The Law Commission has today published its report on the SARs regime following its consultation paper. Amongst wide-ranging recommendations to improve the regime, it has recommended that the government consider the need for guidance in relation to transactions involving the legal cannabis industry in Canada and elsewhere. Such guidance would certainly be useful to
Canadian Cannabis and Money Laundering Risks for UK Business
Medical cannabis is already big business in Canada. With the production of recreational cannabis due to be legalised there in October 2018 that business is expected to continue to grow, with Deloitte estimating that the total legal cannabis market will generate some CAD4.34 billion in 2019. However, UK corporates and financial institutions wishing to invest