Canopy Growth Provides Comments on Ontario Retail, BC Production, First Recreational Shipments
SMITHS FALLS, ON, Sept. 27, 2018 /CNW/ – Canopy Growth Corporation (Canopy Growth) (TSX: WEED) (NYSE: CGC) today responded to Ontario’s retail rollout plan. The Company is looking forward to serving customers at retail locations at the site of its production facilities and especially looks forward to initiating the process of obtaining the necessary retail licences required to operate cannabis retail at its Smiths Falls headquarters where a merchandise store is already in place at a Tweed-branded visitor centre.
The Company looks forward to pursuing additional retail capabilities, taking advantage of the diversified arms of its business, including the newly acquired Tokyo Smoke platform, its multiple licensed production sites, and additional opportunities available through its affiliated investment arm, Canopy Rivers Inc. (TSXV: RIV). The Company believes that third party private retail represents a meaningful business opportunity compared to a provincially run retail system, and Canopy Growth’s family of brands will feature prominently under any retail framework.
The future of the Ontario cannabis market is bright. As a cannabis business with multiple licenses and a variety of diverse subsidiaries, we feel we have a distinct advantage at this stage in the game. The Tweed and Tokyo Smoke retail experiences will offer unique and distinct experiences to appeal to anyone interested in cannabis. And we might even change a few minds.
Mark Zekulin, co-CEO and President, Canopy Growth
Nationally, Canopy Growth will operate private retail in every province where it is permitted and will supply product to every province and territory with announced supply programs.
In depth licensing details will be made available through new provincial legislation. Once tabled, additional commentary will be possible.
In British Columbia, a one-time transfer of product has occurred, bringing product to Smiths Falls for processing. That product is proceeding through extraction and post-production for dried flower products at the Smiths Falls campus. Production licenses are in place at both sites, with more capacity possible once they are fully operational. Processing licences were delayed by infrastructure and regulatory approvals, which led to a number of plants needing to be destroyed. Management does not consider this event to represent a material impact on the company’s balance sheet and fully anticipates being able to meet provincial supply agreements during the first year of recreational legalization.
Finally, the Company can confirm that it has completed a number of shipments to provinces in anticipation of the upcoming recreational cannabis regime. These shipments, the first of many, have been undertaken to stress-test the systems on both sides of the equation, and reflect a historic moment for the Company.
Here’s to Future Growth.
About Canopy Growth Corporation
Canopy Growth is a world-leading diversified cannabis company, offering distinct brands and curated cannabis varieties across the globe. Canopy Growth operates over a dozen licensed cannabis production sites globally with over 3.2 million square feet of production capacity, including over 500,000 square feet of GMP certified production space. From product and process innovation to market execution, Canopy Growth is driven by a passion for leadership and a commitment to building a world-class cannabis company one product, site and country at a time. With operations spanning 11 countries across five continents, the Company is proudly dedicated to educating healthcare practitioners, advancing the public discourse surrounding cannabis, and conducting robust clinical research in cannabinoid-based animal and human medicines. The Company has also established partnerships with leading sector names including cannabis icon Snoop Dogg, breeding legends DNA Genetics and Green House seeds, and Fortune 500 alcohol leader Constellation Brands, to name but a few. Built on a proud history of firsts, pride in advancing shareholder value through leadership is engrained in all we do at Canopy Growth.
