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February 13, 2023
Canada’s alcohol consumption guidelines have been updated to reflect up-to-date knowledge on the effects of alcohol on health and social harm. The update was led by […]
January 27, 2023
Since legalization, licensed cannabis stores in Canada have faced competition from the illicit cannabis market, particular illegal online cannabis stores. So called “MOMs” (Mail Order Marijuana) […]
January 24, 2023
The federal alcohol excise tax will increase by 6.3% on April 1, 2023, and rightfully, Canada’s liquor manufacturers are concerned. In 2017, the Trudeau government introduced […]
January 23, 2023
This early in a new fiscal year, your BC liquor store business plan is not much more than a series of hopes and wishes. You’ve decided […]
January 17, 2023
Since cannabis legalization on October 18, 2018, Health Canada has conducted an annual Canadian Cannabis Survey. The survey helps the government assess the impact of legalization, […]
December 20, 2022
Buying a liquor license isn’t a license to print money; however, if you’re going to take a chance on starting a new retail business during the […]
December 20, 2022
The Cannabis Council of Canada (C3) has submitted a response to the Cannabis Act Legislative review panel. The plea and recommendations call for immediate financial support […]
December 14, 2022
Buying a cannabis license (and store) rather than starting from square one has many advantages. When you purchase a license, you are almost always buying the […]
December 14, 2022
At Thrive, we publish BC liquor licensing and cannabis licensing news and articles four times per month. As we end the year, we thought we’d choose […]
November 23, 2022
As liquor store consultants in BC, we at Thrive Liquor & Cannabis Advisors love to read about alcohol beverage market trends. So much has changed over […]
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