Tweed Farms

Tweed Farms in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario was the world's largest legal cannabis greenhouse in 2014.[1] At that time, it had 350,000 square feet (33,000 m2) of indoor space.[1] It is owned by Canopy Growth Corporation, a publicly traded Canadian company. In 2017 the company received a license to expand to c. 1,000,000 square feet (93,000 m2) of space, to be ready for production by April 2018.[2][3]

Tweed Farms
General information
TypeGreenhouse
LocationNiagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada
Coordinates43.1683°N 79.1195°W / 43.1683; -79.1195
OwnerCanopy Growth Corporation
Technical details
Floor area1,000,000 sq ft (93,000 m2)
Design and construction
Main contractorHavecon (2017–2018 expansion)

In November 2021, Canopy Growth Corporation shut down Tweed Farms as the company struggled with profitability. As a result of the closure, 30 staff were laid off and 60 staff would be relocated to other indoor facilities in Kincardine, Ontario and Smiths Falls, Ontario.[4][5][6]

See also

References

  1. Elysia Rodriguez (August 22, 2014), Inside the world's largest legal medical marijuana greenhouse, Buffalo, New York: WIVB-TV
  2. Havecon breaks ground for turn-key Tweed Farms expansion, Hortdaily.com, November 6, 2017
  3. Dave Harrison (September 13, 2017), "Major expansion for Niagara cannabis greenhouse", Greenhouse Canada, Annex Business Media
  4. Canopy shuts down Niagara facility, lay off 30 to cut costs, BNNBloomberg, November 5, 2021
  5. Canopy closing Niagara-on-the-Lake cannabis greenhouse, laying off 30, MJBizDaily, November 5, 2021
  6. Tweed Farms closing Niagara-on-the-Lake greenhouse facility, Niagara This Week, November 12, 2021


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