SDM gears up to sell medical marijuana

January 1, 2018 by Brian Bossetta and Chain Drug Review Aphria, Galen Weston, Loblaw, medical cannabis, medical marijuana, medical-grade cannabis, MedReleaf, Shoppers Drug Mart, Vic Neufeld 2018, Issue 01-01-2018, Issues, News

TORONTO — Canada’s largest retail pharmacy, Shoppers Drug Mart (SDM), is set to become a licensed dispenser of medical marijuana, pending approval from Health Canada, the Canadian government’s department of public health. In anticipation of that approval, medical marijuana producer MedReleaf recently said it has signed an agreement with SDM to become a medical cannabis