What are The First Steps to Set Up a Business in Canada?

For many American or foreign businesses, the idea of setting up operations in Canada often evokes one of two very different reactions.  Often, Canada is viewed by Americans as the fifty-first state (albeit a large and cold one); while others view their northern neighbour as very much a foreign country with foreign laws.  The truth …

Can You Protect the Intellectual Property of Your Cannabis Strains? It Takes a Creative Legal Approach

Northern Lights. Pineapple Express. Blue Dream. For those who aren’t aware, each of these names refers to a popular strain of cannabis. It used to be taboo to say them out loud. But now that cannabis is rounding the home stretch and racing toward full legalization in Canada for recreational use, these strains and a whole host …