North Okanagan cannabis company True Leaf has announced the completion of its 18,000 “campus central hub” in Lumby.

The two-storey structure includes room for the initial grow area, laboratory services, whole-plant extraction, and the production of therapeutic cannabis products for pets and their owners.

According to True Leaf, the building was constructed using a modular design, allowing for the company’s phased building approach geared for future expansion on its 40-acre site.

Photo Credit: Contributed.

Photo Credit: Contributed.

Photo Credit: Contributed.

Depending on Health Canada’s timelines, True Leaf should have full approval to cultivate and produce cannabis by mid to late 2019.

“With the completion of this initial phase of True Leaf Campus, we are closer than ever to becoming a licensed producer of cannabis,” said Darcy Bomford, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of True Leaf.

“Receiving our license and having our own cultivation facility to grow medicinal cannabis and support the research and development of legal medicinal cannabidiol (CBD) products for pets will take our company to the next level. We will be the first cannabis-for-pets company with this advantage.”

Once fully operating, True Leaf is expected to bring 35 full-time jobs to Lumby.