Micro-Cultivation Faclity Includes Two Buildings and 24 Grow Pods Earlier this month, VIGR Life Cannabis Inc. received two Health Canada licences to become Saskatchewan’s first micro-cultivation operation. The new micro-cultivation licence was introduced two years ago along with micro-processing to encourage craft cannabis growers. VIGR president and CEO Rick Turchet said the facility will…
Province Lifts Restrictions on Ownership Percentage and Store Numbers – LPC The Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis (AGLC) removed the Alberta retail cannabis cap for ownership. Previously, one owner could not own more than 15 per cent of the market, and no more than 37 locations total. The Alberta retail cannabis cap is no longer…
Saskatchewan’s Zyus Could Help Boost COVID-19 Vaccine Production – LPC Licensed producer Zyus Life Sciences in Saskatoon is helping develop a COVID-19 vaccine, but not in the way you might think. The company specializes in plant science, manipulating the way a plant functions. The science is complex, but essentially Zyus wants to find a faster…
Saskatchewan Licensed Producer Fights Cash Flow, Bad Press – LPC Zyus Life Sciences Inc. seems like any other medical cannabis startup in Canada. The Saskatchewan-based company received its Processing Licence from Health Canada last December. Its state-of-the-art Innovation Place facility is still under construction – for the most part. Yet one thing may set Zyus…
BC Customer Gets Runaround, Out $524 – LPC BC Solicitor General Mike Farnworth said he’s aware of online black market cannabis in the province – and it’s still a problem. “(Online black market cannabis dispensaries) are illegal,” Farnworth said. He added that he’s already in communication with federal law enforcement to help deal with the…
First Legal Cannabis Edibles Hit Some Markets in Canada but Not All – LPC Legal cannabis edibles and vapes could be sold as of December 16, 2019. For at least three provinces – Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and BC – that was the day suppliers started shipping product. John Arbuthnot, CEO of Delta 9 Cannabis in Manitoba,…
SPS Reports 206 Cannabis-Related Charges in First Year of Cannabis Legalization – LPC The Saskatoon Police Service (SPS) reported it had laid 206 cannabis-related charges during the first year of cannabis legalization. That was fewer than anticipated under the Cannabis Control (Saskatchewan) Act. “Since cannabis legalization on October 17, 2018, the SPS has experienced fewer…
Province Leads the Way in Normalizing Cannabis Market – LPC Alberta’s cannabis retailers lead the way when it comes to normalizing cannabis sales and creating a maturing market. That’s important for many reasons – including consumer satisfaction. But one of the key reasons that federal and provincial governments talk about is to keep down black…
Province Moves Closer to Alberta’s Example, But Not All Are Happy – LPC The Saskatchewan government announced it will move to an open market cannabis model in 2020. The shift is to help eliminate black market cannabis. Saskatchewan previously had a lottery system similar to Ontario’s cannabis licence lottery. There were further limitations including a limit…
“Not Remotely Close to Following Regulations” – But Not Yet Deemed Illegal Winnipeg-based Bonify “terminated” three top executives and “dimissed” an executive assistant after an investigation found that the company was selling “unauthorized” cannabis in Saskatchewan. All the quotation marks here illustrate just how much of a grey area Bonify is in legally. Health Canada…
