Industry looks to hash out new regulations on cannabis beverages

A year after edibles hit the Canadian market, some outstanding issues remain.

Parliament Hill is pictured during the 2017 4/20 gathering. Cannabis-infused edibles were legalized on Oct. 17, 2019, and are the second-most popular method of ingesting cannabis, with just under half of users reporting having taken edibles in the past year, according to the 2019 Canadian Cannabis Survey. The Hill Times file photograph

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BY AIDAN CHAMANDY

October 28, 2020

One year after the legalization of cannabis edible, cannabis beverage producers and retailers are expressing frustration with how edible products are regulated under the Cannabis Act, arguing Health Canada is regulating the wrong aspect. Their issue is with the cannabis equivalency factor, which de...

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