Black Market Cannabis

• Public sector strike shutters B.C. pot shops, potentially boosting black market

  Industry insiders say the ongoing strike could do lasting damage to the nascent sector, and embolden a black market that was never fully stamped in the province.

  Cannabis

  Aug 26, 2022
  
• Black market B.C. weed tainted with pesticides, contaminants, testing shows

  "You may be under the illusion that this is all produced in an organic, pesticide free environment. What we're finding, is it is not," said B.C.'s public safety minister.

  Cannabis

  Jun 9, 2021
  
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• Ottawa pot company Hexo eyeing private label strategy as it charts U.S. expansion

  The insight into Hexo's strategy comes as Canadian cannabis companies are beginning to plot U.S. expansions in hopes that the market will soon federally legalize cannabis.

  Cannabis

  May 20, 2021
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• The legal cannabis market means better choice for consumers

  Product quality is one area where legal suppliers might have advantages, says Michael J. Armstrong of Brock University

  Commentary

  Jun 22, 2019
• Black market cannabis is $3 cheaper per gram, Statistics Canada survey finds

  StatCan says it received 385 price quotes deemed plausible using the StatsCannabis crowdsourcing application between Oct. 17, when adult-use pot became legal in Canada, and Dec. 31.

  Canada

  Jan 9, 2019
• One-third of cannabis buyers still using illicit dealers, according to IPSOS poll

  Pot shortages, lack of brick-and-mortar stores and accessibility issues aren't helping the government's case to buy legal weed.

  Cannabis

  Nov 18, 2018