Regulatory support will always trail behind public acceptance and one prominent example of this is the US’s outdated Internal Revenue Code Section 280E as it relates to the cannabis industry. In a long well-publicized battle, Oakland-based Harborside Inc. (listed on the Canadian Securities Exchange and operator ...
Will stock option taxation changes hurt hiring?
Employers in Canada’s emerging industries like cannabis, psychedelics, and agritech are concerned about how upcoming changes to the taxation of stock options will impact their ability to recruit top talent. ...
Cannabis industry has high hopes for 2021
It’s no secret that the cannabis industry has faced some challenges since legalization. Though regulations are changing in favour of the industry’s growth, residue from past taboos and fumbled launches ...
For psilocybin, the hits keep coming
As we’ve spoken about in previous blog posts, the psychedelics industry has been rapidly expanding to become a key component in the treatment of a host of mental illnesses. With ...
Summary of our psychedelics podcast series: “Micro-dosing with Zeifmans”
Innovations in psychedelics are poised to disrupt the pharmaceutical industry, and the Zeifmans Cannabis and Psychedelics Team has been hard at work in the space and is here to demystify ...
Navigating supply chain management and distribution during crisis
For decades, best practices for supply chain management have emphasized a focus on cost reduction, inventory minimization, and increased asset utilization. While these are indeed helpful tenets, their heightened importance ...
The future of Canadian cannabis
If you feel like your understanding of the Canadian cannabis market changes with the wind, you’re not alone. One year after cannabis was legalized in Canada, the regulations have changed ...
Could Jamaica be the answer to Canada’s cannabis shortage?
Some might argue that the marijuana leaf is to Jamaica what the maple leaf is to Canada. Through centuries of history, cannabis has been woven into Jamaican culture. And since ...
The Canadian cannabis industry’s new era of compliance
The Canadian cannabis industry has arrived at an impressive level of financial success following a sometimes rocky road to recreational legalization. In just a handful of years, we’ve seen the ...