Christmas Cannabis Edibles and the 60-Day Review Period
Will Christmas Cannabis Edibles Be Under the Tree This Year? – LPC
Cannabis edibles, vapes, beverages, and topicals are scheduled to hit the market in mid-December. Theoretically, at least. Several companies have applied to Health Canada during the 60-day review period. That means this could be the first year of Christmas cannabis edibles as stocking stuffers and other gifts over the holidays. What exactly will be available?
COO Sarah Gillin said Olli Brands will have plenty. Although not specifically marketed as Christmas cannabis edibles, their cannabis- infused cookies and teas are gift-giving favourites.
“Olli is planning on launching with a strawberry real fruit chew, a butter cookie, a hemp crunch chocolate,” Gillin said. There will also be five specialty teas: Melo Green, Vanilla Black, Misty Mint, Sweet Chamomile, and Berry Bliss. However, Olli doesn’t say how much THC is in each product. The Olli website shows packaging with THC stickers, but amounts are at this point unspecified. “They will be offered in a variety of dosing options with CBD being featured prominently in almost all of them,” Gillin said.
Olli partnered with MediPharms Labs, who provided the cannabis oil extract for its products. MediPharm was the first licensed producer (LP) for cannabis oil production.
Edibles Not the Only Thing in Stock, or Stockings – LPC
Some Christmas cannabis edibles will in fact be cannabis beverages. Tweed (Canopy Growth) announced a line of 13 cannabis-infused beverages. These low-dose distilled beverages will only contain 2.5 mg of THC. That’s far below the 10 mg of THC maximum Health Canada allows, but Tweed says it’s meant to be a social beverage.
Aurora and other LPs will bring cannabis vaping products to the market, despite initial fears of vaping illness.
However, many of these edibles and “Cannabis 2.0” products will not be available in Quebec. The province banned several products on November 2, and will raise the age of consumption to 21 on January 1, 2020. The province also announced it will not sell vaping products until the reasons behind vaping illness in the US are clearer.
The other question is, of course, whether Christmas cannabis edibles will actually be on the market for Christmas. As has been shown, getting stock to stores has been an issue for many provinces. Ontario, for example, only has 24 retail locations other than the government-owned Ontario Cannabis Store. The 60-day review period ends on December 16. Will that be enough time for Christmas cannabis edibles to hit the stores and everyone’s stockings?
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