SupplyChain Magazine June 2020 | Page 72

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CANOPY GROWTH CORPORATION
The
Great Clone Transfer : Moving over 120,000 cannabis plants from Smiths Falls to BC
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72 major part of our business now comes from .” And remember that this is a high value , rigidly regulated product requiring specialised handling . Brinks is the global leader in security bulk transfer of cash and securities for banks . Within a month of legalisation , Canopy signed an ongoing agreement with Brinks Canada to provide logistics for its domestic recreational distribution network . “ We have a fleet of armoured tractor trailers that we use for all our deliveries . The value Brinks brings to us , and the network they provide , has made for a very successful partnership . We can have goods to the value of anything from CAD $ 5mn to CAD $ 20mn on a trailer , and this needs very specialised treatment because it not only has to be secure but also in temperature controlled and pharma-grade transports .” Brinks continues to be a key partner , and it ’ s not hard to understand why . Its CEO Douglas Pertz was excited by the tie-in with Canopy , he estimates the global cannabis industry to be worth around US $ 160bn . As finance
JUNE 2020