Ontario Retail Growing

The long-awaited arrival of new cannabis stores in Ontario seems to be happening – even in the midst of COVID-19. And along with new stores, a new extension of how long they can deliver to curbside and homes.

Some major cannabis companies (Aphria, Cronos + High Times) announced major news this week – sometimes financial and sometimes leadership.

In the US, Presidential nominee Joe Biden has a new approach to legalization while Minnesota looks to legalize in the midst of an election year.

Read on…

Expansion continues in and around Canada’s capital – with 20 new stores planned. Ottawa Citizen‍

And new stores aren’t just reserved for Toronto or Ottawa, Timmins got a new HOBO last week. Timmins Today‍

Luckily for these retailers, they are able to continue curbside delivery and home delivery until (at least) May 19th in Ontario. MJ Biz Daily‍

But the expansion of retail comes in the midst of downsizing of many of the largest producers in Canada – we’ve seen HEXO, Aurora and Canopy make cuts – this week is a much smaller downsizing, but downsizing nonetheless at Aphria. BNN‍

Peter Horvath – former Green Growth Brands CEO is now the new CEO of High Times – just as they make their entry in to retail. Yahoo FinanceDon’t know Peter Horvath? BofC connected with him in mid-2018 – watch.

Minnesota House Majority Leader Ryan Winkler introduced a bill to legalize cannabis. Not coincidentally, our podcast – Minnesota Cannabis Conversations – featured Winkler on a recent episode. Listen here.

Democratic Presidential candidate Joe Biden came up with a Plan for Black America – which included decriminalization. Better late than never… Marijuana Moment‍

The Week Ahead

Monday, May 11
9 am | On a High with Trang Trinh, TREC Brands
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10 am | BofC Live with Ian Dyck, Shopify
LIVE STREAM

Tuesday, May 12
9 am | Benchmark Update in partnership with Cannabis Benchmarks
LAST WEEK | MONTHLY LEGAL NON-MEDICAL VOLUME SOLD, FEB. 2020

10 am | BofC Live with Harrison Stoker, HOBO Cannabis Company
LIVE STREAM

Wednesday, May 13
10 am | BofC Live – Guest TBA
LIVE STREAM

Thursday, May 14
9 am | Job of the Week in partnership with Cannabis At Work
LAST WEEK | VP MARKETING, TORONTO, ON

10 am | BofC Live with Nick Pateras, Materia Ventures
LIVE STREAM

Friday, May 15
10 am | BofC Live – Guest TBA
LIVE STREAM

Noon | Lunch + Learn with Ian Dyck, Shopify
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