Ontario Agency Needs to Expand as Retail Stores Do – LPC The Ontario Cannabis Store (OCS) has indirectly said it will open a second cannabis distribution warehouse. Marijuana Business Daily reports the provincial agency needs to expand its “network” to meet growing demand. This is presumably due to fast growth in Ontario’s retail cannabis market,…
Program Aimed at Bringing Growers and Sellers in BC into the Legal Cannabis Market – LPC The BC government introduced an online cannabis navigator aimed at helping growers and sellers in the province transition to the legal cannabis market. Courtland Sandover-Sly, president of the BC Independent Cannabis Association, said he was “thrilled” about the new…
Report Says Yes While Stats Say No – LPC A recent article in the Vancouver Sun suggests that a “thriving” cannabis black market still exists. (Please see link below.) However, the numbers tell a different story. The newspaper’s investigation found that five illegal retail cannabis stores open on a Sunday night in Vancouver. One of…
Ontarians Want More Edibles and Other Cannabis 2.0 Products – LPC The Ontario Cannabis Store (OCS) reported that it sold $19.3 million in Ontario cannabis 2.0 sales in January to March 2020. This second wave of cannabis products includes vaping products, edibles, and topicals. “Cannabis 2.0 products that launched into the market in Q4 sold…
Part of Post-Pandemic Planning Includes Opportunity for Growers to Sell Their Products Direct to Consumer – LPC The Ontario Cannabis Store (OCS) announced that licensed producers in Ontario will be able to sell their own product onsite. Chief commercial officer Cheri Mara announced plans for farm-gate cannabis during a Reddit “Ask Me Anything” session. “This…
Vaping Gets Lion’s Share of Ontario Cannabis 2.0 Sales; More to Come – LPC Ontario Cannabis 2.0 sales topped approximately $4.3 million in sales in January, according to the government-run retailer. Vape sales were by far the highest at about $3.77 million. Edibles made up the rest, about $569,000 for the month. Cheri Mara, OCS…
Residents of Campobello Island are Effectively Cut Off from Canada in the Winter – LPC Residents of Campobello Island, NB are speaking out about privacy concerns. They say US Customs and Border Protection agents regulalry search their mail. Canada Post confirms their trucks must briefly pass through the US to get to the island. The…
Cannara to Leverage Cheap Quebec Electricity and Large Facillity – LPC Cannara Biotech isn’t wasting any time. After receiving its Health Canada licence for Cultivation, Processing, and Medical Sales (business to business), the company plans to plant right away. Chief operation officer Barry Laxer said Phase 1 of its new facility is ready for operations.…
Ford Shoots Back at LPs, Says They Didn’t Have Supply – LPC Ontario Premier Doug Ford promised his province will have the most cannabis shops in Canada during his talk with BNN. “We’re going to open up stores,” Ford said. “We’re going to have more stores than all the provinces combined, so we’re going to…
Price Gap with Black Market Cannabis is Widening – LPC Industry analysts say that licensed producers (LPs) need to focus on slashing legal cannabis prices in 2020. The price gap between legal and illegal cannabis is growing, which undermines the whole industry. “Legal cannabis has been priced much higher than the black market ever since…
