Pot Companies Looking Ahead to Distribution: Cannabis Weekly
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January 17, 2021
Workers wearing protective masks inspect cannabis plants inside the grow room at the Aphria Inc. Diamond facility in Leamington, Ontario, Canada, on Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021. Tilray Inc. and Aphria Inc. agreed to combine their operations, forming a new giant in the fast-growing cannabis industry. Photographer: Annie Sakkab/Bloomberg
(Bloomberg) The U.S. marijuana industry has been so focused on the “who,” “what” and “when” of the legalization effort that many have forgotten the “how” but that’s about to change.
With Democrats taking control of the Senate, the cannabis industry can shift its focus from whether it will win national acceptance to the nitty gritty of how to sell its products. A key issue will be distribution models.