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An e-commerce shift by Canada’s biggest pot producer took a bite out of its first-quarter earnings, but leaves it in a position to profit when the country’s recreational cannabis prohibition ends next year, the company suggests.

Canopy Growth Corp. reported Monday that a move from three e-commerce sites to one “Amazon-like” platform curbed sales over a 10-business-day stretch in April, which cut into the company’s revenue for its first quarter of fiscal 2018. Canopy currently has several cannabis brands under its banner, including one that stems from a partnership with rapper Snoop Dogg, as well as another named Tweed.

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“The process of launching Tweed Main Street did negatively affect the month of April,” said Bruce Linton, chairman and chief executive of Canopy, during a conference call on Monday. “When you merge and move, you have to slow down or shut down, and so we were willing to take that hit and it seemed to be certainly worth it, because as we run forward, it’s much easier and much more scalable.”