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Society Directors
JesseRiceJones,HarkrishanSidhuandBradQuevillon
Company Size
16employees
Soft Opening
May24,2016(VancouverandToronto)
Grand Opening
June1,2016(VancouverandToronto)
Store Locations
Vancouver
1044545West10thAvenue(PointGrey)
Toronto
1184EglintonAve.West(ForestHill)
Membership
Applicationsopen:May24,2016
Requirement:
Acompletedmedicalapplicationsignedbyahealthcarepractitioner
Timeline
July13,2015
Incorporation
August21,2015
AppliedforMedicalMarijuanaBusinessLicense
November23,2015
AppliedforBusinessDevelopmentPermit
February22,2016
GrantedBusinessDevelopmentPermit
May16,2016
GrantedBusinessLicense
WEALTH SHOP
FAQ
What inspired the name of your company?
Followingtrendsinthehealthandwellnessmarket,andtheslowtransitiontosustainableenergy,and
organic/sustainablefoodsources,webegantoseeashiftinfocustowardsahealthconscioussociety.
Wewanttochangethetruedefinitionwealth,andforus,thatmeansphysical,mental,emotional,and
spiritualwellbeing.Whatbetterplanttouseasacatalystforchange?Onethathasbeenusedforeach
pillarofwellnessforthousandsofyears.
What were some of the steps you had to go through in order to get the license?
Afterweincorporatedourbusiness,wehadtofirstapplyforstage1ofthemedicalmarijuanabusiness
license,ourapplicationdatewasAugust21st,2015.Afterwemetalltherequirementsforzoning(300
mfromschools,communitycentres,andothersensitiveuses),wewerethenabletoapplyforour
businessdevelopmentpermit.Atthispoint,ourlocationwasupforreview,andavailableforpublic
input.Afterreceivingourdevelopmentpermit,wewerethenabletobeginthefinalstage,whichwasfor
ouractualbusinesslicense.WereceivedourbusinesslicenseonMay16th,2016.
Did you do anything special or provide anything different that convinced the city of Vancouver to grant you
the first license?
Wedidnotprovideordoanythingspecial.WesimplyfollowedtheprocedureslaidoutbytheCityof
Vancouververyprecisely.Theprocesswastransparentandwewereawarefromthegetgoexactlywhat
theCityofVancouverwasexpectingfromus.Wepaidcloseattentiontothedetailsandwemadesure
weprovidedtherequiredmaterialsontimetomeetthedeadlinessetout.TheCityheldinformation
sessionsinadvanceofacceptingtheactualapplicationsandthoseinchargehavebeenavailableand
responsivetoourquestionsthroughouttheentireprocess.
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business.Weappreciatetheincreasedmunicipalresourcesthatarerequiredtoimplementanew
system,andweunderstandhowthismayhavecontributedtoahigherbusinesslicencefee.
How do your neighbours feel about your business? Have you had any support or concerns from neighbours?
Therehasbeenbothsupportandconcernfromneighbours.Aspartoftheapplicationprocess,our
neighbourswerenotifiedofourintentiontoopenaretailmedicalmarijuanabusinessandweregiven
theopportunitytoprovidetheCitywiththeircommentsandconcerns.As
Vancouverschieflicensing
inspectorAndreeaTomahascommunicated,
wesignedthegoodneighbouragreementwiththeCityand
weareabidingbywhatthemunicipalgovernmentexpectsofus.Wetakeourresponsibilitytoactas
goodcorporatecitizensveryseriouslyandwelookforwardtoworkingtogetherwithourneighboursand
supportingtheirbusinesses.
Aholisticapproachtooptimalhealthandwellnessisimportanttousandourclients.Weareexcitedto
providemembersaccesstoknowledgeableandexperiencedhealthcareproviderswhocanadviseclients
ontheirindividualneeds.Ourapproachisveryclientcenteredandwewanttosupportanyonewho
suffersfrominjuries,chronicillnessorpainaswellasprovideassistancetothoselookingtoimprove
theirqualityoflife.
Products:
Variousdriedcannabisstrains
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Cannabistinctures,bathsoaksandscrubs,salvesandconcentrates
Alternativehealthproducts,books,clothing
Services:
Weareparticularlyexcitedtobeabletoofferourmembersaccesstohealthandwellness
professionalsfromnaturopaths,nutritionists,chiropractors,fitnesstrainersandphysicians.
Wetaketheresponsibilitythatwasgrantedalongwiththislicenseveryseriouslyandeachofour
memberswillberequiredtosubmitacompletedMedicalApplicationsignedbyahealthcare
practitioner.WealthShopmemberswillberequiredtoprovideacompletedmedicalapplicationform
includingaproofofdiagnosis.Ourteamwillconductitsownduediligencetoverifytheproofof
diagnosis.Eachmembermustprovidegovernmentapprovedphotoidentificationforeverypurchase.
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