North Bay's new cannabis outlet will carry a wide array of products, including chocolates and drinks developed by Canopy Growth according to a company news release.
The local pot outlet, owned by Toronto lawyer Lorne Fine, has an agreement with Canopy Growth Corporation’s "Tokyo Smoke" after the company reached a key public stage in the licensing process.
The North Bay location is in the Nipissing Plaza, 390 Lakeshore Dr.
"Now that we’re in the public notice period, I'm excited to move into the next stage of bringing my Tokyo Smoke store to life," Fine told BayToday. "I can’t wait to meet the North Bay community and provide guests with an exceptional recreational cannabis store experience. Stay tuned for further details and an update on the opening date in the new year."
Fine says he will need at least 2-4 managers and 10-15 staff. However, no renovations to the store have yet taken place,
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“As a company, we are pleased to see this progress in the Ontario retail market,” said Mark Zekulin, CEO, Canopy Growth. “Increasing our presence in Toronto and for the first time north of the GTA is an important step to building the Tokyo Smoke brand with an emphasis on consumer education and cannabis destigmatization.”
Once all five of the new retail stores are open, total Canopy retail banners across Canada will reach 32 with more planned throughout the calendar year 2020.
The North Bay location is owned and operated by Fine with the support of Canopy Growth’s existing retail team "to ensure a consistent high level of customer experience and product curation," says a news release.
The company says is set to launch what it is calling "game-changing recreational beverages, chocolates, and vapes."
Vape Technology
Canopy Growth has designed a line of vape pen and vape cartridge products that exceed hardware safety regulations. The Company has obtained UL 8139 certification for devices launching imminently, which it considers the most thorough safety standard for vaping devices and will seek the same certification for additional vape products prior to launching them into the market.
Distilled Cannabis Beverages
Canopy Growth’s scientific development team has developed a proprietary process that distills whole flower cannabis into a clear liquid, which is used as an active ingredient in a wide variety of THC and CBD infused beverages. The Company has named the resulting product, Distilled Cannabis™. Produced in its newly licensed beverage facility, the Company’s wide variety of beverages, powered by its proprietary Distilled Cannabis™, will be offered in a range of brands, flavours and sizes. Canopy Growth’s beverages have been developed to provide the serving sizes and onset times that consumers experience with other beverage formats.
Tweed RTD (ready to drink), are pre-mixed with Distilled CannabisTM and offered in 355mL cans. The RTD beverages are flavoured to represent Tweed’s three core cannabis strains including Penelope and Tonic containing 2 mg of THC and 1.5 mg of CBD, Bakerstreet and Ginger Ale and Houndstooth and Soda, both containing 2 mg of THC per can.
Through its partnership with Houseplant founders Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, Canopy Growth has developed Houseplant Grapefruit and Houseplant Lemon, both containing 2.5 mg of THC per 355mL can. These beverages can be enjoyed any time of day for any occasion allowing for a new way to consume cannabis.
Canopy has developed a range of naturally flavoured, refreshing seltzer-like sparkling water beverages, under the new brand Quatreau, that are targeted at wellness-focused beverage enthusiasts. The first four beverages are Quatreau Cucumber & Mint, and Quatreau Passion Fruit & Guava each containing 20 mg of CBD as well as Quatreau Ginger & Lime, and Blueberry Acai, each containing 2 mg CBD and 2 mg THC per can.
For consumers interested in a more potent option, Deep Space is a smaller ready to drink a carbonated beverage, dark coloured with a bold, full flavour that comes in a 222mL can and contains 10 mg of THC per serving, the maximum level of THC permitted by Health Canada.
In addition, Canopy has established a new brand of beverage mixers, Tweed Distilled Cannabis. Packaged in 150mL bottles of Canopy Growth’s proprietary clear liquid cannabis, Tweed Distilled Cannabis can be mixed with any non-alcoholic beverage or enjoyed neat or on the rocks, allowing the consumer to control serving amounts. Tweed Distilled Cannabis will be flavoured using three core Tweed strains including Penelope which will contain five 2 mg servings of THC and 1.5 mg CBD (for a total of 10 mg THC and 7.5 mg CBD) as well as Bakerstreet, and Houndstooth which will both contain five 2 mg servings of THC (for a total of 10 mg THC). Tweed’s Distilled Cannabis will be available for sale in early 2020.
Award-winning chocolate
Canopy Growth’s partnership with international award-winning Hummingbird Chocolate supports the production of world-class chocolate in the Company’s new state-of-the-art chocolate factory. Through this partnership, Canopy Growth has successfully brought chocolate back to the former Hershey factory in Smiths Falls, Ontario, previously known as the ‘Chocolate Capital of Ontario’. Led by Erica and Drew Gilmour, Hummingbird Chocolate has won over 60 international awards including the Golden Bean, awarded by the prestigious Academy of Chocolate. Leveraging Hummingbird’s knowledge and expertise, Canopy Growth is producing high-quality, bean-to-bar craft chocolate infused with specific amounts of specially formulated cannabis. The cacao beans, roasted on site to achieve rich optimal flavour, are sourced directly from Peru, Dominican Republic, and Colombia.
Canopy Growth’s dedication to making the finest cannabis-infused chocolate in the world is showcased across three distinct brands – Bean & Bud Craft Cannabis Company, Tweed and Tokyo Smoke. The Company will begin shipping the chocolates from its Regional Distribution Centre in Smiths Falls across the country in the coming weeks.
Bean & Bud premium 70% dark chocolate has a rich flavour and aroma, and comes in shareable chocolate medallions, made from single-origin Zorzal Cacao. Carefully crafted from beans grown in a bird sanctuary in Dominican Republic, Bean & Bud Dominican Craft Reserve contains two medallions per package with 5 mg of THC each.
Tweed milk chocolate is meticulously crafted using Canopy Growth’s proprietary hybrid strain, Penelope, and contains 2.5 mg of THC and 1.8 mg of CBD in each of the four chocolate squares.
Tokyo Smoke THC-infused dark chocolate is created with simple yet quality ingredients including a sativa-dominant cannabis extract with minimal CBD content. Each five-piece chocolate bar contains 10mg of THC in total, 2 mg of THC for each segmented piece.
In the coming months, Canadian consumers will have the opportunity to experience cannabis in a variety of different flavours and formats and thanks to the groundbreaking work of Canopy Growth’s innovation teams, the Company is poised to lead the industry with world-class vape pen and vape cartridge technology, crisp, clean, refreshing cannabis beverages, and premium, delicious, bean-to-bar cannabis-infused chocolate.
