Real-estate company RE/MAX released its 2019 Cannabis Survey, concluding the cannabis industry is resulting in localized housing-market “micro-booms” in communities surrounding major cannabis production sites like Smith’s Falls and Leamington. The result has been spiking prices and some housing shortages.
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- Though residents in some areas have complained about odours associated with cannabis production, a facility is likely to raise nearby property values rather than lowering them.
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- The Alberta Cannabis Micro License Association, an upstart micro-cultivators association, hopes to turn their affiliation into a canna-tourism attraction, like the Niagara wine region.
GrowthOp - Pharmacy corporation Rexall entered the sector as its online wellness subsidiary Well.ca received a sales license from Health Canada. Rexall’s parent is multinational health care behemoth McKesson, whose 2018 revenue was $208B.
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