A variety of cannabis-infused edibles and vaping products will soon be available at licensed retailers in the Battlefords. (file photo/CKOM News Staff)

By Angela Brown

Cannabis consumption

Cannabis edibles and vaping products coming soon to the Battlefords

Dec 19, 2019 | 3:10 PM

Cannabis-infused edibles and vaping products will soon be available in the Battlefords.

Fire and Flower Cannabis Co. and 5 Buds Cannabis are awaiting orders to arrive for their shops in the area.

The federal government recently announced cannabis edibles, extracts and topical products have been approved and are now being made available, even though they became legal in October.

District Manager for Fire and Flower in Saskatchewan and Manitoba Andrey Kharitonov hopes to see the arrival of chocolates in the company’s shops in North Battleford and Battleford as early as Friday.

He is still waiting to see what chocolate products will be coming at this point.

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All cannabis edibles are required to be limited in strength up to a maximum of 10 milligrams of THC per single serving, for example in one chocolate bar.

Kharitonov expects to see cannabis vape products to arrive shortly as well.

More edibles and vape products will come in January.

He said it is good to see cannabis edibles in particular now available to meet the demand.

“People have been asking for that product all year round, since cannabis has been legalized,” Kharitonov said. “So obviously whenever we can fulfill the needs of the customer, it’s great.”

Corey Tyacke, consultant for 5 Buds Cannabis which has a shop in North Battleford, said the company has submitted orders for edible products but doesn’t expect they will arrive until sometime in the new year.

“There has been lots of delays by the licensed producers,” he said. “I think it’s kind of a team effort, between the licensed producers and Health Canada and the retailers, to get this product out within the guidelines that Health Canada sets out.”

As a result, he said not many stores will see many of these new products yet.

Tyacke said the local 5 Buds shop may have some vape products by the weekend, but is not 100 per cent sure. The edible products will arrive later.

“Like every new industry, there are delays. As excited as we are to get these products in, I think it really comes down to just being patient,” he said.

The company has placed orders for chocolates, gummies, disposable vape pens and vaporizer cartridges, as well as beverages.

Tyacke said the new variety of cannabis products will offer more options for customers.

“All those products are going to come in different types, so there will be lots of THC-driven products, THC-CBD balanced products, and also some CBD-only products coming as well,” he said.

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angela.brown@jpbg.ca

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