CSA Releases Results of Review and Guidance for Reporting Issuers in Cannabis Industry
Overview The Canadian Securities Administrators (the “CSA”) released Staff Notice 51-357 (the “Notice”) on October 10, 2018. The guidance in the Notice was based on a review (the “Review”) of 70 reporting issuers, in several different countries, operating with various...
Legal Cannabis is Here – Are Your Workplace Policies Up to Date?
After months of anticipation, on October 17, 2018, Canadians awoke to legal cannabis. Have your workplace policies been updated to reflect this new legal reality? Each province and territory has enacted legislation providing for a variety of models for retail...
Legal Cannabis is Here but my Policies are Out of Date. Am I too Late?
After months of anticipation, this morning, Canadians awoke to legal cannabis. Have your workplace policies been updated to reflect this new legal reality? Each province and territory has enacted legislation providing for a variety of models for retail and distribution,...
Ontario Re-lays Foundation for Brick and Mortar Sales of Recreational Cannabis
Ontario’s provincial government recently released Bill 36, the Cannabis Statute Law Amendment Act, 2018 (“Bill 36”). If passed, Bill 36 will enact the Cannabis Licence Act, 2018 (the “Licence Act”) and make numerous amendments to other pieces of Ontario legislation,...
Legalized Cannabis 101
Cannabis will be a legal product in Canada on October 17, 2018. Legalized cannabis raises a number of potential liability issues that should be on every insurer and insured’s radar. The New Regime An Act respecting cannabis and to amend...
Cannabis Act Receives Royal Assent; New Cannabis Regulations Released
Cannabis will be a legal product in Canada on October 17, 2018, albeit with rigorous regulatory restrictions, including highly restrictive packaging and advertising rules. This comes after significant dialogue between the House of Commons and the Senate, and almost three...
Cannabis Legalization and Farm Safety Considerations
The occupational health and safety risks associated with farming have long been known. The introduction of recreational (legalized) cannabis, which will take effect on October 17, 2018, adds uncertainty for farmers, even if they are not part of the cannabis...
Consuming Medical Marijuana at Work Can Get One Fired
The termination of an employee observed using cannabis while driving a Town vehicle has been upheld in Saskatchewan. In The Town of Kindersley v. Canadian Union of Public Employees, Local 2740, the board of arbitration determined that termination was appropriate,...
Cannabis Legalized with Strict Advertising and Packaging Rules
Cannabis will be a legal product in Canada on October 17, 2018, albeit with rigorous regulatory restrictions, including highly restrictive packaging and advertising rules. This comes after significant dialogue between the House of Commons and the Senate, and almost three...
The Countdown Is On… Cannabis Legalization Approaches
On June 19, 2018, the Canadian Senate voted in favour of the Federal Government’s Cannabis Act, paving the way for Royal Assent and legalization of cannabis in Canada. The legislation includes a provisional buffer period of eight to twelve weeks,...
