SMITHS FALLS, Ont. — Canopy Growth is the latest corporate player to temporarily close its retail locations in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The cannabis company says 23 of its corporate-owned Tweed and Tokyo Smoke branded locations in Newfoundland and Labrador, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, along with the Tweed Visitor Centre in Smiths Falls, Ont, will close as of 5 p.m. Tuesday.
In a press release, CEO David Klein says the company has a responsibility to do its part to help flatten the curve by limiting social interactions.
Klein says retail stores "have been serving an above-average volume of transactions in recent days."
Medical patients will be able to continue purchasing medical cannabis through Spectrum Therapeutics. Adult consumers within Manitoba and Saskatchewan are able to purchase Canopy Growth products through Tweed and Tokyo Smoke e-commerce platforms, all other provinces and territories will be supported through government-run online retail.