Tweed Farms in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario was the world's largest legal cannabis greenhouse in 2014.[1] At that time, it had 350,000 square feet (33,000 m2) of indoor space.[1] It is owned by Canopy Growth Corporation, a publicly traded Canadian company. In 2017 the company received a license to expand to c. 1,000,000 square feet (93,000 m2) of space, to be ready for production by April 2018.[2][3]
| Tweed Farms | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Greenhouse |
| Location | Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada |
| Coordinates | 43°10′06″N 79°07′10″W / 43.1683°N 79.1195°W |
| Owner | Canopy Growth Corporation |
| Technical details | |
| Floor area | 1,000,000 sq ft (93,000 m2) |
| Design and construction | |
| Main contractor | Havecon (2017–2018 expansion) |
In November 2021, Canopy Growth Corporation shut down Tweed Farms as the company struggled with profitability. As a result of the closure, 30 staff were laid off and 60 staff would be relocated to other indoor facilities in Kincardine, Ontario and Smiths Falls, Ontario.[4][5][6]
See also edit
- Delta 3 greenhouse, British Columbia: Canada's largest cannabis greenhouse
References edit
- ^ a b Elysia Rodriguez (August 22, 2014), Inside the world's largest legal medical marijuana greenhouse, Buffalo, New York: WIVB-TV
- ^ Havecon breaks ground for turn-key Tweed Farms expansion, Hortdaily.com, November 6, 2017
- ^ Dave Harrison (September 13, 2017), "Major expansion for Niagara cannabis greenhouse", Greenhouse Canada, Annex Business Media
- ^ Canopy shuts down Niagara facility, lay off 30 to cut costs, BNNBloomberg, November 5, 2021
- ^ Canopy closing Niagara-on-the-Lake cannabis greenhouse, laying off 30, MJBizDaily, November 5, 2021
- ^ Tweed Farms closing Niagara-on-the-Lake greenhouse facility, Niagara This Week, November 12, 2021
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