“Think of us as the microbrewery of the cannabis world.
to grow their product, whereas a licensed producer (LP) has unlimited space. Smooth Clover will only be allowed 200 metres sq. One of the differences between a micro-cannabis licence and a licensed producer is the size. Smooth Clover is now leasing land from Debackere Farms in Union, Ont. In 2019, only 19 sites were granted micro-cultivation licences, an additional 210 applications are in various stages of evaluation. And of course, you need to find the property to grow.” “Lots of fees, and overhead…just to put up a fence was over $10,000 and the container for the drying and curing was another $10,000. It took Smooth Clover over a year to complete nearly 120 pages of paperwork.įleming adds that in order for the government to even entertain their application, they needed to have a fully-built facility that met all the security requirements. We thought, is this going to be worth it? But we stuck it out and we persevered.” “It was quite a process, there were lots of times that we wanted to throw in the towel. Master grower for Smooth Clover Ltd., Andy Fleming, recently learned that his application to start a micro-cultivation facility was approved. Micro-cultivation is a process that allows cannabis production on a smaller scale, focusing on quality rather than quantity.
has been granted only the third cannabis micro-cultivation licence in Ontario. Smooth Clover Limited in Elgin County, Ont.
