VANCOUVER SUN
A B.C. company licensed by Health Canada could be involved in the first Canadian trial of CBD oil and epilepsy in adults. Nanaimo-based Tilray will provide CBD oil capsules to a team working with the Ontario Brain Institute.
THE GLOBE AND MAIL
Growers Aphria, Emerald Health Botanicals, MedReleaf, The Peace Naturals Project and Tilray helped sponsor this week’s event.
CTV NEWS
Tilray announced Monday that it has 20 cannabis extract products awaiting Health Canada approval, including oils in liquid form, gel caps and a topical preparation for certain skin conditions.
NATIONAL POST
A number of Canada’s medical marijuana growers are poised to release cannabis oils for authorized patients who don’t want to smoke or vaporize the dried herb to relieve their symptoms.
METRO NEWS
Nanaimo-based Tilray, one of Canada’s 26 licensed medical marijuana producers, wants to start selling oils and extracts. It still needs Health Canada approval.
CTV NEWS
An Alberta mother whose daughter has severe epilepsy has travelled to Ontario for a medical marijuana prescription after the girl's doctor said he was no longer allowed to provide permission to purchase the product.
THE GLOBE AND MAIL
An Alberta mother whose daughter has severe epilepsy has travelled to Ontario for a medical marijuana prescription after the girl’s doctor said he was no longer allowed to provide permission to purchase the product.
MAXIM
Marijuana is a $40 billion business — and the guys gearing up to turn ganja into the next McDonald's don't even smoke the stuff. Is the culture of weed about to go up in smoke, or are we just paranoid?
Canadian Medical Association Journal
Anecdotal reports of efficacy from patients who use medical marijuana aren’t enough to convince many physicians that cannabis is a viable therapeutic option, but new industry-funded research in Canada may bring some science to the situation.
LIFT MAGAZINE
Three more Canadian medical cannabis producers have been issued production licenses for cannabis oils. Quebec’s Hydropothecary, BC’s Tilray and Saskatchewan’s Prairie Plant Systems (CanniMed) were all added to Health Canada’s production list today, after initially licensing BC’s Whistler Medical and Ontario’s Peace Naturals late last week.
TIMES COLONIST
Health Canada announced changes to medical-marijuana regulations Wednesday allowing the sale of oil and fresh buds where previously only dried pot for smoking was legal.
TIMES COLONIST
The CEO of a Nanaimo-based medical-marijuana producer says physicians and specialized clinics are receiving “kickbacks” from licensed pot producers as an incentive for writing prescriptions or referring patients, a practice that violates professional medical standards.
METRO NEWS
A major producer of medical marijuana says doctors and specialized clinics are receiving kickbacks from some licensed pot producers in exchange for sending them patients, a practice the company calls unethical and a violation of professional medical standards.
THE STAR
A major producer of medical marijuana says doctors and specialized clinics are receiving kickbacks from some licensed pot producers in exchange for sending them patients, a practice the company calls unethical and a violation of professional medical standards.
MONTREAL GAZETTE
A major producer of medical marijuana says doctors and specialized clinics are receiving kickbacks from some licensed pot producers in exchange for sending them patients, a practice the company calls unethical and a violation of professional medical standards.
NEWS 1130
You’ve probably seen a medical marijuana dispensary pop up in your neighbourhood. But as the industry continues to expand, a number of ethical questions remain unanswered and what are being called “questionable practices” by some are apparently running rampant.
HUFFINGTON POST CANADA
For these reasons, it is with great disappointment that Tilray has been compelled to terminate our membership with CMCIA. Instead, we will spearhead the establishment of the Canadian Medical Cannabis Council (CMCC), a new association that recognizes our collective responsibility to help assure ethical behaviour from the entire medical cannabis supply chain. The new association's code of ethics is based on six fundamental and non-negotiable principles: integrity, safety, quality, access, security and research.
NATIONAL POST
Doctors and clinics are receiving fees of as much as $350 per patient from medical-marijuana producers eager to snag customer referrals, despite professional rules in some provinces that explicitly outlaw such payments, producers say.
THE GLOBE AND MAIL
One of Canada’s largest licensed medical marijuana producers says it has repeatedly been hit up by specialized clinics asking for money in exchange for referring patients to them – a practice that underscores the lack of clear rules governing the relationship between consumers, their doctors and growers in the nascent industry.
NANAIMO BUSINESS NEWS
The Vancouver Island Real Estate Board (VIREB) awards Tilray's Nanaimo production facility Best Industrial Renovation.
