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Yes!  Our first foray in the cannabis industry began at 420 Kingston, which we began in 2010.  Within the first year we developed into a head shop and seedbank.  We also had a vape lounge called 420 Session (which operated from 2012-2016 and closed when the Smoke Free Ontario Act was amended to include cannabis).  Additionally we operated 420 Canada which was a wholesale distribution company that sold seeds to other head shops, seed banks and Licensed Producers throughout Canada.  We also hosted the Lift Cannabis  Cups in Toronto and Vancouver in 2016 and 2017 which awarded trophies to growers from coast to coast.  Good times!

Ultimately we were raided in 2017 by CBSA for allegedly importing cannabis seeds, all our seeds were seized and we spent a couple hours in jail to answer for the Lift Cup (which was happening at the same time).  The following week the Cannabis Act was announced and the first iteration made it very clear that we would not be allowed to continue to operate as we had been, and we needed to pivot.   

When the Cannabis Act was announced in 2017, it became clear that we could not continue business as we had been at 420 Kingston.  We knew that seeds would become regulated like cannabis.  At the time, the provincial Liberals were also in power and had proposed a public sale model  similar to the LCBO and only 40 cannabis outlets for the entire province.  There was an outlet proposed in Kingston and we seriously considered moving next door to it to compete selling accessories.  We were afraid we were on borrowed time.

During that uncertain time we decided we needed to hedge our bets outside of retail and further expanded our wholesale channel selling grow equipment and nutrients (to the same people we had previously sold seeds to).  We were selling lights and nutrients at a trade show when we heard a rumour Doug Ford had mused he would opt for private sale instead of public.  We joked we were members of Ford Nation without thinking he would ever actually win the election (because, quite frankly the tides of legalization never turned in our favour).  

As luck would have it, Doug Ford won the election and kept his promise to switch Ontario to private sale.  We were honorary judges for a cannabis competition and were sitting in a restaurant in Toronto waiting to pick up our kits.  We were brainstorming names.  We were thinking of the most Cannabis Act compliant names we could.  After explaining what “420” meant thousands of times a month we realized that it didn’t matter what our name was, we would always need to explain it.  We may as well use our name as an opportunity to educate!  We finalized our lease in August 2018 for our Midland Ave., location in Kingston’s west end, and our legal cannabis retail store Calyx + Trichomes was born!  

We went through 2 lotteries before we were finally able to get our licence!  We opened in June 2010 with cannabis for the first time ever!

West End:  Open!

Address:  1105 Midland Ave., Kingston, Ontario, K7P 2X8

Telephone: 613-634-8458

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Coming spring/summer 2021

Address:  Riverview Shopping Centre, 1206 Highway 15, Kingston, Ontario, K7L 0C4

Telephone: Coming soon!

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Curbside:  Place the order online and it will be ready in under 5 minutes.  Line up outside and we will bring the order and a payment terminal to you.  

FREE Delivery:  We are pleased to offer FREE delivery with no minimums within the city of Kingston and Amherstview.  Delivery will take anywhere from 10 minutes to a couple hours.  When your driver is en route to you next, you will receive a text with a more specific ETA.  You’ll receive a second text when your driver is arriving.  

Pro-Tips:  Place your order early in the day for extra fast service (faster than pizza).  We get very busy in the afternoon and evening (can increase from minutes to hours).  Delivery option will be disabled once drivers are able to deliver all remaining orders.  

We are not allowed to offer in-store shopping, and we are not allowed to help you complete orders in the parking lot until further direction is given from the province.

It’s pretty easy to complete a curbside pick up:  

1.  Place the order online (ensuring your phone number is correct, you will be notified via text) and we will have it ready for you in a couple minutes.  

2. Come to the door and give your order number, orders are picked on a first come first served basis.

3. Pay when you get here with debit or credit.  Our staff will not be handling cash and will not have change.

All orders must be picked up by close every night or the order will be cancelled.

Super easy to complete an order for delivery.  Once you’ve added everything you want to your cart:

1.  Enter an address for delivery that is in our delivery zone (City of Kingston and Amherstview).

2.  Submit the order (noting the estimated delivery time) ensuring your phone number is correct. We will be sending texts along the way (including a more accurate ETA when you are the next delivery on the list).  

3.  Your driver will be assigned as quickly as possible.  When the driver is assigned to you you will receive a text with a more specific ETA.  You will receive another text when your order is arriving.

4.  The driver will bring the payment terminal to you.  They will not have cash for change.