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Canada’s licensed growers want sales tax taken off medical marijuana

Canada’s licensed growers want sales tax taken off medical marijuana

THE GLOBE AND MAIL

Philippe Lucas, executive director of the council, said he met with a policy adviser to Finance Minister Bill Morneau during prebudget consultations last week. His group represents Tilray, Peace Naturals and Delta 9 Bio-Tech, which are among about two dozen commercial producers licensed to ship medical marijuana to patients through the mail.

Medicinal marijuana grower and UBC hope to test pot as PTSD treatment

Medicinal marijuana grower and UBC hope to test pot as PTSD treatment

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Tilray announced Thursday it has teamed up with researchers at the University of British Columbia’s Okanagan campus to conduct the first clinical trial in Canada to test the impact of medicinal marijuana on PTSD sufferers.

B.C. medical marijuana producer hopes to sponsor PTSD study

B.C. medical marijuana producer hopes to sponsor PTSD study

VANCOUVER SUN

A B.C. medical marijuana producer is seeking approval from Health Canada to sponsor the first study in Canada on the safety and effectiveness of cannabis for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among sexual assault victims, military veterans and first responder personnel.

Investors take aim at Canada’s marijuana industry

Investors take aim at Canada’s marijuana industry

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Nanaimo-based Tilray has constructed a large, pristine operation on Vancouver Island, backed by Seattle private equity player Privateer Holdings, which has pumped considerable dollars into the U.S. tech sector over the years. The sprawling, brightly-lit facility is a testament to medical marijuana’s sanitized future, where staff wear white polyethylene suits and blue gloves when handling the plants.