Victor Liu, Neil Sheehy and Danielle Levesque are contributors to the Canada section of the World Law Group 2020 Cannabis Guide. The Guide covers legislation, governing bodies, import and export rules, use of cannabis for medicinal purposes, and other issues concerning cannabis around the globe
Victor Liu, Neil Sheehy and Danielle Levesque are contributors to the Canada section of the World Law Group 2020 Cannabis Guide. The Guide covers legislation, governing bodies, import and export…
On November 12, 2019, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) published Staff Notice 51-359 (the “Staff Notice”), highlighting inadequacies in disclosure of financial interests in M&A…
On April 13, 2017, the Government of Canada introduced Bill C-45, the Cannabis Act, in the House of Commons. Based on the input of public health, law enforcement and justice experts, the Cannabis Act…
On December 13, the Ontario government announced significant changes to the province’s planned rollout of its retail cannabis regime. Ontario made regulation 497/18 (the “Amending Regulation”) under…
The Alcohol and Gaming Commission (AGCO) released its Registrar’s Standards (the “Standards”) which provide further operational rules for cannabis retailers in Ontario. As detailed in our November…
On October 17, 2018, Ontario enacted the Cannabis Licence Act (CLA) to permit the sale of recreational cannabis in privately owned stores. The CLA and its regulations, the Cannabis Licence Regulations…
Goodmans LLP acts for KSV Restructuring Inc. (“KSV”) in respect of MJardin Group, Inc. (“MJardin” or the “Company”), a publicly traded licensed Canadian cannabis producer, in its ongoing restructuring…
Goodmans LLP acted for Medicine Man Technologies, Inc., dba Schwazze (OTCQX: SHWZ) (NEO: SHWZ) in connection with their listing of common shares on the NEO Exchange – a tier one Canadian stock…
Goodmans LLP acted for Nova Net Lease REIT ("NOVA" or the "REIT") (CSE: NNL.U), Canada’s first Cannabis REIT, in connection with its initial public offering of 3,167,478 trust units (the "Units") at a…
Goodmans acted for Organigram Holdings Inc. (TSX: OGI and NASDAQ: OGI), the parent company of Organigram Inc. (collectively “Organigram” or the “Company”), a leading licensed producer of cannabis, in…
Goodmans LLP acted for Aegis Brands Inc. in connection with the acquisition of all the issued and outstanding shares of its subsidiary, Hemisphere Cannabis Co. by Kiaro Holdings Corp., which comprises…
Goodmans LLP acted for Subversive Real Estate Acquisition REIT LP in the closing of its qualifying transaction to combine with InterCure Ltd., Israel’s leading cannabis company…
We are pleased to announce Goodmans LLP has once again received top tier recognition from The Legal 500 Canada in their 2024 Guide released today. Recognition from The Legal 500 is based on…
We are pleased to announce Goodmans LLP has once again received top tier recognition from The Legal 500 Canada in their 2023 Guide released today. Recognition from The Legal 500 is based on…
Michael Wilson was recently interviewed by the Globe and Mail on legalizing cannabis lounges in Ontario: Edibles-only cafés would also have to navigate federal rules that only allow cannabis to…
