In our February issue we speak with Amar Singh, President and CEO of Elevated Signals, and discuss common Cannabis Tracking System (CTS) problems today’s licensed producers and cultivators face and how best to alleviate them.

Operating a cannabis retail store in Canada can be challenging. It’s often thought that obtaining a retail licence itself is the biggest hurdle to cross, but that’s just the first step. Setting up and maintaining a compliant and profitable cannabis retail business also brings a different set of challenges.

Britney Guerra is a businessperson and cannabis activist who has seen the industry’s transition from prohibition to a legal and regulated industry that contributes to the Canadian economy. She began her career in Vancouver, working as an advertising manager for Cannabis Culture, an online magazine for the cannabis subculture. Today, she is the general manager of Brant Cannabis, a retail store in Brantford, ON, focused on selling quality products plus educating customers and the community on the drug’s many benefits.

At any step in the cannabis supply chain, your labeling system should allow for full control and traceability, from seed to sale. Implementing lean principles and labeling best practices across the cannabis supply chain can help you streamline your seed-to-sale labeling process and help you gain control.

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With Canada legalizing adult access to both medical and recreational cannabis, its top-down approach brings with it a complex regulatory environment.  One where decisions at the federal and provincial/territorial level, as well as municipalities, can be occurring simultaneously and sometimes inconsistently.