Grow Life 420

A lot more variety when it comes to buying recreational cannabis could be coming to Waterloo Region.

As of Wednesday, a dozen applications for legal pot shops in this region are currently being evaluated by the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO). Half the locations are in Kitchener, four are in Cambridge and two are in Waterloo.

There are currently three legal retail cannabis stores operating in the region — one in each city.

It’s unclear when these new stores will be approved and allowed to open, however, as the provincial government has halted all non-essential construction projects and the AGCO is now conducting some of its inspections virtually.

– Read the entire article at The Record.

Toronto-based Supreme Cannabis to operate 107,000 square-foot processing facility.

A large cannabis processing plant capable of filling thousands of packages per day is coming to Kitchener.

Toronto-based Supreme Cannabis Company Inc. has leased 100 Hollinger Cres. in the Bridgeport area and spent the past few months upgrading the facility. They recently completed Phase 1 of the three-phase retrofit, and have applied to Health Canada for a cannabis processing license.

Supreme Cannabis intends to use the site for packaging and distribution of cannabis products, including pre-rolled joints and dried cannabis flowers. No cannabis plants will be grown inside the 107,000 square foot location.

– Read the entire article at The Record.