The federal ministry already runs strategy tables in a number of industries, including manufacturing, clean technology, agri-food and tourism.
However, in recent years cannabis companies have started working with outside firms to manufacture their products and packaging.
To get around this, some producers found a workaround, taking back their products when they are nearly finished and performing some nominal final step – like applying a label – in order to “complete the packaging process” themselves.
It was pushed back by the election and the Omicron variant in the COVID-19 pandemic, and the government has yet to announce a start date.
Industry leaders hope this review will reconsider some of the taxes currently levied against producers and consumers, such as the tax on medical cannabis.