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Cannabis Standard Processing License. How to Decide Between a Standard Processing Licence and Micro Processing Licence for your Cannabis Business. The Cannabis Act and Cannabis Regulations have been implemented in Canada for a few years now.

How to Decide Between a Standard Processing Licence and Micro Processing Licence for your Cannabis Business

But before that, businesses (small or large) didn’t have many options when it came to building a cannabis facility, as they were required to meet the operational and security requirements of a large-scale facility. With huge costs approaching $1,000,000 to start a cannabis business, smaller businesses just could not keep up and often wouldn’t make it to the finish line of securing a cannabis licence and getting their business up and running. By offering the standard processing licence and the micro processing licence, the Cannabis Act and Regulations now allow for businesses of all sizes an equal opportunity to start a cannabis business to produce products such as cannabis extracts, edible cannabis and cannabis topicals. The micro processing licence is a great option for smaller businesses.

The standard processing licence is very similar to the micro processing licence. Farmgate Cannabis Stores in Ontario Are Leading the Way. When it comes to cannabis, farmgate cannabis retail in Ontario is the new exciting topic on everyone’s mind.

Farmgate Cannabis Stores in Ontario Are Leading the Way

Ontario was the first province in Canada to allow farmgate cannabis sales this year. There have only been a few applications submitted for a farmgate cannabis store (compared to the thousands of regular Ontario cannabis store applications), but we’re now seeing that things are ramping up and more and more licenced producers are interested in getting involved with securing an Ontario farmgate retail licence. A farmgate cannabis retail program is also expected in British Columbia, however it will likely be up and running in 2022. For the past few years, there has been a ton of interest in opening up an Ontario cannabis store. Cannabis License Amendments and Notifications. Knowledge Center Free Consultation Powered by Translate What Are Cannabis License Amendments and Notifications and When Do We Need Them?

Cannabis License Amendments and Notifications

Kalpna Mistry So, your cannabis license has been issued by Health Canada and operations have begun, but now you need to make a change. Amendment to Cannabis Regulations Regarding Extracts. Knowledge Center Free Consultation Powered by Translate Regulations Amending the Cannabis Regulations (Flavours in Cannabis Extracts) Kalpna Mistry.

Amendment to Cannabis Regulations Regarding Extracts

What's New with Cannabis Retail in British Columbia. Knowledge Center Free Consultation Powered by Translate What’s New With Cannabis Retail in British Columbia Kalpna Mistry The Liquor and Cannabis Regulation Branch (LCRB), responsible for licensing cannabis retail stores in British Columbia, recently announced some new projects to be rolled out in the province in the coming months.

What's New with Cannabis Retail in British Columbia

Where Things Stand with Cannabis Retail Across Canada. Overview of Cannabis Retail Across Canada It’s been a few years since the first legal cannabis retail store opened its doors in Canada.

Where Things Stand with Cannabis Retail Across Canada

Upon legalization of cannabis, each province and territory established its own unique regulatory framework to manage the distribution and sale of recreational cannabis within their jurisdiction. As a result, each province and territory adopted either a government-run retail model, a privately-run model, or a hybrid of the two, engaging in cannabis retail through both brick-and-mortar and online stores. Early on, many provinces and territories placed caps on the number of retail store licences issued in an attempt to gain an understanding of consumer demand and waiting for cannabis supply to stabilize.

What Cultivators Need to Know about Starting Materials. Knowledge Center Free Consultation Powered by Translate What Cultivators Need to Know about Starting Materials.

What Cultivators Need to Know about Starting Materials

Farmgate Cannabis Retail in Canada. This year marked the opportunity for federally licensed cannabis cultivators or processors to sell cannabis products on site.

Farmgate Cannabis Retail in Canada

With the advent of farmgate cannabis sales, consumers now have the option to go directly to a license holder’s location to purchase cannabis products. Farmgate cannabis retail is still in its infancy stage. Some common questions we are asked are the following: Can any federally licensed producer open a farmgate cannabis retail store? Public Notice Submission for Cannabis Retail Store. So you’ve submitted your Retail Store Authorization application and you’ve received an email from the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) with dates for your public notice period for your proposed cannabis retail store.

Public Notice Submission for Cannabis Retail Store

This means it is now time for public notification. What You Need To Do. Ontario Cannabis Retail License. The next step after submitting an ROL application is to apply for a Retail Store Authorization (RSA) for each retail location you intend to open.

Ontario Cannabis Retail License

The RSA is a store specific application and covers areas such as store and site design (and applicable security provisions), proof of ownership/tenancy, municipality approval and distance from schools. To apply for an RSA, you must either hold a valid ROL issued by the AGCO or have submitted an application for an ROL with the AGCO. Applications for both an RSA and ROL can be submitted at the same time, but the ROL will be issued before the RSA is granted. AGCO 30 Day Consultation on Changing Inducements Rules. What is the consultation on? The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) has launched a 30-day consultation with Ontario cannabis retail license holders and other stakeholders pertaining to potential changes and clarification around the inducement rules contained in the Registrar’s Standards For Cannabis Retail Stores. What is the purpose of the consultation? The AGCO is furthering its objective of addressing the illicit market, which includes promoting consumer choice and a level playing field in Ontario’s legal cannabis industry.

Specifically, the consultation will address the point of material inducements from licensed producers, their representatives, or suppliers of cannabis accessories.