Delta 9 has made its first mark on the Saskatchewan cannabis market by opening a shop in Lloydminster. [Dan Soul/106.1 The Goat]
A cannabis company is hoping to make a successful first venture into the Saskatchewan market, using Lloydminster as a place to start.
Winnipeg based Delta 9 Cannabis has recently expanded into Saskatchewan for the first time, buying up the former location of the Lab-001 store at 3427-50 Avenue. This store adds to Delta 9’s existing locations, five of which are in Manitoba and the other two in Alberta.
Delta 9 CEO John Arbuthnot says they decided to make the move into Saskatchewan because government regulations make it easier for retailers to buy cannabis products directly from manufactures instead of through a governing board like the Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis agency (AGLC), for example. It also unites their markets in the two provinces they already exist in.
He notes these easier restrictions, and the small number of cannabis shops on the Saskatchewan side of the city, provides a competitive landscape for retailers pricing, which he hopes will allow Delta 9 to have prices that will even undercut the illegal market.
“We’ve heard since legalization complaints around high pricing and things like that, and as markets mature, I think there’s an opportunity for us to really directly compete with that black market. It’s not uncommon…
