
Lakefield
112 Queen St, Unit #2 Lakefield, Ontario, Canada
K0L 2H0
17056513474
SunFish is a small, locally owned store on the Trent Severn Waterway in Lakefield, Ontario! Born out of a love of the outdoors and the lakes that define life in the Kawartha’s, we thrive on fresh air, new adventures, natural products, cottage life and campfires. Our original license application was made 8 days before Ontario entered the 2020 stay at home order. One year later, through many obstacles we opened our doors at 4:20pm on April 20th of 2021 out of respect for the pioneers of legalization.
Canadian Cannabis Has Added $43.5 Billion to Canada's GDP Since Legalization
Legalizing cannabis seemed like a risky bet for Trudeau over 3 years ago. However as we pass year 3 of legalization the industry seems to be in robust health! Consumption is widely accepted across the country and the sky has certainly not fallen as the reefer madness campaigners had wanted you to believe. In addition, Cannabis has contributed $43.5 B to Canada's GDP since legalization on October 17th, 2018 according to Deloitte.
Highlights from the Deloitte report:
Legal recreational cannabis sales have grown from $1.6B in 2018 to $3.9B in 2021. This is an increase of 143% and totals to over $11B in that time. It is also estimated an additional $29B was generated through capital expenditures in no small part to the large construction projects needed to develop the facilities to both grow and distribute cannabis across Canada.
Moreover, the industry has generated over 151,000 jobs and put over $15B into government coffers. Another way of looking at the economic contribution is that for every $1.00 of revenue or capital expenditure the industry adds $1.09 to Canada's GDP which shows a positive return which all successful industries need to have.
The $15B in tax revenue generated can be bro...
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