News & updates

Dec. 19, 2019 The Province is now distributing new categories of legal non-medical cannabis products. This begins the second phase of available products since legalization began in October 2018. The...

Highlights: All products will display THC/CBD in mg/g or total milligrams. Existing categories will have a year grace period to change labels. Since we went live in October 2018, many...

Aug. 14, 2019

The BC Liquor Distribution Branch (LDB) is inviting licensed cannabis producers to participate in a product call for new products that are due to be legalized later this year.

April 17th, 2019

Despite widespread supply shortages across Canada, steps taken by LDB prior to and following legalization have safeguarded the province from supply outages impacting the business operations of retailers throughout the first six months of legalization.

April 17th, 2019

BlissCo has issued a voluntary recall on two SKUs, as the labelled “THC/total THC (mg)” per pre-roll is incorrectly overstated.

March 5th, 2019

Canopy Growth has issued a voluntary recall of its LBS Sunset 3.5 gram dried flower.

December 5, 2017

After considering input from 48,951 British Columbians, and submissions from 141 local governments and Indigenous nations and a range of other interested stakeholders, the province has announced a number of key decisions related to the legalization of non-medical cannabis.

July 11, 2018

British Columbia’s sole legal wholesaler of non-medical cannabis has entered into agreements with licensed producers to ensure a supply of non-medical cannabis for private retailers.

August 10, 2018

The BC Liquor Distribution Branch (LDB) is issuing a second product call as part of a continuing effort to expand its wholesale product assortment for non-medical cannabis.