The AGLC is changing how cannabis will be sold online in Alberta from March 8, 2022. Consumers will now have the choice to purchase cannabis products directly from their preferred retailer, as the provincial E-commerce website will be shut down. This legal change, passed by the legislature last year, will open the online market to private cannabis retailers, but the AGLC will still be the sole wholesaler for all cannabis products in the province.
It seems that as of writing this article, flower is still the most preferred method of consumption within the cannabis market. However, compared to other products within the cannabis market – flower saw a slower growth than these other products. Now to be clear, by flower we mean consumers prefer to buy the bud and then do with it as they wish.