RE:RE:RE:Example of how Cultivation License can be VERY QUICKDilly, I think Entrance might have nailed it. Those licenses may have been issued under the old 'regime'.
I found a conversation with David Hyde that may indicate same even though the interview was conducted almost a year ago and it might be relevant to the current licensing process.
https://news.lift.co/david-hyde-recent-upgrades-acmpr-licensing-process/
Scroll down about 1/3 of the way down the page or read the whole page as it is quite informative.
'I think a lot of people thought or interpreted the announcement to be that the cultivation licenses would be handed out a lot earlier, and in fact once you pass the paper based review, once Health Canada have given you that confirmation of readiness email that comes out, which still is the case by the way, when you finish all your readiness paperwork, they’ll send you an email saying you are ready to complete the process, complete the facility. A lot of people thought when that email arrived, you would get a license right away. And, frankly, that is one of the ways that one could interpret what Health Canada wrote up in their press release. But practice suggests that is not the case. I’ve been able to work with several applicants now under the new regime. The most recent LP, no 51 [Solace Health] and another LP, #52 [Indiva] are the first out of the new process. They did not have a PLI, they went through the evidence process.
By the same token, Hydropothecary, that recently got licensed for [two new buildings], also was the first under the LP banner to get a nod to build out essentially a similar building or construction space without getting an inspection, before they were allowed to have that space licensed. They were the first a month or so ago, and on the applicant track, no 51 was the first to actually go through and not have a PLI but instead demonstrate readiness through evidence, which is video, photo, data, attestation, that shows that everything has been done and the facility is in compliance and ready to operate.'
SOLACE got their Cultivation License on July 10/17 4 days before INDIVA and they received their sales license on or about March 9/18 (8 mos later) while INDIVA is still waiting for theirs. DiligentSon wrote: Readiness perhaps may see others jump the cue? Are we sure its bureaucracy that has held up the licenses? Or lack of readiness on the part of the licensee? Don't get me wrong, there is definitely a bottleneck at HC...but that doesn't account for some taking 400 days while others take 49...
PumperStalker wrote: On a rare occasion that may be possible but out of the 500 ready applicants that are currently in line the rate of cultivation license approval has come to a complete standstill.
There has only been ONE issued in the past 5 weeks (none today) so what's up with the other 499 that are in line and ahead of CANN and why would CANN jump ahead of all the others?