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NICHE this Week: 5 Things You Need to Know

As you kick off the week, here are five things making news in the cannabis industry:
New blog: Calling all Craft Growers; Our latest blog delves into why Craft Growers need a bigger seat at the table. We need to better understand how small-scale cannabis producers fit into the new regime and how governments can accommodate their business needs. We're hosting a webinar for Craft Growers - sign up today!
The Federation of Canadian Municipalities is meeting with federal, provincial & territorial finance ministers this week. The President of FCM issued a statement ahead of the meeting, calling on Ottawa to use cannabis excise tax revenues to help cover the costs municipal governments will incur.
Nova Scotia announced their first decisions on legalization of cannabis last week and released the findings of 31,000 online surveys.
PEI released their cannabis consultation report last week and unveiled what the regulation plan will look like in that province.
ICYMI: Conservative senators are threatening to hold up the passage of Bill C-45 and C-46. As the Globe and Mail reports, unless they yield, the legalization bills are unlikely to become law in time for July 2018.