Grocery chain retailer Whole Foods Market has opened the door to the possibility of selling cannabis at a future date. During a panel conversation with The Texas Tribune, John Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods, an Amazon company, answered a question from an audience member about whether Amazon would ever sell edible insects by introducing the idea of cannabis sales. “If cannabis is ever passed in Texas,” Mackey said, “chances are good that grocery stores will be selling that, too.” In Canada already, a national retail brand has entered the cannabis sales market. Pharmacy retailer Shoppers Drug Mart, a Loblaw Companies subsidiary, sells medical cannabis through an online portal. This move was approved as the retailer obtained a sales license from the Canadian authority on cannabis regulation. If Texas follows a similar legalization path to other peer states, licenses could become available for the sale of medical or recreational cannabis legally. According to its list of stores by states, there are 34 Whole Foods Market stores in Texas.
Hemp Land, Cannabis Hemp Blog, 05/22/2022 02:35:00
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