Insurance Costs Rising for Cannabis Firms as Unhappy Investors File Slew of Lawsuits July 8, 2020 By Shariq Khan and Nichola Saminather Canadian and U.S. cannabis companies are facing a spike in already high costs of insurance to protect top executives from...
Cryptocurrency Firm Quadriga Collapsed Due to Late Founder’s Ponzi Scheme: Regulator June 15, 2020 By Nichola Saminather Last year’s collapse of Canadian cryptocurrency trading platform QuadrigaCX was due to a Ponzi scheme operated by founder Gerald Cotten,...
Canadian Health Insurers Reluctant to Provide Cover for Medical Marijuana July 13, 2018 By Nichola Saminather Sun Life Financial, Canada’s No. 2 insurer, recently started covering medical marijuana in its Canadian health insurance plan – more...
Marijuana Sales to Be Legal in Canada Starting in October: Trudeau June 21, 2018 By Nichola Saminather Marijuana sales will become legal in Canada beginning October 17, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Wednesday, making it the...