Lake Country香蕉视频直播檚 second cannabis retail store is up and running, and it香蕉视频直播檚 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 Love香蕉视频直播檚 parent company), said he香蕉视频直播檚 excited to have a new retail store open just a stone香蕉视频直播檚 throw from Kelowna, where Dutch Love became the city香蕉视频直播檚 first regulated cannabis store last summer.
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It香蕉视频直播檚 the company香蕉视频直播檚 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.
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Dutch Love has said it will work with Lake Country Cannabis 香蕉视频直播� the district香蕉视频直播檚 other legal pot shop 香蕉视频直播� to tackle the grey market.
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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 doesn香蕉视频直播檛 rely on illicit products. Stoker said Leafly has since expunged all illicit products from their website, and Weedmaps is on the same path.
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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 香蕉视频直播淕reen Mile香蕉视频直播� along Westside Road, Stoker says the regulated store can offer services the grey market can香蕉视频直播檛.
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Dutch Love has also partnered with Lake Country Food Bank to donate 10 per cent of proceeds earned from the Lake Country store香蕉视频直播檚 first month.
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