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Share Capital - Additional Information (Details) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |  |  |  |
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Nov. 02, 2017 CAD ($) shares $ / shares | Oct. 20, 2017 shares | Oct. 01, 2017 shares | Jul. 04, 2017 shares | Apr. 03, 2017 shares | Jan. 31, 2017 CAD ($) shares | Mar. 31, 2018 CAD ($) shares | Mar. 31, 2018 CAD ($) shares $ / shares | Mar. 31, 2017 CAD ($) shares $ / shares | Feb. 07, 2018 shares | Sep. 07, 2017 shares | Dec. 12, 2016 shares | Apr. 07, 2016 CAD ($) shares | Mar. 31, 2016 CAD ($) shares
Disclosure Of Classes Of Share Capital [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
common shares issued | shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 111,366 | 490,641 |  |
Transaction costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 10,008,000 | $ 8,066,000 |  |  |  |  |
Shares issued | shares |  |  |  |  |  |  | 199,320,981 | 199,320,981 | 162,187,262 | 117,253 |  |  |  | 98,818,213
Warrants exercised | shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 207,297 | 213,104 |  |  |  |  |
Warrants exercise price | $ / shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 3.72 | $ 0.59 |  |  |  |  |
Weighted average exercise price of options outstanding |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 12.95 | $ 12.95 |  |  |  |  |  |
Exercise price of share options exercisable |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 4.55 | 4.55 |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based compensation expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 4,774,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of options provided in exchange for services | shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 420,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from exercise of stock options |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 11,053,000 | $ 6,961,000 |  |  |  |  |
Share-based compensation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 47,597,000 | 10,043,000 |  |  |  |  |
Share based payments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,151,000 | 1,307,000 |  |  |  |  |
Common shares issue for payment of royalties | shares |  | 79,717 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,110,000 | 1,416,000 |  |  |  |  |
Cost of Sale |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure Of Classes Of Share Capital [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 920,000 | 0 |  |  |  |  |
Canopy Rivers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure Of Classes Of Share Capital [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based compensation expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,579,000 | 0 |  |  |  |  |
Options |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure Of Classes Of Share Capital [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based compensation expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 21,278,000 | $ 7,650,000 |  |  |  |  |
Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure Of Classes Of Share Capital [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of number of shares issuable from treasury pursuant to awards |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10.00% |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of common shares reserved for Awards | shares |  |  |  |  |  |  | 19,955,721 | 19,955,721 |  |  |  |  |  |
Omnibus Incentive Plan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure Of Classes Of Share Capital [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate number of common shares that may be issued | shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 400,000 |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate number of common shares that may be issued | shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 200,000 |  |  |  |  |
Purchase Plan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure Of Classes Of Share Capital [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Shares issued | shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |
ESOP |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure Of Classes Of Share Capital [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of options exercisable on each anniversaries from date of grant |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 33.33% |  |  |  |  |  |
ESOP expiration period |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6 years |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted average exercise price of options outstanding |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 12.95 | $ 12.95 | $ 3.97 |  |  |  |  | $ 2.05
Options exercised | shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,912,946 | 4,010,865 |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from exercise of stock options |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 11,053,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
ESOP | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure Of Classes Of Share Capital [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Exercise price, share options granted |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11.71 |  |  |  |  |  |
ESOP | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure Of Classes Of Share Capital [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Exercise price, share options granted |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0.43 |  |  |  |  |  |
XIB Consulting Inc | Corporate Development Initiatives |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure Of Classes Of Share Capital [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Shares issued | shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 72,418 |
MedCann Access |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure Of Classes Of Share Capital [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Shares released from escrow related to the acquisition, shares | shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 240,678 | 1,011,239 |  |  |  |  |
Shares released and cancelled from escrow account | shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 48,078 | 1,149,892 |  |  |  |  |
Share-based compensation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 14,000 | $ (396,000) |  |  |  |  |
LBC Holdings, Inc |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure Of Classes Of Share Capital [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Shares released from escrow related to the acquisition, shares | shares |  |  | 87,836 | 87,836 | 87,836 |  |  |  | 138,032 |  |  |  |  |
Shares released from escrow | shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 25,097 |  |  |  |  |  |
Mettrum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure Of Classes Of Share Capital [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
common shares issued | shares |  |  |  |  |  | 34,265,042 |  |  | 83,822 |  |  |  |  |
Total consideration |  |  |  |  |  | $ 350,334,000 |  |  | $ 350,334,000 |  |  |  |  |
Equity consideration |  |  |  |  |  | 337,511,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based compensation expense |  |  |  |  |  | $ 480,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Mettrum | Common Shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure Of Classes Of Share Capital [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity consideration |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Mettrum | XIB Consulting Inc | Corporate Development Initiatives | Common Shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure Of Classes Of Share Capital [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
common shares issued | shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 83,822 |
Equity consideration |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,000,000 |
Greenstar investment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure Of Classes Of Share Capital [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
common shares issued | shares | 18,876,901 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total consideration | $ 244,990,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
offering price | $ / shares | $ 12.9783 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase price of shares | $ 174,472,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase price of warrants | 70,518,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Warrants expiration description |  |  |  |  |  |  | The warrants, each exercisable at $12.9783 per warrant for a common share expire May 2, 2020 and are exercisable in two equal tranches, with the first exercisable tranche date being August 1, 2018, and the second exercisable tranche date being February 1, 2019, provided at the time of exercising the warrants, the Company still owns the 18,876,901 common shares. |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Transaction costs | $ 707,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Warrants | Greenstar investment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure Of Classes Of Share Capital [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
common shares issued | shares | 18,876,901 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Transaction costs | $ 253,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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