To deliver good-quality cannabis, producers must simultaneously aim for both careful science and carefree highs.
- Professor of Operations Research, Brock University
Federal officials have repeatedly claimed cannabis supplies are sufficient. But their own data suggest otherwise.
With cannabis, governments must balance taxing legal sales versus competing with illegal ones.
Government data outline what’s popular with Canadian cannabis shoppers. Among other things, they prefer smoke-able cannabis, high-quality products and in-store shopping.
Government data suggest medical cannabis availability improved after legalization in Canada. But producers have struggled to meet demand for recreational cannabis other than oils.
L’horaire des rendez-vous vise à maximiser la productivité médicale de façon à éviter de gaspiller de précieuses ressources. Mais il doit aussi tenter de minimiser l’attente des patients au bureau.
The companies that head up loyalty rewards programs must compensate for their uncertainty about your reward preferences.
La légalisation du cannabis provoque l'émergence d'une féroce compétition entre le marché du cannabis légal et le marché noir. Les producteurs, détaillants et gouvernements devront s’adapter.
Last week’s Gazan rocket fire and Israeli airstrikes were logical consequences of both sides’ brinkmanship negotiating strategies.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s Conservative govenment is showing interventionist tendencies that undermine its free-market claims.
In Canada’s newly-legal cannabis market, retailers will face tough competition from the established black market.
Ontario must quickly create rules for cannabis stores. How the Ford government decides to regulate retailers will have a major impact on how many retailers will get into the business.
Startup yang didanai melalui pinjaman bisnis dapat lebih sukses dari mereka yang hanya menggunakan pinjaman pribadi atau ekuitas.
Ontario’s change to private sector cannabis stores will give consumers more convenience. That will mean stronger competition against the black market, but potentially higher consumption too.
Start-ups funded via business loans can outperform those using personal loans or only equity.
Provincially owned cannabis retailers have a lot to do before cannabis goes on sale in Canada on Oct 17.
Incendiary kites and balloons have joined artillery rockets in Gaza’s arsenal. They bleed Israel’s finances more than its people.
La historia y las matemáticas nos dicen que el virus del Ébola se extiende exponencialmente rápido. Esto significa que es un problema global y que todos los países necesitan unirse para parar la epidemia rápidamente.
History, and math, tell us that the Ebola virus spreads exponentially quickly. This means Ebola is a global problem and all nations need to rally – to stop the epidemic fast.
Flashy interceptor systems attract media and government attention. But bomb shelters and warning systems are at least as important in the midst of missile strikes.
Could the 1942 Battle of the Coral Sea between American and Japanese aircraft carriers have turned out differently?
Canadian provinces are choosing various approaches to cannabis sales as legalization approaches. Ontario’s will combine aspects of computer stores, wine boutiques and post-prohibition liquor outlets.
Iron Dome rocket interceptors achieved international fame during Israel’s 2012 and 2014 Gaza conflicts. Research suggests the systems provided substantial protection in 2014, but not two years earlier.
In competing with Canada’s black markets, legal cannabis has potential strengths and weaknesses. Most flow directly from governments’ policy choices.
Creative appointment scheduling minimizes in-office waiting for physicians and patients.
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