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Feb 24, 2020

Cannabis Lounges and Cafés on the Horizon in Ontario

In an effort to move towards an open market for cannabis, the Ontario Government recently launched an online consultation to ask the public, businesses, health sector, and…

Dec 19, 2019

Blazing A New Trail: Ontario To Adopt an Open Cannabis Retail Market

For cannabis retail operators in Ontario, Christmas came early this year when the Ontario government announced that it would be scrapping the widely-criticized lottery system for awarding…

Jul 4, 2019

Trudeau, Ford Give Canada Day Cannabis Gifts: New Rules for Edibles and Retail Licensing in Ontario

As Canadians start to wind down for the summer holidays, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Ontario Premier Doug Ford have gifted retailers and consumers with new and…

Aug 28, 2018

WeirFoulds is listed in the Canadian Lawyer Inhouse Top 10 Ontario Regional Firms

WeirFoulds LLP is delighted to announce that we have been listed in the Top 10 Ontario Regional Firms feature in the July/August edition of Canadian Lawyer Inhouse…

Aug 14, 2018

Ontario Government Makes Policy U-Turn: Doug Ford’s Plan for the Private Retail Sale of Cannabis

Fresh off his convincing electoral victory, Premier Doug Ford has announced that he plans to begin the process of scrapping Ontario’s existing approach to the retail sale…

Aug 8, 2018

Out of the Weeds: What You Need to Know About the Cannabis Act as an Employer

On June 20, 2018, the Government of Canada passed Bill C-45, the Cannabis Act, which will, among other things, legalize the recreational use of cannabis. The Cannabis…

Jun 7, 2018

Update to Regulations and Distribution of Recreational Cannabis in Canadian Provinces and Territories

On April 13, 2017, the Federal Government introduced Bill C-45, An Act respecting cannabis and to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, the Criminal Code and other…

Jun 5, 2018

Ontario Introduces New Cannabis Legislation: What You Need to Know About the Impact on Commercial Real Estate and Leasing

Originally published by WeirFoulds LLP, November 2017. Reprinted in Institute of Municipal Assessors, Spring 2018. Introduction: Bill 174 In order to meet the federal government’s July 1,…

Apr 9, 2018

Ontario’s New Standard Form of Residential Lease: What Landlords and Property Managers Need to Know

Background, Purpose, and Implementation of the New Lease1 Building on its 2017 expansion of rent control to all residential units and the City of Toronto’s recent registration…

Mar 5, 2018

Proposed Regulations and Distribution of Recreational Cannabis in Canadian Provinces and Territories

On April 13, 2017, the Federal Government introduced Bill C-45, An Act respecting cannabis and to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, the Criminal Code and other…

Nov 30, 2017

Race to “get a foot in the door” of the recreational cannabis industry raises potentially legal issues

Canadian cannabis producers are in a race to increase their size and gain capital ahead of Canada’s planned recreational cannabis legalization in July 2018. The recent dueling takeover bids involving a trio of domestic cannabis companies is proof of the jockeying that is currently going on in the industry.

Nov 7, 2017

Ontario Introduces New Cannabis Legislation: What You Need to Know About the Impact on Commercial Real Estate and Leasing

Introduction: Bill 174 In order to meet the federal government’s July 1, 2018 target for legalizing recreational cannabis country-wide, each province and territory across Canada has been…

Mar 29, 2017

Feds Not Just Blowing Smoke: Recreational Marijuana to be Legal by July 1, 2018

Less than twenty-four hours after being called out by a candidate for the leadership of the NDP, CBC News has reported that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government plans on introducing legislation in early April 2017 with the intention of legalizing recreational marijuana by July 1, 2018.

According to the CBC report, the new legislation will “broadly follow” the final recommendations of the Task Force on Cannabis Legalization, providing landlords and retail marijuana business owners with some clues as to what the final regulatory system will look like.

Nov 14, 2016

Don’t Let Your Development Go to Pot! Tips for Leasing to Marijuana Retailers

While anti-drug activists continue to do a slow burn, Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government is (leisurely) marching forward on carrying out one of its most well-publicized…

Jun 2, 2008

Drug testing standoff

Both Alberta and Ontario have released leading cases on drug testing but each has reached a different conclusion.

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WeirFoulds is listed in the Canadian Lawyer Inhouse Top 10 Ontario Regional Firms

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