Cannabis NB Allows Local Producers To Sell Their Own Products
The program is called FarmGate and will allow licensed cannabis producers in New Brunswick to sell their own products on site.
The program is called FarmGate and will allow licensed cannabis producers in New Brunswick to sell their own products on site.
Products from the following licensed producers will participate in the competition: Crystal Cure, MSIKU, Namaste, Reef Organic, FIGR, Stewart Farms, Organigram, and Ritual Green Cannabis.
Huddle “Home Office” host Mark Leger wanted to know what the future of the cannabis industry looked like, so he had a chat with Brennan Sisk of the New Brunswick Cannabis Office and Tanner Stewart of Stewart Farms.
The N.B. government needs to give the private sector a larger role in growing a retail sector that creates more economic opportunities for local companies and better serves the needs of consumers, much like they have in the alcohol industry.
Cannabis NB will not be sold to a single private operator after all.
The Cities of New Brunswick Association says a profitable, publically owned retail network may be best positioned to help the sector grow in the province.
They fear the government-owned retailer will end up in the hands of an outside company and stifle the growth of the local industry.
Golden Peak Cannabis has produced two crops that have been purchased by Shediac-based licensed producer Crystal Cure for its Farmers series, a line that highlights small cultivators.
Third-quarter results released this week show the Crown corporation posted a net profit of $2.8-million.
Patrick Parent announced Tuesday that he will be leaving the job to return to a CEO role in the private sector.