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  Canopy to launch edibles in December but with smaller range, select markets

  Canopy Growth Corp. aims to have cannabis-infused beverages and edibles in market by December in time for the holidays or New Year's Eve celebrations, but starting with select markets and a smaller range of products at the outset.

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  Governments earned $186M in pot taxes in 5 months of legalization: StatCan

  Federal and provincial governments earned $186 million in cannabis-related revenue in the first five-and-a-half months since legalization in October, Statistics Canada said Wednesday.

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  Ottawa asks U.S. to note cannabis pardons granted to Canadians

  Ottawa is encouraging Washington to take careful note of criminal pardons granted to Canadians for pot possession so that U.S. officers have the most accurate information when deciding whether to let people cross the border.

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  Unionized Quebec pot store employees issue strike mandate over salaries

  In a year of firsts, Quebec's provincially owned cannabis shops have their first strike mandate from a group of unionized workers.

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  Couples struggling to conceive are better off not smoking pot: doctor

  Men and women who smoke marijuana could be adding to their infertility woes if they are already struggling to start a family, says an obstetrician-gynecologist who is calling for more research into reproductive aspects of the recreational drug that may be increasingly used in Canada since it was legalized.

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  Canadian edibles, topicals market worth $2.7B; ramp up over 3-5 years: Deloitte

  The Canadian market for next-generation cannabis products is worth an estimated $2.7 billion annually, with edibles contributing more than half, according to a new report from Deloitte.

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  Oregon, awash in marijuana, takes steps to curb production

  Oregon is awash in pot, glutted with so much legal weed that if growing were to stop today, it could take more than six years by one estimate to smoke or eat it all.

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  'Game-changing': Harvard teams with Canadian cannabis producer

  Harvard University has teamed with Edmonton-based cannabis producer Atlas Biotechnologies Inc. in a multi-million dollar research collaboration on the medicinal effects of the drug.

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  Canada's largest outdoor cannabis farm ready for growth

  After receiving the greenlight from Health Canada, preparations are underway in southern Ontario for what will soon be Canada’s largest legal outdoor cannabis farm.

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  Federal government funds millions to help B.C. police spot drugged driving

  The federal government is boosting funding to help British Columbia police officers recognize drug-impaired drivers, months after it legalized recreational cannabis.