Strathcona County council is preparing to hear from residents later this month about whether cannabis production facilities should be allowed on agricultural land. After cannabis was legalized in 2018, Strathcona County amended a land-use bylaw to allow cannabis operations to be built on agricultural land. Since the bylaw amendment in 2018, Strathcona County has received four applications to build cannabis facilities on agricultural land, according to a report from the county. His company, at the time called Canadian Rockies Agricultural, was one of three that were approved to build facilities on agricultural land. He said he's disappointed that Strathcona County is considering another change to the bylaw, because forcing cannabis companies to build facilities on industrial land is more expensive.

Source: CBC News March 10, 2021 13:52 UTC