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July 24, 2026
Thrive Liquor & Cannabis Advisors has recently added and continues to expand a Liquor & Cannabis Licensee Resources section on our website.
July 22, 2026
Canadians are drinking less alcohol than they have in more than 20 years, while sales of non-alcoholic and low-alcohol beverages continue to climb.
July 15, 2026
Canadians are drinking less, and as a result, interest in no- and low-alcohol beverages continues the strong growth seen over the past few years. According to […]
July 11, 2026
The BC Liquor Distribution Branch’s (LDB) decision to allow manufacturers to deliver ready-to-drink (RTD) packaged refreshment beverages directly to BC liquor licensees has been strongly criticized […]
June 26, 2026
For BC liquor licensees, summer is a busy time of year, second only to the Christmas season. More sunshine and longer days, people on vacation, and […]
June 24, 2026
The BC Liquor & Cannabis Regulation Branch announced in bulletin 26-02, the introduction of a risk-based approach to security screening for all new cannabis license applications. […]
June 16, 2026
Summer is a busy time of year for retail cannabis licensees in BC. The long summer days mean more people enjoying increased social time, vacation days, […]
June 9, 2026
The BC Liquor and Cannabis Regulation Branch recently announced in Bulletin 26-03, a three-year trial allowing eligible liquor retailers to sell directly to authorized BC liquor […]
May 25, 2026
Before you buy a retail liquor licence (LRS) or retail cannabis licence (CRS) in BC, you need to understand what that actually means. It’s not simply […]
May 20, 2026
Canada’s annual liquor excise tax increase officially took effect on April 1, 2026. This year, the Government of Canada extended the 2% cap it had enacted […]
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