Buying Weed Online in Canada

E-commerce has changed the way we can buy everything in a scant 20 years. In 2020, retail e-commerce sales worldwide amounted to $3.9 trillion. The world of online shopping just keeps getting bigger. It is becoming easier and more convenient to order stuff from the comfort of your couch rather than dealing with all the cost and fuss of going out.

When purchasing cannabis products in Canada, buying your weed online is perhaps the smartest thing you could do. From having more product selection, top-tier weed, and convenience, ordering weed online is by far the best way to get high these days.

Society is immersed in a health crisis that has motivated socially distancing and transformed consumer shopping behaviors. Online weed purchases jumped 600% and then spiked at 700+ % during the first wave of COVID. These numbers leveled back in the following months but have maintained a steady growth curve.

What did all these new online buyers learn?

• Far more product choice
• Much cheaper prices
• Delivered to your door

More Choices

Brick & Mortar cannabis dispensaries are like corner stores, at least for the recreational user. It’s ok to pop in once in a while when you need to but you don’t want to do all your grocery shopping there. Online dispensaries have access to a much broader network of suppliers that provides a larger selection of cannabis and cannabis-derived products.

The selection of cannabis choices at the dispensary down the street works via supply and demand with less choice available to them. Online dispensaries on the other hand offer extensive catalogs of products. You can browse at your convenience, and have a much broad range of choices.

Price Point

Brick & Mortar dispensaries have more cost.  Consider the expense of rent, staff, municipal licensing, advertising, etc., it’s no wonder it costs twice as much for premium flower at a corner store retailer compared to virtual dispensaries.

Convenience

In terms of convenience, we are talking about a gamut of items such as ease of purchase and delivery, privacy, and return policy.

While online shopping and deliveries of cannabis have risen sharply in recent years, the pandemic has made customer safety paramount when accessing their consumables and in the most convenient manner possible. What could be easier or safer or more convenient than ordering from home and only having to go as far as your front door to pick it up?

There is still enough of a stigma attached to marijuana use that privacy is an important issue for many people. Not only do online cannabis dispensaries have a better selection, cheaper prices, and convenience, ordering online assures your privacy.

The biggest con to buying your grass online is the inability of a physical inspection. Many walk-in dispensaries will allow you to inspect the product before you decide to purchase it, which decreases the chances of you ending up with a low-quality product. That why it is important to order your weed from a reputable online business with a proven track record.

Return Policy

With return policy, generally, you can only have a “defective product” with certain type’s cannabis products; flower, pre-rolled joints, concentrates/distillates, and edibles will probably NOT be returnable. Defective cannabis gear such as vape pens, THC cartridges, etc., is generally considered returnable items.

The policy is all dependent on the dispensary and the Province/State it’s located in. Walk-in dispensaries often do have a conditional return policy on certain products such as time constraints.

Many online sellers follow similar guidelines, however, online businesses do tend to have more options in terms of customer satisfaction, and have more leeway with customer services such as perks and promotional offers.

Hopefully, you have a better understanding of why buying weed online is a smart and simple way to purchase cannabis and cannabis-related products. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out on chat to our Budtenders. We are always happy to help, if you are not yet one of our customers at Gourmet Grass, we look forward to serving you!

Gourmet Grass Staff

External Sources: https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/ontario-online-pot-purchases-jump-600-amid-covid-19-pandemic-data-shows-1.1422369