BC marijuana stores begin closing as strike hits supply chains

A number of Private cannabis stores in British Columbia could sell out in a few days. The retailers are poised to take radical steps after members of the British Columbia General Employees’ Union went on strike in mid-August demanding wage protection against inflation and rising living costsreported CityNews Vancouver.

Owner and co-founder of WestCanna, Ali Wasuktold said a local news agency that their most wanted items are all sold out, adding that private retailers “should not be affected”.

As the union holds talks with the government, small businesses in the province are facing an “existential crisis,” Jeremy Jacob said. owner of Village Bloomery cannabis store.

With supply sources cut off, some Retailers go out of businessby putting their workforce out of work, writes the Vancouver Sun.

“The economic impact is huge” said Clayton ChessaCo-founder and COO at burb, a cannabis culture brand with retail outlets in the Vancouver area. “It just doesn’t seem fair that an entire industry should be destroyed as collateral damage to the decisions of others.”

South Dakotans don’t want marijuana legalized

A nationwide survey That was evident this summer South Dakotans Sentiment toward legalizing recreational marijuana has shifted over the past two years, suggesting a referendum on the issue this fall could fail. reports South Dakota News Watch.

Mason-Dixon Polling & Strategy of Florida poll showed the 54.4% of registered voters oppose legalization, while only 43.8% of those polled are in favor.

With the New Initiative 2022 – Initiated Action 27 – South Dakotans for Better Marijuana Laws (SDBML) took a more tailored approach to legalization. A 2020 legalization measure that got the green light from voters two years ago was dejected by the regional court.

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