CALGARY—A major Canadian medicinal cannabis company has inked a deal with Shopify to build a platform for selling medicinal and recreational cannabis online — but Albertans won’t legally be able to buy the latter.
Aurora Cannabis, which is headquartered in Edmonton, will be moving its e-sales operations over to a platform developed by Shopify, the company said in a statement issued Monday.
“Selecting Shopify allows Aurora to bring a world-class ecommerce solution to our patients and future adult consumer use customers,” said Darryl Vleeming, CIO of Aurora Cannabis Inc, in the statement.
Doing so would help Aurora rapidly scale up its distribution, both domestically and internationally. At the moment, Aurora operates in 14 countries, including the United States. The company is known for having a wide range of operations across the cannabis industry’s entire spectrum — from cannabis research to production and distribution.
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