is increasingly traded electronically , it ’ s not just producers like Canopy who will be the winners .

The recreational product is confined to Canada , the medical distribution is destined for Europe , Australia , and South America . Starting to export cannabis was quite challenging , Sly admits . “ One of my first challenges was figuring out how to move cloned plants and cultures to other continents . Navigating the regulations around the movement of agricultural products is one thing , doing that with a controlled substance is another !” His first international shipment was to Germany to open up the Europe market . His second international shipment was to Australia , which required special temperature and humidity-controlled shippers that were custom designed to make sure the cloned seedlings and cultures would not flower or come to harm in up to 36 hours of transit .

Part of Sly ’ s original brief was to set up a Canada-wide warehousing operation and he continues to help design all Canadian and global storage locations . Here the experience he ’ d had of running Walmart ’ s massive Canadian

EXECUTIVE PROFILE :

Title : Director of Logistics Location : Ottawa , Canada

After a decade in the pharmaceutical and high-tech industries , Matthew turned his attention to logistics . During his 20 years in the field , he has managed one of the largest auto parts fulfillment centers in North America and has also managed Walmart ’ s Eastern Canada Distribution Center . Now as the Director of Logistics at Canopy Growth Corporation , Matthew oversees all logistics and worldwide distribution of medical and recreational cannabis out of the world ’ s largest cannabis distribution center in Smiths Falls , ON . In 2018 , Matthew piloted the design of Canopy ’ s Regional Distribution Center and continues to improve efficiencies with state-of-the-art technologies and innovative solutions .

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