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The Dire State of Craft Cannabis in Canada: Industry White Paper

Written by Sami Majadla | Jan 10, 2025 9:32:17 PM

Canada boasts a cannabis culture that’s second to none. For decades, thousands of growers grew premium cannabis underground, creating an impressive global reputation for its quality. Being the first country to roll out a medical cannabis program and the second to fully legalize cannabis, Canada seemed set up to lead the global cannabis industry. Instead, licensed cannabis producers have struggled mightily.

Why hasn’t legalization led to prosperity? What barriers are holding the industry back? Why is the craft cannabis industry in Canada having such a difficult time right now?

Our white paper, the The Dire State of Craft Cannabis in Canada, answers these questions in great detail and explores possible solutions. Each topic explored in this paper will also be featured as an episode in Season 4 of The State of Craft podcast, where we’ll invite relevant experts to discuss solutions to these stifling barriers to success.

Our white paper to explores:

  • Anti-Cannabis Stigma
  • Overtaxation: Excise Duty & Distribution Boards
  • Commodification: How Big Corporations Screwed Everyone
  • Indigenous Cannabis
  • Cannabis' Regulation
  • Neglect of Medical Cannabis Patients
  • Agricultural Status, Cannatourism, & Environmental Unsustainability
  • Solving all these issues
 

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