by Dudley Coulter | Jun 17, 2020 | Advocacy, Articles, News
Less than half of 1 per cent.In a country where 98 per cent of all businesses are small businesses, that is how much of Canada’s total licensed pot cultivation space is controlled by small businesses. The figure also represents a generous estimate for the level of...
by Dudley Coulter | Jun 15, 2020 | Advocacy, News
Further to previous messages, we are pleased to provide a progress report on the official launch of the BC Craft Farmers Co-Op this month and the BC pilot project we have developed for the federal and provincial governments to consider as part of their response to the...
by Dudley Coulter | Jun 13, 2020 | Advocacy, Articles, News
The nondescript storefront in the 1100-block of Kingsway has paper covering all of its windows except for a neon “open” sign that is still illuminated just before 11 p.m. on a Sunday.The yellow awning overhead suggests the building houses an auto repair shop.Read more...
by Dudley Coulter | Jun 1, 2020 | Advocacy, Articles, News
Sean Eckford, BIVA newly-incorporated craft cannabis co-operative is putting forward a plan to make small-scale, independent cannabis businesses part of B.C.’s post-pandemic economic recovery.Read more at BIV
by Dudley Coulter | May 27, 2020 | Advocacy, Articles, News
Large cannabis growing facilities are up for sale in communities across the province as the industry comes to grips with slower-than-expected sales of government-sanctioned cannabis products.An 18,000-sq.-ft. cannabis cultivation and processing facility is for sale in...
by admin | May 7, 2020 | Advocacy, Government Relations, News
An executive summary of the economic development and job creation proposal sent we sent to federal and provincial governments to consider in response to the economic crisis created by the COVID 19 pandemic and to achieve the Cannabis Act’s original goals....