Marijuana Stores In B.C. Start Shutting Down As Strike Hits Supply Chains
A number of private cannabis stores in British Columbia might be out of stock in several days. The retailers are ready to make radical moves after members of the British Columbia General Employees’ Union launched a strike in mid-August, calling for wage protection against inflation and rising cost of living, reported CityNews Vancouver.
Owner and co-founder of WestCanna, Ali Wasuktold told a local news outlet that their most wanted items are all sold out, adding that private retailers “shouldn’t be the ones affected by this.”
While the union is in talks with the government, small businesses in the province are facing an “existential crisis,” said Jeremy Jacob, owner of Village Bloomery Cannabis Shop.
With supply sources cut off, some retailers shut down operations, putting their workforce out of work, writes Vancouver Sun.
“The economic impact is large,” said Clayton Chessa, co-founder and COO at Burb, a cannabis culture brand with retail stores serving the Greater Vancouver Area. “It just doesn’t seem fair that an entire industry is going to get destroyed as collateral damage for someone else’s decisions.”
South Dakotans Don’t Want To See Marijuana Legalized After All
A statewide poll conducted this summer revealed that South Dakotans’ sentiment toward recreational marijuana legalization has shifted over the past two years, signaling that a referendum on the issue this fall could fail, reported…
