Lake Country91裸聊视频檚 second cannabis retail store is up and running, and it91裸聊视频檚 looking to boost the regulated market locally and beyond.
Dutch Love Cannabis opened its doors Wednesday (Nov. 18) in the Village Centre on Main Street.
Harrison Stoker, vice president of brand at Donnelly Group (Dutch Love91裸聊视频檚 parent company), said he91裸聊视频檚 excited to have a new retail store open just a stone91裸聊视频檚 throw from Kelowna, where Dutch Love became the city91裸聊视频檚 first regulated cannabis store last summer.
91裸聊视频淲e91裸聊视频檝e got a lot of really good local producer relationships in the Okanagan,91裸聊视频� Stoker said. 91裸聊视频淲e91裸聊视频檙e especially excited to have another outlet to be able to service the Okanagan population, to effectively buy the cannabis that91裸聊视频檚 grown in their back yard.91裸聊视频�
It91裸聊视频檚 the company91裸聊视频檚 19th retail store in Canada and the sixth to crop up in B.C. As Lake Country council heard , the company is committed to working with other regulated stores to combat the illicit cannabis market.
That endeavour starts with modernizing the regulated market: Dutch Love has been lobbying the provincial government to equip the cannabis market with retail features like online shipping and delivery.
91裸聊视频淔eatures which I think today, from a consumer perspective, we kind of take for granted,91裸聊视频� Stoker said. 91裸聊视频淲ith Amazon and online e-commerce and the stuff that already exists, it91裸聊视频檚 crazy to think in 2020 you can91裸聊视频檛 have that same accessibility and convenience in cannabis retail.91裸聊视频�
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Dutch Love has said it will work with Lake Country Cannabis 91裸聊视频� the district91裸聊视频檚 other legal pot shop 91裸聊视频� to tackle the grey market.
91裸聊视频淥ur position is combating the illicit market shouldn91裸聊视频檛 necessarily be entirely incumbent upon the province. As a collective, regulated retail coalition we can really help out quite a bit if we91裸聊视频檙e less constrained by these prohibitions.91裸聊视频�
The company is also helping online cannabis aggregators like Weedmaps and Leafly to legitimize their revenue streams and move away from grey-market products.
Dutch Love worked with Leafly through the legalization period to build a revenue model that doesn91裸聊视频檛 rely on illicit products. Stoker said Leafly has since expunged all illicit products from their website, and Weedmaps is on the same path.
91裸聊视频淭hey91裸聊视频檙e now very actively starting to strip out illicit operations, which is great, and they91裸聊视频檝e committed to us vocally that by the end of the year they will fully turn the corner and only be hosting regulated retail on their websites,91裸聊视频� Stoker said.
There are relatively fewer grey-market options in the Lake Country area compared to Vancouver, where the company operates four stores. For those in Lake Country who frequent the so-called 91裸聊视频淕reen Mile91裸聊视频� along Westside Road, Stoker says the regulated store can offer services the grey market can91裸聊视频檛.
91裸聊视频淥ne thing that we can offer is safe, dependable, accurately labelled products that are regulated by Health Canada,91裸聊视频� he said. 91裸聊视频淎nd I think we have a customer experience that is perhaps challenging for the illicit market to mirror.91裸聊视频�
Dutch Love has also partnered with Lake Country Food Bank to donate 10 per cent of proceeds earned from the Lake Country store91裸聊视频檚 first month.
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