Tagged with Cannabis

Canada Despite its relative youth, Canada’s medical cannabis industry is already presenting some of the characteristics of the much more mature pharmaceutical industry. There is consolidation as well as the first moves towards differentiating business models. “With medical cannabis, there is a chance to re-evaluate entirely the way we look at…

Canada Having just announced the first collaboration between a medical cannabis company and a major pharmaceutical player, Tilray expects to launch its first co-branded product with Sandoz Canada by the end of the year. Tilray’s founder and CEO Brendan Kennedy highlights the company’s main differentiation factors, including but not limited to…

Canada After 35 years in the pharmaceutical industry, Barry Fishman shares his excitement about heading one of Canada’s leading licensed cannabis producers. He explains how his experience in the world of pharma helps him to steer ABcann towards global expansion and emphasizes the importance of product development in both adult-use and…

Canada With a diverse pipeline to back up its projects, Tetra Bio-Pharma wants to be the first Canadian pharmaceutical company to launch a cannabis-based drug in breakthrough pain. Bernard Fortier, CEO of Tetra Bio-Pharma, counts on the production of credible scientific data to overcome stigmas attached to medical cannabis and believes…

Canada Heading Canada’s largest cannabis Business to Business Retailer, John Fowler, CEO of The Supreme Cannabis Company, offers a novel approach looking at medical cannabis as a medicine that is not just healing but can also be enjoyable. He discusses the company’s business model that differs from that of other licensed…

Canada Marc Wayne, serial entrepreneur and a pioneer within the field of medical cannabis discusses his dedication to the field, how cannabis-based therapies have the potential to disrupt the pharmaceutical industry and how now is a SMART time to conduct medical cannabis research.   The cannabis industry is a good example…

Canada Warren Bravo, co-founder and CEO of Green Relief, speaks about the company’s unique growing technique – aquaponics – which allows it to produce ‘better than organic’ medical cannabis. He gives an insight into the organization’s expansion plans, both within and beyond Canadian borders, and a potential IPO in 2018. After…

Canada Specializing on products adapted to the needs of seniors and long-term care patients, WeedMD is scaling up its production capacity to better meet the needs of this particular patient group while also preparing for the up-coming legalization of cannabis for recreational use. Bruce Dawson-Scully, WeedMD’s CEO and founder, shares his…

Canada Moving into the position of National Pharma & Life Sciences Leader, PwC’s Rami El-Cheikh announces the firm’s plan to introduce the comprehensive Pharma Advisory Services currently existing in the US into Canada, including enterprise and function-specific service expertise. He further identifies areas of potential growth in healthcare-related industries, putting forward…

Canada Looking back on his first year as CEO of Organigram, Greg Engel proudly highlights the successful transition of the company from being a low-cost to a high-quality cannabis producer with premium products. He emphasizes Organigram’s close collaboration with both federal and provincial governments, on both the medical and recreational business,…

Canada Hydropothecary is the leading medicinal cannabis producer in Quebec, founded in 2013 by two brothers-in-law, Sebastien St-Louis and Adam Miron. Terry Lake, former Minister of Health for British Colombia, discusses his new role as Vice President Corporate Social Responsibility, the stigma surrounding the cannabis plant and how to bring innovative…

Canada Colette Rivet, executive director of the Cannabis Canada Association, leading Canadian licensed medical cannabis producers, talks regulatory challenges, upcoming opportunities, export ambitions and collaboration with the provincial and federal government in light of the upcoming legalization of cannabis for adult use in Canada. Colette, can you introduce the Cannabis Canada…