Marijuana Shortages Abound in Canada Amid Application Flood
- ‘We’re biting our nails,’ so are shareholders, producer says
- Government hires 300 more people to evaluate applications
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The Canadian cannabis industry is still reeling from sky-high demand in the second week of legalization, with growers expressing frustration at the length of time it’s taking to get licensed as shelves sit empty.
“We’re biting our nails and I think our shareholders are biting their nails too,” said Anthony Durkacz, director at FSD Pharma Inc., an Ontario-based producer that received its cultivation license a year ago and is still waiting for its sales license. “We want to be supplying.”