CannTrust Holdings Inc. said Thursday that about $1.3 million worth of its products will be returned by the Alberta government’s cannabis wholesaler and online retailer.
CannTrust Holdings Inc. is laying off about 180 people — about 20 per cent of the Ontario-based cannabis company’s workforce — following repeated problems with both its product and how it has been produced.
CannTrust Holdings Inc. says the Ontario government‘s cannabis retailer is returning all of the company’s products it has because they do not conform with the terms of its master cannabis supply agreement.
Health Canada has found fault with cannabis production at a second CannTrust Holdings Inc facility, a month after the regulator froze sales of several tonnes of marijuana grown at another one of its Ontario operations.
CannTrust, which describes itself as a “leading” provider of medical cannabis, has voluntarily halted all sales and shipments of its product after Health Canada found that it was growing cannabis in five unlicensed rooms and after the ministry received inaccurate information.
A year before his murder, the Apotex founder had agreed to work with CannTrust to produce a slow-release medical marijuana pill that would treat chronic pain, depression, PTSD and more.
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