
Kingston cannabis shop insists job seekers be regular users
Job applicants must be regular cannabis users.
OUR IDEAL CANDIDATES HAVE:
✔ A CANNSELL CERTIFICATION
✔ REGULATED RETAIL EXPERIENCE
PART-TIME HOURS TO START WITH FULL-TIME AVAILABLE AFTER PROBATION
We actually have the best cannabis delivery service in Kingston.
Maybe even the world.
Just saying.
Delivery orders must be received 1.5 hours before close on a regular day and 2 hours before close on the day before and after a holiday.
Job applicants must be regular cannabis users.
Jennawae Cavion, the founder at Calyx + Trichomes in Kingston and the Executive Director at NORML Canada, notes that the move is good in general, but could be a difficult one for those operating stores just outside the boundaries of the city.
“Congratulations to Mississauga for finally realizing the harm they have done in their municipality over the last four years by opting out of cannabis sales. They not only allowed the unregulated market to flourish, they also created a false bubble in border cities where their residents would drive to
Jennawae Cavion of Calyx and Trichomes in Kingston, had a simpler idea: “They should just put a range on the label,†she says. “Or, even a disclaimer: ‘Flower in bag may be lower than advertised THC.’â€
Milled marijuana shoppers are so devoted that Ontario cannabis store proprietor Jennawae Cavion calls them “Shredheads,†referencing the popular Shred brand of ground cannabis from Canadian grower Organigram Holdings.
Based on past experience, Cavion associated ground cannabis with poor quality, and at first she didn’t stock it.
“Offers usually come on products that are pure trash that need to be moved or worse, products that are pure trash with artificially inflated price to account for these kickbacks.”
Ontario cannabis stores are seeing their sales data shared among competitors without approval for at least the second time in a year, sparking concerns for shops competing in an already intense industry.
A group of Ontario cannabis stores are calling for an end to “kickbacks†that they say are used to incentivize shelf space for some producers.
A group of Ontario cannabis stores are calling for an end to “kickbacks†that they say are used to incentivize shelf space for some producers.
Jennawae Cavion, co-founder and CEO of Calyx + Trichomes in Kingston, said pay-to-play is common in many industries, “but they’re straight up not allowed in Ontario, and I don’t understand why the AGCO and other provinces don’t do anything about it.â€
“It’s a really thin veil,†she said.
Jennawae Cavion, co-owner of Calyx + Trichomes Cannabis in Kingston, Ontario says she expects it won’t be until the end of the year, at the earliest, before she is fully recovered and her shelves fully replenished.
Why any monopoly is bad for customers and the viability of any cannabis business involved. By: Jennawae Cavion | Executive Director, NORML Canada When I’m
Independent retailers say they’re bearing the biggest brunt of these shortfalls.
Jennawae Cavion, founder and CEO of Kingston, Ont. retailer Calyx+Trichomes, told the National Post they had to temporarily shutter one of their two outlets just to stay in business.
“It’s really scary to have your entire livelihood in the hands of people who are pointing fingers at other people,†she said.
Ca·lyx [ˈkāliks]:
A protective layer
that forms over
the developing flower.
Tri·chomes [ˈtrīkōmz] :
Resin that forms
a protective barrier
on cannabis and
contains terpenes
and cannabinoids
like THC and CBD.