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Cannabis industry seeks change as part of profits go up in smoke under outdated tax regime: stakeholders

Switching to a flat-rate tax or a standardized excise stamp would help the industry ‘overnight,’ according to the Cannabis Council of Canada's Paul McCarthy.

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BY STUART BENSON
October 2, 2024

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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is consulting his most trusted political aides about his future, say some Liberal sources.

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A lesson in the dangers of extremist, scorched-earth politics from U.S. Republicans

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Feds ‘shooting themselves in the foot’ on cannabis excise tax as some producers choose illicit market over bankruptcy

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A lesson in the dangers of extremist, scorched-earth politics from U.S. Republicans

OpinionBY LES WHITTINGTON

While nothing in Canada is on a par with the debt ceiling clash in the U.S., voters here should think twice about endorsing a political party feeding on unfocused populist outrage.

A lesson in the dangers of extremist, scorched-earth politics from U.S. Republicans

OpinionBY LES WHITTINGTON

While nothing in Canada is on a par with the debt ceiling clash in the U.S., voters here should think twice about endorsing a political party feeding on unfocused populist outrage.

Feds ‘shooting themselves in the foot’ on cannabis excise tax as some producers choose illicit market over bankruptcy

NewsBY STUART BENSON

Cannabis marketing CEO Lisa Campbell says she expects more than half of the existing licensed producers and retailers will fold in a year, well before ISED's strategy table consultations conclude.

Feds ‘shooting themselves in the foot’ on cannabis excise tax as some producers choose illicit market over bankruptcy

NewsBY STUART BENSON

Cannabis marketing CEO Lisa Campbell says she expects more than half of the existing licensed producers and retailers will fold in a year, well before ISED's strategy table consultations conclude.

Feds puffed past opportunity for cannabis reform in budget

OpinionBY EDITORIAL

Feds puffed past opportunity for cannabis reform in budget

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Tax and regulation combine to crush cannabis innovation and jobs

OpinionBY GEORGE SMITHERMAN

The illicit market is really the big winner when legal cannabis companies fall by the wayside with no pathway to profitability and no platform to offer innovative cannabis products to consumers.

Tax and regulation combine to crush cannabis innovation and jobs

OpinionBY GEORGE SMITHERMAN

The illicit market is really the big winner when legal cannabis companies fall by the wayside with no pathway to profitability and no platform to offer innovative cannabis products to consumers.