Smokeless toke: new forms of cannabis trickle into Manitoba stores
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Alternative forms of legal marijuana are slowly making their way to Manitoba, as some of the province’s licensed cannabis retailers begin stocking ingestible oils, gel capsules and even oral sprays.
Although commercially produced cannabis-infused food won’t be legally available in Canada until next year, these products serve the same purpose: a way to use cannabis without smoking or vaporizing.
“Oils are part of our ongoing inventory,” said Matt Ryan, vice president of marketing for National Access Cannabis’ retail brand Meta Cannabis Supply Co., in a statement.
“Supply is limited and demand is high, but we are getting shipments frequently.”
Cannabis retailer Tokyo Smoke just received its first shipment of oral cannabis sprays, along with pre-rolled joints, said vice-president of retail Lacey Norton.
“We’re expecting oils and capsules, but they’ve not arrived — but we’re getting shipments daily right now,” she said.
Cannabis bud remains the most widely available product at Tokyo Smoke stores, Norton added. Tokyo Smoke will open its third Winnipeg location at 437 Stradbrook Ave. in Osborne Village Thursday morning.
Dried cannabis is the only product on hand at the Delta 9 Cannabis store in St. Vital, but the company’s communications director,Gary Symons, said oils and gel capsules should be coming soon.
“Our goal is to get them by the weekend,” said Symons.
“Obviously, there’s supply chain issues throughout the sector, and right now (provincial cannabis wholesaler) MLL cannot tell us when we’re going to get our order.”
Canopy Growth Corp. is not currently selling cannabis oils and gel capsules at its Tweed stores in Manitoba, a spokesperson said, “but we will be offering those products to adult consumers in the province in the coming weeks.”
The Manitoba government has outlawed the non-medical consumption of cannabis in most places, with a $672 fine for smoking or vaporizing cannabis in public. But Manitoba law doesn’t cover the public use of cannabis in other forms, a gap the provincial government says it will address.
“We have worked hard to meet the federal government’s rush to legalize cannabis by ensuring there is legislation and regulations in place that allows for its responsible use while protecting public safety,” wrote a spokesperson for Manitoba Justice Minister Cliff Cullen in a statement.
“Possible amendments relating to the use of cannabis – in all its various forms – continue to be looked at.”
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