Cannabis Weekly Round-Up: Connecticut Won’t See Adult Stores This Year

Connecticut may be headed to open adult stores in 2023

“The state had targeted the end of this year for retail stores to open but that timeline now seems unrealistic,” a report from CT insider noted this past week.

The issue seems to relate to the policy from the state of needing at least 250,000 square feet of grow and manufacturing space before opening the new stores.

According to the state Department of Consumer Protection three producers — Advanced Grow Labs, Connecticut Pharmaceutical Solutions, and Curaleaf Holdings (CSE:CURA,OTCQX:CURLF) — reached the requirements needed to add adult growing capacity to their facilities.

In addition to these operators, the state regulators confirmed seven additional medical cannabis dispensaries are now in the process of receiving recreational licenses.

New adult-sales cannabis numbers in Canada

Sales of cannabis in Canada reached C$389.9 million between August and September, representing a 12.2 percent increase on a year-over-year basis.

The new data provided by Statistics Canada indicated sales increases in the three biggest provincial markets in Canada: Ontario, Alberta and British Columbia.

As the leading cannabis market for the nation, Ontario brought in C$155.5 million in September, while Alberta and BC secured C$68.7 million and C$59.4 million, respectively.

Cannabis company news

• Pure Sunfarms, a subsidiary of Village Farms International (NASDAQ:VFF), introduced a new CBD-focused product line into the Canadian market.
• The Société québécoise du cannabis (SQDC), the agency in charge of the cannabis market in Quebec, reported income of C$22.3 million for its reporting period that ended on September 10.
• The Valens Company (NASDAQ:VLNS,TSX:VLNS) informed shareholders two independent proxy advisors recommended that shareholders approve the proposed acquisition deal with SNDL (NASDAQ:SNDL).
• High Tide (NASDAQ:HITI,TSXV:HITI) shared a report from New Cannabis Ventures, a research firm with analytics insights into the industry, indicating the company is now a leading revenue generating cannabis company in Canada. “Our continued focus on operational execution is something that I believe can set us up to be amongst the highest revenue-generating companies in all of cannabis,” Raj Grover, president and CEO of High Tide, said.