News / Clouds fog cannabis shipments, causing headache for carriers

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Cannabis flies, but legal uncertainties continue to hold back many carriers. 

Since Canada legalised the recreational use of cannabis a year ago, the commodity has taken off – literally. Airfreight use is booming, led by traffic out of an 800,000 sq ft production facility located right on Edmonton International Airport.  

“They can’t produce it fast enough,” said Tim Strauss, vice-president of cargo at Air Canada.  

However, most of the Edmonton facility’s output is not for domestic consumers but medical grade cannabis shipped to international destination markets that have legalised ...