The Cannabis Council of Canada business group wants the province of British Columbia to come up with a contingency plan to safeguard the supply of legal marijuana in the province as an ongoing strike at the province’s monopoly wholesaler leaves some stores with nothing to sell.
In mid-August, B.C.’s monopoly cannabis distributor said its warehouse shut down as the result of a job action by employees represented by the BC General Employees Union (BCGEU).
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As a result, stores haven’t been able to get products to sell and have sent employees home.
“The result of the strike on the cannabis industry has been a disrupted supply chain with no shipments in or out of distribution centers, resulting in the halt of cannabis products from licensed producers and processors to retail stores and consumers,” according to the Cannabis Council of Canada’s statement in a news release.
The business group warns
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