Verda Innovations is working to ensure consumers are getting legal weed through their platform

Verda Innovations has launched, what it calls a "cutting-edge platform", that offers a safe and accessible marketplace for legal cannabis retailers and consumers.

The Waterloo-based company says its platform allows users to find nearby licensed, legal recreational dispensaries, as well as place online orders for in-store pickup and same-day home delivery where regulations permit.

"Our passion is to offer our customers peace of mind in knowing that the cannabis they are purchasing through our online directory is legal, regulated and safe to consume," Verda CEO Evan Adcock said in a release. "We are the only platform built from the ground up, completely focused on compliance with government and regulating bodies, allowing Verda to combat the most pressing issues plaguing the cannabis industry."

Verda points out since the legalization of cannabis in October 2018, there's been a spike in the number of websites and smartphone apps that appear to sell legal cannabis, but are actually selling unregulated, illicit market cannabis.

The company's technology was first introduced in 2019, powering Saskatchewan-based Living Skies cannabis online store.

"By incorporating Verda's inventive and easy-to-use technology into our store, our consumer base has grown exponentially and we've propelled our business to new heights," added Cierra Sieben-Chuback, Owner of Living Skies. "No other company has put in as much thought and care into the process as the Verda team has."

Verda is now expanding to support legal dispensaries throughout Ontario, Manitoba, Alberta, Illinois and Massachusetts.

