Many pot retailers in the province say the UCP’s government’s decision to designate cannabis and liquor stores as essential during the spring pandemic saved many of the fledgling outlets. Alberta’s cannabis retailers have weathered the COVID-19 storm a…
Author: Amy Hansen
Calgary-Based Cannabis Grower, Chocolatier Cook Up Sweet Deal
Sundial Growers says its partnership with city confectioner Choklat to produce edibles in time to stuff Christmas stockings is part of the recipe for the cannabis company’s recovery during the tough times of an industry downturn. Two Calgary-based comp…
Province Lifts Limits On Cannabis Store Ownership
Alberta’s limit on cannabis shop ownership to 15 per cent of the province’s total number of stores is going up in smoke. On Nov. 1, the cap imposed by the former NDP government, which also set a maximum number of outlets owned by a single entity at 37,…
Alberta Cannabis Growers Push For Winery-Type Sampling Tours
Kieley Beaudry would love patrons to tour her licensed indoor pot patch, sample its produce and purchase their favourite buzz on their way out. If wineries and breweries can do it, she says, Alberta’s legal cannabis producers should have the same right…
Cannanaskis Hopes To Blaze A New Trail With Cannabis Tourism Through Kananaskis Country
Cannanaskis steers pot-imbibing guests through the scenic foothills and mountains west of Calgary while regaling them with 12,000 years of marijuana history. Dave Dormer admits to a tinge of reefer sadness in the reluctance of Alberta tourism promoters…