hemp regulations
Celebrating Hemp History Month – According to the “Proposed Industrial Hemp Regulations”, industrial hemp will still be regulated in a drug control framework, rather than…
Canadian firm receives grant
Saskatoon-headquartered Blue Sky Hemp Ventures received ~CA$750,000 (~US$620,000) to upgrade its facility in Saskatchewan, where the company makes hemp oil and CBD. The grant comes…
New Canadian seed goes to market
UniSeeds Inc. of Ontario is to distribute Silesia, a new dual-cropping hemp variety, under an agreement with InnoTech Alberta. InnoTech said the variety has been…
Canadian maker of mobile decorticator signs on customers in NZ, SA
Toronto-based CannaSystems Canada Inc. is offering its R-2 hemp decortication system to 10 initial customers under a collaborative program aimed at fine-tuning the technology while…
