All names on this petition support Unity’s application for a non-medical retail cannabis license in the City of Merritt. WLFN has shown with their inaugural store and overall concept in Williams Lake that they are dedicated to owning and operating a professional enterprise that will provide the municipality of Merritt with the following benefits:

• A boost to local economic development;
• An increase in local employment and job opportunities within the downtown core;
• An opportunity for the City of Merritt to support its local business-orientated landlords;
• The federal government legalized cannabis with the primary goal of reducing organized crime and keeping cannabis away from kids and consumers under the age of 19. Opening another store within the City of Merritt is another step in the right direction of this initiative;
• Approving WLFN’s application shows the City of Merritt’s alignment with the Provincial and Federal Government’s commitment to economic reconciliation with First Nation communities in British Columbia.