Craft cannabis farmers push for policy reforms at cannabis summit in Victoria [Video]

Craft cannabis producers from across British Columbia gathered in Victoria this long weekend for the B.C. Craft Cannabis Summit, calling on the province to implement policy changes they say would bolster the economy, create jobs, and position B.C. as a major player in the global cannabis tourism sector.

The event, which ran through April 16 to 20, comes amid growing economic strain in the province with new U.S. tariffs and weakening forestry revenues. The B.C. Craft Farmers Co-op says the province’s $2-billion cannabis sector could help fill the gap.

“With deficits growing and forestry in decline, now is the time to embrace B.C.’s cannabis legacy and fully realize its potential to diversify our economy,” the co-op’s president Tara Kirkpatrick said in a statement.

Rows of cannabis plants grow in a indoor cultivation facility in Chilliwack, B.C. (Submitted by Sean Curley)

The group has laid out five proposed actions the province …