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Growing Relationships Manitoba – 2023 Synopsis

On Monday, October 16, 2023, StratCann held the fourth instalment of our ongoing Growing Relationships industry networking event series at the Inn at the Forks in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Previous events over the past year have brought us to BC, Ontario, and Alberta.

This one-day industry networking event attracted a good mix of just over 110 retailers and producers from across Manitoba, as well as producers and ancillary services selling products in the Manitoba cannabis market. 

While some of the day is set aside for formal and informal industry networking, we also start and end the event with an industry brainstorming session and panel discussions. In our brainstorming session, we encourage attendees to discuss and then share with the group some of the most common and important issues facing the industry today, from a provincial perspective. 

In our Manitoba brainstorming session, which was made up of tables of 5-7 discussing and then presenting to the whole group, a handful of themes emerged. A few of these key issues are listed below.


Summary of Discussion Items



In it together…

“I’m so pleased to see any event where the industry can get together. Manitobans seem to have a bit of a complex about feeling underappreciated on the national stage so things like this are extremely encouraging for us to know we’re all in it together as a province!”

Connecting in person…

“That we are all in the same boat! It was refreshing, engaging and heart warming to see everyone in the same room. I enjoyed be able to connect a face to the name!”

Important discussions…

“Important topics in our industry are being talked about and the fact we can come together to discuss the issue is fantastic. Also, I learned new ideas or concepts to try to adapt to fit my retail store.”

Thank you…

“Thank you for bringing the event to Winnipeg, the feedback I received from producers, reps and retailers has been incredibly positive and everyone is eagerly anticipating the next one.”

Retailer/Producer Panel: issues unique to Manitoba

Building business relationships: weed-dating

CannaTalks Panel: Testing discrepencies

Industry Roundtable discussions

Retail Cannabis Council of Manitoba

Industry Roundtable Presentations