Christmas Without Legal Edible Cannabis Stocking Stuffers Minor Buzz Kill: Industry | Cannabis Culture

Playing the role of sativa Santa this year would have been a merry prospect, said Calgary candy-maker Brad Churchill.

But federal regulator Health Canada’s meticulously measured approach in approving production of licensed cannabis snacks and other derivatives has put those edible elves on hold.

“It’s disappointing in the standpoint of not having it in the stores for the holiday season,” said Churchill, owner of Choklat.

“(Federal approvals are) taking longer than it really should but at the end of the day, the wheels of progress are grinding.”

– Read the entire article at Calgary Herald.