Following a full facility and pre-sales audit by inspectors from Health Canada, BeeHigh Vital Elements Inc. (BeeHighVE) was granted approval on May 1 to sell cannabis products to provincially and territorially authorized retailers and to holders of a licence for sale for medical purposes.
The Corner Brook-based company was the first new company in Canada to receive a standard cultivation license under the new Cannabis Regulations, according to a press release posted to its website.
It is also the first and only Newfoundland company to be granted authorization to sell its own locally grown and processed cannabis in the province.
BeeHighVE feels fortunate to have the opportunity to move the company forward amidst the economic turmoil of COVID-19.
“We are thankful to Health Canada and the Navigator Program for continuing to work with us through these trying times,” said Rita Hall, BeeHighVE president and CEO.
Hall said BeeHighVE has been running the operation since 2017 without revenue.
During the next year, BeeHighVE will be expanding on its existing property — increasing cultivation space and adding an area for edible production.
The company is in the process of finalizing a distribution deal with the province — which potentially includes a storefront in Corner Brook as well as other incentives that are provided to local companies.
This will allow BeeHighVE to hire additional full and part-time workers for both the facility and the retail location.
The press release said the economic spinoff will extend to a variety of suppliers and the construction industry in the province.
Hall said the company will also be applying for a research license and will be working to bring their edibles to market as soon as possible.