Manitoba is being touted as one of the country’s premier pot stops, offering relaxed retail cannabis laws and AgraFlora Organics International Inc. planning to pump out 1,000 cannabis edibles an hour in its Winnipeg plant.

The cannabis company also recently completed the construction of its pharmaceutical-grade research and development laboratory inside the 51,500 sq. ft. edibles factory.

The lab will allow scientists to test the microbiology in edibles and contents of liquids. It also features gadgets to carry out custom confectionery testing and a “proprietary triple shot depositor capable of producing infused chocolate or liquid filled centre in shell pieces, as well as a full vacuum pressure confectionery-cooking system.”

Even more, the Winnipeg plant will include an automated system to make the edibles, infuse them with cannabis and package them, with the potential to make more than 15,000 packages per hour.

AgraFlora will start with gummies before expanding to other food products.

This comes as the latest data from Statistics Canada shows that Manitoba is also only one of four provinces to see an increase in legal cannabis sales in September 2019, despite a “surprising” small dip.

With the potential from the AgraFlora plant and same-day cannabis delivery services, the province is poised to be a pot paradise.

Just south of the border, North Dakota decriminalized cannabis, but hasn’t legalized it, allowing for Manitoba to reap the rewards from any reefer-loving tourists.

Though the province has also taken steps to prepare for a potential uptick in users, with a recent ban on public consumption of recreational cannabis and the launch of a safety awareness campaign amid the rollout of edibles and Cannabis 2.0 products.