Habitat Craft Cannabis founders Laine Keyes and Rudi Schiebel in their Genetics room at Habitat Craft Cannabis in Chase B.C. on Thursday September 26, 2019.British Columbia’s NDP government will open up the province’s cannabis market to give small and Indigenous growers better access to retail spaces as well as allow them to sell directly to customers who visit their facilities.
B.C., with its developed underground trade, has been one of the slowest provinces to embrace Canada’s legalization of cannabis. July data from Statistics Canada shows $34.6-million of legal product was sold in B.C., compared with $51.7-million next door in less-populous Alberta. “It’s a great step in the right direction, however, you need farmers to be licensed for these programs to be effective,” said Ms. Mas, whose group represents 130 small growers and processors across B.C.
“The look and feel of the facility will be akin to walking into a winery or a microbrewery,” he said.
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