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CANADIAN INTERNAL FREE TRADE IS A THING

On top of having complex free trade agreements with other countries, Canada has to harmonize trade rules between provinces under the Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA). Governments at the federal, provincial, and territorial levels have begun discussing including REC in the CFTA, though any agreement will be delayed by the pandemic.
MJ Biz Daily

  • Chief among sector concerns is the array of provincial/territorial and federal taxes, which the industry would like to see made uniform.
  • Sector players hope they can argue for a single national excise stamp (rather than each province having its own).

Quick Hits

  1. Despite Canadian legalization, social media rules governing cannabis are still confusing, though Facebook has been talking with NORML Canada about it.
    Inside the Jar, Twitter—NORML Canada

  2. Apparently Canadians have a “high shopping problem.”
    Finder