The Kahnawà:ke Legislative Commission in Quebec released the results of a call for feedback on its recent Cannabis Control Law draft Regulation Concerning Suppliers, and Regulation Concerning Alternate Board Members Feedback Report this week.
The Kahnawake Mohawk Territory is a First Nations reserve of the Mohawks of Kahnawá:ke, located on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River in Quebec, Canada.
On December 6, 2023, the Kahnawà:ke Legislative Commission (KLC) shared that the final Regulation (Regulation Concerning Dispensaries and Dispensary Licences) for the Kahnawà:ke Cannabis Control Law was enacted at a duly convened Council meeting held on December 4.
Only two responses to the survey were published, both of which shared concerns about the proposed regulations being aligned with Health Canada’s cannabis regulations. In response, the commission argues that while its long-term goal is to have “complete control and jurisdiction over the cannabis industry, we are not currently equipped to replace the role of Health Canada.”
“In order to take over their complex role, it will take significant time to develop and implement and will require drafting and amending the Law and its regulations,” continued the official response from council.”
Ietsénhaienhs Tonya Perron, who helped to lead the cannabis file for the Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke (MCK) for several years, told StratCann in an interview in 2021 that the process of creating cannabis regulations in Kahnawà:ke has been an act of balancing community concerns.
“It’s a fine line to walk between all of those differing opinions, but that’s what makes our community so beautiful and so unique, the councillor told StratCann at the time. “People come from different places in the way that they think. But one thing that’s for sure is that everybody in the community definitely states that it’s up to us to decide what needs to be done here and not for anybody else to tell us what should be done here.”
The feedback and responses were compiled during the 30-day review period of the draft regulations that took place from April 12, 2024, to May 13, 2024.
The memorandum established channels of communication between the Mohawk Council and Health Canada regarding inspections of production facilities and information sharing, as well as assisting the community in better understanding supply chain management. The MCK regulations also require that any cannabis producer must be owned by a member of the community.
Those regulations closely mirror the federal cannabis regulations while allowing for additional approvals by the MCK. In addition to production, the regulations cover cannabis sales, which are to be limited to three stores. Although MCK was open to harmonizing its cannabis production rules with Health Canada, the organization has no similar plans with the province of Quebec, which only licences its own provincially-run cannabis stores. Numerous cannabis stores operate within the community without council approval.
Despite all these regulations to allow the community to manage cannabis production and sales, Perron also explained to StratCann that there are many concerns and differing opinions within the community. While some are open to allowing the industry a foothold in their community in some fashion, others have been deeply opposed. Much of this opposition, she explains, is deeply rooted in those trying to protect the community from drug use and addiction that can arise from generational trauma that is still present today.
“The opinions of the community are from one spectrum to the other, so it’s a balancing act for the Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke, and even just for the community decision making process. On the one hand, we have been a zero tolerance community, so public policy was zero tolerance of illicit drugs. Obviously the word illicit is important because once cannabis became legal, it took it out of the illicit definition. There are a number of community members who still want it to be zero tolerance, but there’s a number of community members on the other side of the spectrum that see this as economic opportunities, a way to push jurisdictions.
“So there are very different mindsets,” she continued. “Some want it in a regulated fashion, and then there’s some obviously who don’t want it regulated, who just want the opportunity to have revenue generation from it. So you have these two diverse opinions, and then you have some people in the middle.”
Police in Manitoba, Nova Scotia, and Ontario announced raids of cannabis stores this past week, seizing products and conducting arrests.
On June 3 in Nova Scotia, the Cumberland Integrated Street Crime Enforcement Unit and Cumberland District RCMP executed a search warrant at a trailer, arresting two men from New Brunswick following complaints regarding the sale of cannabis from a parked utility trailer near Hwy. 2 in Fenwick, Nova Scotia.
Fenwick is about a ten-minute drive from the New Brunswick border. During the search, police say they seized the trailer, a Dodge Ram Power Wagon, more than four kgs of illegal cannabis and edibles, hashish and shatter, and cash.
The men, both from Fredericton, New Brunswick, are facing charges under the federal Cannabis Act, including Possession of Cannabis for the Purpose of Distributing and Possession of Cannabis for the Purpose of Selling. They were released on conditions and are scheduled to appear in Amherst Provincial Court in Nova Scotia on August 26.
On June 5 in Hamilton, Ontario, police again raided several “Indige Smoke” stores in the Niagara region. Three such locations were previously raided in March, as well. No details on those most recent raids are currently available from police. The company’s website lists five locations in Ontario.
On June 6, RCMP in Manitoba shared information about a search warrant they executed in April at a home in Flin Flon in relation to the illegal sale of cannabis products. Police seized more than $430,000 worth of product, along with 25 firearms and ammunition. A 42-year-old male and a 23-year-old female were arrested on scene.
Photos shared by RCMP show an array of cannabis products, from dried flower and pre-rolls, to extracts, tinctures, edibles, and vapes.
Last week, Japan launched the public-comment period for its marijuana reform measure, providing new details on how its budding marijuana industry would look over the next few months. This comes after the country’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare published a document suggesting changes to allowable THC amounts in some products in February.
Preliminary proposals suggest that Japan may become the first country to approve CBD in food.
Astrasana Holding AG managing director, Yves Antoniazzi, revealed that the company has been waiting a long time for this, noting that it was a big milestone for the global marijuana industry. He noted that Japan becoming the first country to approve CBD in food would make it easy for corporate companies to list CBD products in retail chains. Astrasana currently has a foothold in Japan’s CBD market.
This latest move by the country comes after it made a major step toward marijuana reform after approving a resolution to amend its decade-old Cannabis Control Act in October 2023. The amendment, which was approved by the House of Councillors in November last year, lifted a ban on marijuana-based pharmaceutical products and moved marijuana to a different class under its Narcotics Control Law.
After approving the amendment, authorities in the country began straightening out the details of these reforms. Since then, the marijuana industry has been waiting for an announcement from the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare outlining the new framework.
The recently launched comment period shall run through mid-to-late June. It affords CBD businesses and medical professionals an opportunity to assess the draft measure and raise any concerns they may have before a final decision is made and the amendments enacted. The comments shall focus on different measures of the new legislation, including methods to analyze THC, law enforcement, first- and second-class reviews on cultivation licenses, and the development of related regulations and laws.
The amendment of these areas may allow Japan’s medical marijuana and CBD industries to flourish.
Currently, the country allows the sale of products with CBD but prohibits the sale of products with THC. Reports suggest that this may change, moving THC limits from 0 to 0.3%.
It is important to note that any individual found illegally using marijuana under the revised law could face up to seven years in prison. Prior to the 2023 amendment, only violations for export, import, possession and cultivation were punishable by law.
Regarding hemp, Japan allows the growing of commercial hemp under a strictly regulated licensing system.
While the proposed reforms may not be as extensive as advocates would have preferred, they nonetheless send positive signals to the wider marijuana industry, such as Cronos Group Inc. (NASDAQ: CRON) (TSX: CRON), and its actors regarding the possibility of ending prohibition around the world in the years to come.
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Lifeist Wellness Inc., a health-tech company that leverages advancements in science and technology to build breakthrough companies that transform human wellness, today announced the sale of Australian Vaporizers Pty Ltd., its wholly owned Australian subsidiary to Flora Growth Corp., a U.S.-based consumer-packaged goods and pharmaceutical distributor serving all 50 states and 28 countries. The sale was completed through a share purchase agreement (the “SPA”) entered into between Lifeist, as vendor, and Flora Growth Corp, as purchaser, pursuant to which Lifeist has sold the issued and outstanding shares of Aussie Vapes to Flora, for total consideration valued at approximately C$900,000, payable by Flora issuing from treasury to the Company 550,000 Flora common shares.
“We are pleased to announce the sale of Aussie Vapes to an organization whose core business is an excellent fit for Aussie Vapes and that is well positioned to allocate specialized management resources to that market, catalyzing faster growth,” said Meni Morim, CEO of Lifeist Wellness. “Although our original sale agreement with Flora was terminated, we have remained in contact and were able to ultimately arrive at mutually agreeable terms for the sale of Aussie Vapes. We have continued to develop the business and adapt to the rapidly changing regulatory environment in Australia, but it remained a non-core asset for Lifeist. The sale allows Lifeist to exit the Australian devices market and focus our attention on more aggressively developing core assets in North America, while at the same time strengthening our cash position.”
The terms of the sale of Aussie Vapes represent a substantial improvement over the previous agreement announced September 18, 2023. With the present sale, Lifeist has delivered C$400,000 of inventory (vs. C$1.1 million of inventory in the previous agreement) and C$50,000 cash (vs. C$450,000 cash in the previous agreement). This represents a C$1.1 million improvement in working capital to the benefit of Lifeist shareholders. The sale also provides Lifeist shareholders with immediate meaningful exposure to positive developments in the U.S. market through a significant position in Flora common shares, with the potential for further cooperation with Flora in the future as events unfold.
The transaction does not involve any Non-Arm’s Length Parties (as defined in TSXV Policies). Kronos Capital Partners Inc. acted as financial advisor to Lifeist in connection with the transaction.
About Lifeist Wellness Inc. Sitting at the forefront of the post-pandemic wellness revolution, Lifeist leverages advancements in science and technology to build breakthrough companies that transform human wellness. Portfolio business units include: Mikra, a biosciences and consumer wellness company developing and selling innovative products for cellular health and CannMart, a B2B wholesale distribution business facilitating recreational cannabis sales to Canadian provincial government control boards.
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Aurora Cannabis Inc., a leading Canada-based global medical cannabis company, announced today that it has scheduled a conference call to discuss the results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year 2024 on Thursday, June 20, 2024 at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time | 6:00 a.m. Mountain Time. The Company will report its financial results for the fourth quarter fiscal year 2024 before the opening of markets that same day. Conference Call Details
Miguel Martin, Chief Executive Officer, and Simona King, Chief Financial Officer, will host the conference call and question and answer period. This weblink has also been posted to the Company’s “Investor Info” link at https://www.auroramj.com/investors/ under “Events”.
About Aurora Cannabis Aurora is opening the world to cannabis, serving both the medical and consumer markets across Canada, Europe, Australia and South America. Headquartered in Edmonton, Alberta, Aurora is a pioneer in global cannabis, dedicated to helping people improve their lives. The Company’s adult-use brand portfolio includes Drift, San Rafael ’71, Daily Special, Tasty’s, Being and Greybeard. Driven by science and innovation, and with a focus on high-quality cannabis products, Aurora’s brands continue to break through as industry leaders in the medical, wellness and adult recreational markets wherever they are launched. Learn more at www.auroramj.com and follow us on X and LinkedIn.
For its fiscal year ended March 30, 2024, the Société québécoise du cannabis (SQDC) posted total sales of $662.1 million, compared with $601.9 million for the preceding fiscal year. The company reported comprehensive income of $104.1 million versus $94.9 million in fiscal 2022-2023. To this can be added the government revenues generated by its operations in the form of consumer and excise taxes, estimated at $217.3 million, with $157.4 going to Québec and $62.6 million to the federal government. The SQDC’s total contribution to the Québec treasury is therefore $258.8 million.
The $104.1 million in net income and the Québec portion of the excise tax are remitted in full to the Ministère des Finances du Québec and earmarked primarily for cannabis-related prevention efforts and the fight against the effects of psychoactive substances.
For the fiscal year ended March 30, 2024, the SQDC achieved a sales volume of 122,478 kg of cannabis, a 15.0% increase from the preceding fiscal year (106,626 kg in fiscal 2022-2023). The SQDC’s market capture rate thus reached 62.8%1 in fiscal 2023-2024. The company’s sales grew 10% from fiscal 2022-2023, totalling $662.1 million. It should also be noted that fiscal 2023-2024 year had 53 weeks, compared with 52 weeks for the preceding fiscal year.
First year of the deployment of the SQDC Strategic Plan 2024-2026 Highlights of the SQDC’s 2023-2024 fiscal year included marking the first five years of its existence, implementing its second strategic plan and the November 2023 appointment of its new president, Suzanne Bergeron.
Guided by its determination to constantly serve customers better, the SQDC, during this first year of its latest strategic plan, added new categories to its product offer and expanded the coverage area of its 90-minute delivery service, all part of a logical process to improve accessibility. It also worked to increase organizational effectiveness by upgrading structuring systems.
In fiscal 2023-2024, the SQDC had sales totalling $662.1 million, corresponding to 112,478 kg of cannabis sold, compared with $601.9 million and 106,526 kg in fiscal 2022-2023. This growth is partly due to the end of the labour dispute in November 2023 and a return to normal operation in the 24 stores targeted by the strike. It also reflects the efforts made by the SQDC to meet customers’ expectations as part of its mission to migrate cannabis users aged 21 and over to the legal market. At the end of the 2024 calendar year, it was estimated that 62.8%1 of users had migrated to the legal market, corresponding to a 6.8% increase over the 2023 estimate.
Sales by Network The SQDC’s network of 97 stores, the same number as last year, generated sales of $622.1 million ($567.8 million in 2023). In volume terms, store sales totalled 114,804 kg of cannabis (100,254 kg in 2023). For their part, sales made through the SQDC.ca website reached $40.0 million (compared with $24.1 million in 2023), giving a total volume of 7,672 kg (6,272 kg in 2023). All told, the SQDC completed 16.1 million transactions (13.9 million transactions in fiscal 2022-2023), with prices ranging from $3.21/g to $15.69/g, all products taken together.
Responsibility: a core corporate value Adhering to its value of responsibility during the fiscal year, the company continued building closer ties with local producers in order to carry Quebec products, which are sought by customers. This year, the SQDC increased its proportion of Quebec-based producer partners to 59% and of its Québec Grown product offer to 46% (the Québec Grown identifier is reserved for products mostly grown in Québec).
The 2023-2024 fiscal year also saw the launch of the company’s Social Responsibility Plan 2024-2026. It should be noted that the SQDC had an excellent CSR record in fiscal 2023-2024, reaching all 13 of the 2024 targets it had set for itself. Especially notable is that nearly 76% of the product packaging sold by the SQDC now meets eco-responsible criteria. The company is also continuing to collaborate with its main value chain stakeholders to coordinate efforts aimed at reducing the environmental impact of the cannabis product packaging and containers sold at the SQDC.
The French-language version of the SQDC Annual Report 2024 is now available on SQDC.ca. The English-language version will be published soon.
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1. This rate is based on an estimate made by the Ministère des Finances du Québec during the fiscal year.
About the Société québécoise du cannabis (SQDC) The SQDC is a government corporation mandated to distribute and sell cannabis in Québec with a focus on protecting customers’ health and safety. The company is committed to offering quality products and informing and advising consumers on how to minimize the health impacts of cannabis. The goal is to shrink the illegal cannabis market in Québec. All the SQDC’s profits are remitted to the Fonds de lutte contre les dépendances, a fund managed by the Ministère des Finances du Québec, and earmarked primarily in cannabis-related education, prevention efforts and research. For more information, visit SQDC.ca.
The Société québécoise du cannabis (SQDC) reports $662.1 million in sales for the fiscal year ending March 30, 2024, with a net income of $104.1 million.
On top of this, the province reported $154.7 million in tax revenues from its operations in the form of consumption and excise taxes, and contributed $62.6 million to federal coffers.
According to the agency’s most recent quarterly report, the SQDC’s contribution to the Quebec state amounts to $258.8 million with net income and taxes combined.
This is an increase from $232.7 in total revenue for Quebec in 2022-2023 from $94.9 million in net income and $77.8 million in the province’s share of excise taxes, along with $50 million in QST.
The province says revenue from sales and tax are entirely paid to the Ministry of Finance of Quebec, and intended in particular for prevention and research in cannabis and the fight against misdeeds linked to the use of psychoactive substances. This claim, however, has come under scrutiny recently.
For the fiscal year ending March 30, 2024, the SQDC reports selling 122,478 kg of cannabis, an increase of 15% compared to the previous year (106,626 kg in 2022-2023). The majority of these were dried flower (97,918 kg), while 24,560 kg were for other cannabis products.
The province estimates that this means the legal market in Quebec served 62.8% of the total cannabis market for 2023-2024, down slightly from 2021.
The 2023-2024 fiscal year also has 53 weeks compared to 52 weeks for 2022-2023.
The vast majority of the $662.1 million in sales were from brick-and-mortar SQDC stores, and just over $40 million were from the SQDC’s online portal.
The SQDC brought in a new president and CEO in 2023, Suzanne Bergeron, replacing Jacques Farcy.
“While our network of branches is now well established across all regions of Quebec, I have the pleasure of joining forces with our committed teams to offer our customers—the heart of our operations—support, simplicity, the quality/price ratio and the choice it seeks, in compliance with our legal framework,” says Bergeron (translated). “Hand in hand, we worked this year to deploy new initiatives to better support and advise our customers, including the expansion of the 90- minute delivery coverage area as well as the new product offering, new formats.”
Quebec has the highest age of access for cannabis in Canada at 21, and all sales are through the 98 provincially-run SQDC stores. All products sold in Quebec have a cap of 30% THC, including edibles and the limited amount of extracts available like hash. Quebec also does not allow people to grow cannabis at home (other than with medical authorization) and has a very limited array of edibles available for sale.
Vapes coming to Quebec?
Cannabis vapes are not allowed in Quebec, although the most recent annual report appears to imply it may consider allowing those sales in the future to more effectively compete with the illicit market, considering the prevalence of these products in the illicit market in Quebec and elsewhere. The report notes (translated) this “well-established trend to which the SQDC cannot remain indifferent given its mission of converting the illegal market”).
“Malgré le fait que la SQDC ne vende pas de produits de vapotage de cannabis, selon l’Enquête québécoise sur le cannabis réalisée en 2023, 31 % des consommateurs et consommatrices de cannabis ont consommé ce type de produits, ce qui constitue une augmentation de 12 % par rapport à l’année dernière et, donc, une tendance bien installée à laquelle la SQDC ne peut rester insensible compte tenu de sa mission de conversion du marché illégal””
A survey from the SQDC in 2023 showed that 31% of consumers have used a cannabis vape despite the products being banned in the province, an increase from 12% in the previous year.
PEI is the only other province to currently ban the sales of cannabis vapes. Newfoundland and Labrador, which had previously banned cannabis vapes, began allowing their sale in 2022.
The Kahnawake Cannabis Control Board posted the feedback it received from on a pair of new amendments to the community’s cannabisregulations recently.
That feedback? There’s not a lot of it, said Kahnawake Cannabis Control Board operations manager Matthew Ferrante.
“No, there’s not a lot of it,” he said. “The feedback we did get was that some of the community’s members don’t want us to adhere slavishly to Health Canada standards for such things as suppliers, providers and the like, but they have standards that have been set that we can definitely shape and mold to the community’s standards.”
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Ferrante said the KCCB will, in fact, have its own standards, but that the Health Canada standards around cannabis agriculture provide a good jumping-off point from which to proceed.
“Well, this is Kahnawake, so obviously we’re not just going to blindly follow federal regulations, but we did sort of build our laws out using that as a starting point,” he said.
In the report itself, which is available for viewing at kahnawakemakingdecisions.com, the KCCB answers this question by reminding readers that from a regulatory standpoint, Health Canada’s resources are considerable.
“It must be noted that while the ultimate goal has always been to have complete control and jurisdiction over the cannabis industry, we are not currently equipped to replace the role of Health Canada,” it said.
Like so many things, those tiny packs of rolling papers you keep in your wallet for when you want an impromptu doobie are more than meets the eye. From exotic ancient civilizations and cultures, through the mountains of Spain, and then onto the shelf of your local favorite smoke shop, rolling papers have had a wild ride through the ages.
Origins of Rolling Papers
More or less, the original evolution of rolling papers is essentially tied together with the advent of European tobacco usage in the latter half of the previous millennium. However, there is evidence from ancient Chinese literature that mentions wrapping tobacco and medicinal herbs in some form of rice paper. This evidence is believed to have been dated as far back as the Tang Dynasty during the 8th century.
The New World & Back Again
Beyond ancient Chinese texts indicating rolling paper usage during that time, the next time rolling papers became a significant part of popular society was the late 15th century in Europe. At that time many nautical explorers, including Columbus, were returning back to Europe with large bounties of exotic goods–including tobacco and tobacco leaf-wrapped cigarillos from the natives in Hispaniola and subsequent conquered American lands.
As was with most things exotic and new, it immediately belonged to the rich and ruling classes. Cigarillos became a common form of smoking tobacco wrapped in paper at that time. Aristocrats would of course dispose of their cigarillo remains on the ground, prompting those less-fortunate to retrieve them. The cigarillo “shorts” were then re-rolled with whatever type of paper peasants, paupers, and gypsies could find.
Alcoy
The process of rolling loose tobacco into a small piece of paper eventually spread to the municipality of Alcoy, Spain. This area was already known to have had some papermaking influence brought to it from the Spanish Moors and eventually established itself as the paper hub of Spain.
Once the common-man practice of smoking tobacco out of rudimentary sources like newspaper stock was introduced to the high-quality papermakers of Alcoy, rolling papers dedicated primarily to tobacco were introduced.
France
By the 17th century, rolling and smoking tobacco had become widespread across parts of Europe. French soldiers returning home from Spain also brought rolled tobacco back home with them. Once the 1800s came around, the industrial revolution spurred with it the mass production of rolling papers.
19th Century
Once the popularity of what were now deemed “cigarettes” reached to the later half of the 19th century, innovations like rolling mills and machines had been invented to mass produce rolling papers much more efficiently.
These innovations were able to put more cigarettes into more hands at a much faster and affordable clip, thereby infiltrating all levels of society.
Rolling Papers in the 20th Century & Beyond
Once the 20th century rolled around, tobacco and tobacco products such as rolling papers became a massive industry with lots of competition and product choices. Nowadays, the RYO (roll your own) market is super massive and expected to eclipse an estimated $10.5B in 2028.
Factors such as the high cost of retail cigarettes and the rise of cannabis usage during this time have contributed significantly to this industry. Since the 1960s dawn of counterculture, a wide variety of rolling paper options have been created and geared towards cannabis smokers rolling (and even packing) their own joints, blunts, and blunt wraps.
Rolling Paper Compositions
Simple innovations such as creating the very rolling paper booklet form inside your beat-up old wallet were also a major development just over a century and a half ago. Previously smaller pieces would have to be hand-cut by smokers from a much larger sheet each time. Nowadays, smokers have an abundance of choices.
Fibers
The fibers of rolling papers include softwood pulp paper and other “ragwood” (nonwood) materials. Each of these options are
Flax – derived from the plant of the same name, flax is a natural fiber that has a decent toughness to it.
Rice – Often seen as the most additive-free rolling paper option, rice papers burn slow and are super thin
Hemp – hemp is basically an industry standard now due to its often organic nature that is also tough, burns slow, and typically features little-to-no additives
Blunts – made from nicotine-rich tobacco, blunt paper is much thicker than traditional rolling papers and burns slow. Often contains many additives.
Additives
In order to get what they deem the right consistency and look, rolling paper manufacturers add many different additives to their rolling papers–often to the detriment of the very smokers that use them.
Bleaching is a common practice of adding chemicals to the plant fibers to get them a nice white consistency, as well as to make them burn slower. These potentially harmful additives include:
Calcium carbonate
Magnesium carbonate
Titanium oxide
Sodium potassium tartrate
Potassium citrate
Polyvinyl alcohol glue
In recent years, the popularity of several rolling paper brands promising to be nothing but all-natural and organic have been influential in countering the many additives that have traditionally been a part of rolling papers. Hemp and tobacco-free options are also very popular with cannabis smokers in order to avoid adding these harmful additives to their natural herbs
Rolling a Joint
Rolling papers have always been right alongside tobacco for centuries, but in the 20th and 21st centuries, cannabis usage has increased and so has rolling paper consumption.
U.S. cannabis legalization
With the weed industry in the U.S. continuing to grow each time another new state legalizes cannabis usage, people are smoking a lot more joints and blunts.
Rolling your own joint has always been a part of the cannabis experience going back to the Roaring 20s and into the turbulence of 60s counterculture. From this trajectory, it’s easy to now say that the rolling paper industry is tied to the advent of cannabis legalization in the U.S. during the 21st century.
Types of Rolling Papers
Rolling papers have evolved for the better over the last 2 decades or so. From more health-conscious fibers and materials to better ways to roll and smoke, there’s certainly been some innovations.
Traditional joint papers
A book of 24 rolling papers is a mainstay, but the many different varieties are not. Everything from custom colors and images, exotic flavors, and joints the size of your forearm are now available at the local smoke shop or online seller for anyone looking for something different. Organic options are also extremely popular nowadays.
Blunts & Wraps
Gutting a cigar, filling the remaining cigar paper with weed, and rolling it up like a joint is a popular practice here in the U.S. and it still continues on due to the popularity in hip-hop culture.
Traditional slow-burning blunts and their blunt wrap brethren are similar in their consistency and performance, however the blunt wrap is a flat sheet to roll cannabis, with no actual loose tobacco within it.
Pre-Rolled cones
Sometimes smokers just don’t have the time or energy to roll a fatty. That’s why innovations like the pre-rolled cone make all the difference.
Cones or pre-rolls as they’re known, are already assembled into the conical shape with a paper filter at the end. Smokers can then load-up already ground-up cannabis into the cone with a stick or pen until the cone is filled with herb. This type of product has seen a rise in popularity the last 10 years or so due to its simplicity and ease-of-use.
Rolling Papers Past & Present
Chinese monks recounted in their sacred texts as to the wonders of their rice-paper wrapped “natural herbs”. Your cousin Eric showed up to your house in his Honda Civic recounting the time he smoked a 24K gold joint with some friends at a party last week. Some would say the more things change, the more they stay the same.
It’s really just plain old innovation that is mostly responsible for the development, popularity, and proliferation of rolling papers in modern society. Innovation that includes the evolution and acceptance of a formerly unknown plant known as tobacco into all ranks of European society.
As well as innovation that also correlates to the dawn of U.S. and subsequent worldwide cannabis countercultures in the 20th and 21st centuries.
Tilray Brands, Inc., a leading global lifestyle and consumer packaged goods company, today announced the launch of ‘Purple Churro,’ by Redecan cannabis – a sensational new sativa making its debut just in time for sunnier days and longer nights to pair perfectly with this summer season’s upcoming festivities. This unique strain offers a sweet, indulgent experience with a potent twist and boasting THC levels, marking yet another commitment to innovation with brand new genetics joining Redecan’s high quality flower lineup.
Purple Churro is a delightful cross of Cinnamon Horchata and Apples & Bananas. Offering an aromatic blend of sweet vanilla and cinnamon tasting notes, its dominant terpenes include limonene, nerolidol, and caryophyllene, promising a rich, flavorful experience, while serving as the perfect pick-me-up for both casual consumers and connoisseurs looking to try something new, fresh, and tasty.
Available in 3.5g and 14g dried flower formats in Ontario, Alberta and coming soon in Manitoba and British Columbia with further national expansion expected later this summer.
Redecan will be participating in this year’s 5th annual ‘BUD BASH’ in Toronto, Ontario, Canada this evening for a night of education, entertainment and establishing connections with fellow industry members where guests get to celebrate the joy of cannabis culture and community alongside the latest launches amongst a variety of Canadian cannabis brands. Guests must be 19+ and proof of CannSell certificate will be required upon entry. For more exciting product releases and formats from Redecan, follow @redecancannabiscanada.
About Redecan Cannabis Redecan is a leading Canadian cannabis producer dedicated to providing premium cannabis products through traditional cultivation techniques and modern innovations. Our passion for excellence is reflected in every strain we produce.
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