So far so good for one year in business at 41Cannabis Company

When Darrell and Wendy Thompson decided to convert the old family furniture store in Northbrook last Sept. 18, like all new business owners, they were optimistic but also a little unsure of how things would go.

“First year during covid,” Wendy said last Saturday. “It was a challenge.

“But we had a good summer.”

She said they’ve been busy strengthening community ties with things like a barbecue and participating in the Legacy of Hope.

“Customer-wise, we have a good mix of locals, cottagers, visitors and campers,” she said. “When Bon Echo reopened July 1, business really picked up.”

She said flowers are still “definitely our biggest seller” but other products are starting to creep up.

“Flower offering are getting much better, the quality has improved,” she said. “And of course the higher the THC level the more expensive they are but prices are coming down.

“But the menu keeps expanding with brownies, cannabis-infused beverages, mints, chocolates, treats galore.

“We try to carry a little bit of everything for everybody. There’s a wide range of products.”

She said that one good thing that came out of covid is that they were able to deliver. Now that things have opened up a bit more, the government has allowed them to keep delivering.

“We deliver to a 40-kilometer radius,” she said. “We have a couple of faithful customers in that range.

“And we still do curbside pickup.”

She said they were recently featured in an industry publication which listed them at the 169th cannabis store to open in Ontario.

All things considered now, it looks like they needn’t have worried.

“Can’t complain at all,” she said.