According to THIS PIECE by Peter Ladner for Business in Vancouver, there are currently four times more marijuana dispensaries in Vancouver than there are McDonald's restaurant locations. It boggles the mind that 84 of these illegal (yet somehow legal) shops operate in our city, most who sell pot to pretty much anyone over the age of 18. The product obviously sells itself, but with so many options it was only a matter of time until we'll start to see some of them start get clever and set themselves apart to draw business away from the others.
When we put together our ULTIMATE GUIDE TO PIZZA in Vancouver we became aware of a place that was rumoured to infuse their pizzas with cannabis tinctures. Located next door to a dispensary that they're affiliated with, Mega Ill Pizza seemed to be doing it quietly for customers and spreading the word organically... but they appear to have turned a corner and are now boldly marketing "weed pizza". They claim to be the first pizzeria in North America to offer this bizarre (yet brilliant) product.
Each pizza contains 250mg of infused oil and while we're not exactly sure what that means, according to the company "This single dose pizza put buddy on his ass from 12:45-8:30pm". We're not recommending you order one, in fact we'd probably advise you not to, and are simply sharing this story to point out what a strange time we're living in. Regulation of medicinal marijuana in Canada (and specifically Vancouver) is an issue that continues to evolve, and it's examples like this that makes a really strong case for it.
