Craft Cannabis Outdoor Growers in BC Expecting Bumper Cannabis Crop after Recent Heat Wave – LPC Tyler Bigattini, master grower at Potanicals Green Growers Inc., said he’s expecting a bumper cannabis crop after the recent BC heatwave. “They definitely do like the heat,” Bigattini told Glacier Media (please see link below). The Peachland, BC-based craft…
BC Public Safety Minister Warns of Illegal Cannabis Contaminants – LPC Mike Farnworth, British Columbia’s public safety minister and solicitor general, is warning the public about illegal cannabis contaminants. A test of 20 dry cannabis samples seized in raids showed alarming results. Eighteen of the 20 showed at least one of 24 different pesticides found…
Canadian Cannabis Retailers Co. Ltd. Buys Assets from Failing Lift & Co. – LPC Ontario’s CannSell Program has a new owner. Canadian Cannabis Retailers Co. Ltd. (CCRC) announced that it bought the program from Lift & Co., which entered bankruptcy protection in September. “CCRC is proud to assume the ownership of CannSell,” the company stated…
Ontario’s Open Retail Cannabis Market Drives Sales in Canada – LPC The legal Canadian cannabis market almost doubled from August 2019 to August 2020. During that time, the sales climbed from $123.7 million to $244.9 million for each respective month. The gains represented a 6% increase in sales from July to August 2020. However Ontario…
July Stats Show Consistent Growth Across All Provinces – LPC The Marijuana Business Daily reports that Canadian legal cannabis sales hit a record high in July, reaching $231.6 million or a 15.2 per cent jump over June’s sales. The biggest dollar-value gain was in Ontario, where the country’s largest province sold $60.3 million for a…
Stats Canada Show the Legal Cannabis Market Has Higher Sales Than Black Market Cannabis – LPC Canada has hit what one journalist calls a “significant milestone”. For the first time since legalization, spending in the legal cannabis market is higher than the illegal market. According to Stats Canada, legal cannabis amounted to $803 million versus…
BC Licensed Producer Expects Cannabis Harvest of about 60,000 Plants – LPC Speakeasy Cannabis Club, a licensed producer in Rock Creek, BC, expects its cannabis harvest this year will be about 60,000 plants. “It’s been a long time coming; we couldn’t be more excited,” said Speakeasy Cannabis CEO Marc Geen about the cannabis harvest. “We’re…
Province Sees Seven-Fold Increase in Legal Cannabis Sales in One Year – LPC Finally, there are some solid numbers suggesting that BC’s legal cannabis market is overtaking the illegal market. Statistics Canada announced that the province sold $29.4 million in cannabis products in June 2020. That’s almost seven times the $4.2 million it sold in…
Delivery Still Not Available from Private Cannabis Retailers – LPC BC will now allow online cannabis purchases. However, that doesn’t mean delivery. Customers will still have to arrive in person to pick up their order. Attorney General David Eby said that the move supports public health and safety by promoting physical distancing. “(Online cannabis purchases)…
New Safety Course and Translucent Windows Coming to BC Cannabis Laws – LPC Changes are coming to BC cannabis laws. Legal cannabis stores in BC will now be allowed to have transparent windows. Previously, many cannabis stores broke city by-laws with translucent or opaque windows. New Westminster, for example, requires all retailers have transparent exterior…
