Biological Assets and Inventory - Schedule of Biological Inventory (Parenthetical) (Detail) - kg	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Disclosure Of Detailed Information About Inventories [Abstract]
Cannabis seeds \| kg	0.267	0.288

Disclosure of detailed information about inventories.

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