Greenest Greens: Sustainable Brands

On April 22nd, we celebrate EARTH DAY, and in the spirit of being green, we want to pay tribute to some of the brands who are utilizing sustainable growing and production practices.

There are some extensive packaging requirements for cannabis in Canada, so innovation deserves recognition when brands find ways to bring eco-friendly practices into their facilities. Every little bit counts!

Here are some of the brands we carry that have some sustainable practices you may not have known about:

3SAINTS

The flower at 3Saints is grown in a hybrid greenhouse under natural and sustainable sunlight. In addition, they built their greenhouse roof to also collect rainwater which is then used to water their plants. If you ask fans of 3Saints flower, they’ll also tell you that these practices are not only eco-friendly, but also produce higher potency bud with more varied terpene profiles.

BLUNT BOTANICALS

Blunt Botanicals uses safe, fair and sustainable practices, including regenerative farming. They are also committed to using fair trade ingredients in their 100% all-natural products. Another fun note about Blunt Botanicals: they are committed to either purchasing or creating water-soluble packaging for their products whenever it’s available.

WYLD

Wyld has made great strides to continue its commitment to sustainability, and they’ve had some impressive successes! Wyld is a Climate Neutral Certified brand, as well as achieving being a Carbon Neutral company. Wyld also launched the first-of-its-kind fully compostable legal packaging in Canada. Wyld also supports One Tree Planted, and has already been able to plant 50,000 trees with this partnership.

THUMBS UP

Thumbs Up is taking sustainability seriously, starting with their packaging. Thumbs Up packages are made entirely from recycled material, and their pre-roll tubes are bio-compostable as well. In addition, Thumbs Up supports reforestation projects across Canada, and has already been able to plant nearly 13,000 trees in the last two years.

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Now that you’ve learned a bit more about some of the brands we carry, we also want to share that FOUR20 Tree Canada. A charity of choice means that FOUR20 as a company would like to get behind a cause that aligns with our Core Values, and Tree Canada has been chosen.

One of our Core Values as a company is COMMUNITY and aligning ourselves with a cause and a way to give back is important for us. We carry out many charitable activations throughout the year, but this allows us to align efforts around a central cause as well. Another Core Value at FOUR20 is ACCOUNTABILITY and in an industry that is hampered by so much waste, this is a way for us to be more eco-conscious and support an environmental initiative.

You can learn more about our fundraising initiative here.