Update: the TESA program has recently been extended until March 31, 2023, at which time BC liquor licensees who wish to continue operating indoor or outdoor […]
Late in 2021, the BC government announced that paid sick leave will become a standard for BC workers beginning on January 1, 2022. Workers, by law, […]
Rebecca Hardin, CEO and lead retail cannabis consultant at Thrive Liquor & Cannabis Advisors recently wrote an article for Cannabis Retailer Magazine – a national magazine […]
On January 18, 2022, the BC government announced the launch of the BC Indigenous Cannabis Product program (BCICP). Mike Farnworth, Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor […]
BC Businesses that were mandated to close by the public health order announced by Dr. Bonnie Henry on December 21/21 are eligible for a one-time relief […]
On December 22/21, in response to the COVID-19 Omicron variant surge, BC Provincial Health Officer, Dr. Bonnie Henry, issued a public health order closing businesses that […]
It’s been three years since Canada first legalized recreational cannabis and yet it appears that legal BC cannabis retailers are still stained by the stigma that […]
The Alliance of Beverage Licensees (ABLE BC), the voice of BC liquor licensees, recently published its 2021 LRS (Licensee Retail Store) benchmark survey. ABLE BC collects […]
In April 2021, Statistics Canada released a health report “Looking back from 2020, how cannabis use and related behaviours changed in Canada.” The report data compares […]