quantity of these natural resources, and ultimately we need to look at economic diversification to ensure that we’re sustainable well into the future.” SUGAR CANE CANNABIS More recently, WLFN branched out extensively in the cannabis industry with the creation of Sugar Cane Cannabis cultivation facility. Wholly-owned by WLFN, Sugar Cane Cannabis was part of WLFN’s vision to produce the highest-quality, small-batch craft cannabis and to make it available to customers directly from the facility in which it is grown. WLFN holds the distinction of entering in to the first government-to-government agreement with the province of British Columbia under section 119 of the BC Cannabis Control and Licensing Act. This watershed agreement provides WLFN with specific powers in relation to cannabis retail, and perhaps most notably authorized WLFN to establish the first “seed-to-sale” or “farm-gate” cannabis cultivation facility in the province. “Sugar Cane Cannabis has a purpose-built 7,000-square-foot facility where we cultivate cannabis, which is then processed, packaged and sold from the same place that is was grown,” says Dressler. The facility has both a cultivation and retail component and is run primarily by WLFN members. In 2022, construction was completed, and Sugar Cane Cannabis received its micro-cultivation license. Sugar Cane Cannabis features state-of9
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