BC Cannabis Stores working to mitigate ‘potential supply issues’

Strange times

British Columbia’s adult-use cannabis wholesaler says it is working closely with industry stakeholders to mitigate potential supply issues amid the coronavirus outbreak gripping the global economy.

BC Liquor Distribution Branch (LDB) is also reinforcing safety and hygiene procedures for employees and customers.

“At this time, we are not experiencing any delays or impacts to the supply of nonmedical cannabis product,” LDB Chief Executive Blain Lawson said in a statement.

LDB activated an Emergency Operations Center to monitor the situation.

In the meantime, BC Cannabis Stores plans to go ahead with a grand opening this week at a new location, despite growing public efforts to limit physical interaction to stem the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak.

A grand opening event planned for a new store in Fort St. John, in northeastern British Columbia, is going ahead as scheduled.

“We are following all the directives from B.C.’s Public Health Officer and think we can maintain social distancing at the event,” a spokesperson told Marijuana Business Daily on Monday morning.

“Our teams are sticking to a regular ‘wipe down’ schedule for common surfaces such as door handles, sniff jars, cash desks and other surfaces.”

BC Cannabis Stores currently operates 14 retail outlets, supplementing more than 150 privately owned outlets across the province.

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