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October 11th, 2019

Recapping the Packaging and Labelling Rules of Canadian Cannabis Products

Key contacts: Simon Chénard and Mylany David For almost a year now, holders of a federal licence, distributors and retailers authorized by the Canadian provinces and territories may commercialize dried cannabis, fresh cannabis, cannabis oil, cannabis plants and the seeds of cannabis plants, as the case may be. This coming October 17, new categories of […]

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October 11th, 2019

Superior Court Overturns Quebec’s Ban on Home Grow Ops

On September 3, 2019 Quebec’s Superior Court ruled in Murray Hall v. Procureure générale du Québec that Quebec’s prohibition on home cultivation of cannabis is unconstitutional. The Federal Cannabis Act, which entered into force on October 17, 2018 ended the criminal prohibition of cannabis possession and, as well as creating a regime to regulate the […]

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October 11th, 2019

Green Rush

The legalization of non-medical cannabis and the upcoming legalization of cannabis derivatives and edibles have had an invigorating effect on many investors and entrepreneurs, who see this as an exceptional business opportunity. However, before embarking on the development of a cannabis cultivation or processing project, several important elements must be taken into account. Some real […]

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October 9th, 2019

Canadian Government Launches Cybersecurity Certification Program

Key contacts: Cynthia Chassigneux and Danielle Ferron Among the principals lessons to be learned from the Target security breach post mortem, is that an organisation should include an assessment of third party service providers information security posture in the course of their due diligence efforts, stipulate contractual security requirements and audit compliance therewith in the […]

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October 8th, 2019

The Quebec Government Launches a Public Consultation on Corporate Transparency

On October 3, 2019, the Quebec government launched a public consultation on new measures to strengthen corporate transparency. This consultation was announced in the government’s 2019-2020 budget and is one of the measures implemented as part of the Tax Fairness Action Plan launched in November 2017. The objective of the new measures is mainly to […]

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September 30th, 2019

The Right to Die with Dignity: The Quebec Superior Court Rules

Summary The right to medical assistance in dying (“MAID”) for mentally competent adults in an advanced state of irreversible decline in capability who are experiencing enduring and intolerable suffering but not facing an imminent or reasonably foreseeable death, was recently debated before the Superior Court of Quebec (the “Court”) in the matter of Jean Truchon […]