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.
MACLEAN'S
Marijuana-medicated brownies, teas and oils are now on the menu for patients who prefer ingesting their treatment, yet commercially licensed pot producers say a high court ruling doesn’t set out clear directions for them.
GLOBAL NEWS
One of Canada’s largest licensed medical marijuana producers is pulling out of the country’s biggest industry lobby group – over what it says is a lack of ethical guidelines. Today, Randene Neil spoke with CEO Greg Engel to get his side of the story.
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.
THE VANCOUVER SUN
The viability of a marijuana business is still unclear, but giddy entrepreneurs are plunging in left and right. That means tacky, home-grown branding isn’t going to be enough if an entrepreneur hopes to survive, writes Christine Brett of Skyrocket Digital Inc.
TIMES COLONIST
In just a year, Tilray’s massive medical marijuana facility in Nanaimo has become the sixth-largest private-sector employer in the region, creating hundreds of jobs and the prospect of hundreds more if a proposed expansion goes ahead.
CBC
According to a report released on Wednesday by the Nanaimo Economic Development Corporation, Tilray generated $48.1 million in total economic output and fostered 395 jobs during the construction and operation phase last year.
CNBC
"We don't have a roadblock in regards to banking; we don't have a roadblock in terms of conflict between state and federal law," said Brendan Kennedy, president of Tilray, which runs a 60,000-square-foot, indoor marijuana facility in Nanaimo, British Columbia.
CTV NEWS
Dana Levinson with CTV news takes a behind-the-scenes look at Tilray, a medical marijuana facility.
