A new study published in the Journal of Cannabis Research shows that accessibility and product diversity appear to play a more significant role than price in the adoption of the legal market. According to the data analyzed, 78% of the supply came from the legal market in provinces with competitive private systems, compared with 69% in state-dominated systems, including Quebec.

Cannabis sales in Canada reached a record $517 million in June, a record that could soon allow the country to surpass California—long considered the world’s largest legal market, which recorded $522.9 million in sales in June. This growth reflects the increasing maturity of our industry and the strength of a market that benefits, in particular, from improved access to the legal distribution network, a higher density of retail locations, and access to international markets.

Based in Pierreville, 5 Points Cannabis has, since its inception, adopted an approach deeply rooted in agriculture. As a licensed producer since 2019, the company now combines agricultural expertise, greenhouse cultivation, and manual labor to develop locally sourced products and showcase its expertise in Quebec, across Canada, and internationally. In this way, the company helps diversify Quebec’s agricultural sector, support regional economies, and strengthen the presence of Quebec expertise in markets both at home and abroad.

As the upcoming provincial election approaches, the Quebec Cannabis Industry Association (AQIC) is stepping up its media outreach. Eight years after legalization, it aims to use this new election cycle to speak out publicly for the first time.

More than 15,000 young people under the age of 21 were denied entry to Société québécoise du cannabis (SQDC) stores last year, according to data compiled by the Crown corporation and recently revealed by Le Journal.

Pierre Leclerc, President and CEO of the Quebec Cannabis Industry Association, explains why Quebec products do not appear to be favored on SQDC shelves, particularly due to a price floor.

After investing $25 million in its Lévis facilities, Ono Cannabis now aims to take things to the next level with an ambitious expansion project that could triple its production capacity in the medium term.

More than 15,000 young people under the age of 21 were denied access to SQDC stores in one year. This figure raises a fundamental question: where do consumers aged 18 to 20 turn next? By excluding them from the legal market, Quebec is not preventing them from using cannabis. Rather, it is depriving them of access to regulated products—whose composition and THC content are clearly labeled—as well as to an environment governed by strict rules.

As part of its efforts to reduce administrative burden, Health Canada has created a repository to track changes made to its cannabis-related publications. The latest updates concern import permits, odour control and industrial hemp.

A clinical study involving 120 people with advanced dementia suggests that an oral formulation combining THC and CBD may reduce agitation. After 12 weeks, nearly 90% of the participants who received the treatment showed an improvement in their symptoms, compared with about 23% in the placebo group.

The Régie des marchés agricoles et alimentaires du Québec will hold a public consultation regarding the AQIC’s application for accreditation on October 23, 2026, at 9:30 a.m. on Zoom.

As part of Health Canada’s consultation on potential amendments to the Industrial Hemp Regulations, AQIC submitted a brief proposing an ambitious, coherent and risk-based modernization of the framework governing industrial hemp.