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Sessions Cannabis
Websiteurl
sessions.ca
Company typeenum
Private
Founded yearint
2019
Ownership categoryenum
Headcount rangeband
11–50
akta.pro rankint
HeadquartersOttawa, Canada
HQ citystring
Ottawa
HQ countrystring
Canada
HQ regionstring
North America
Markets served

Serves global market

Keyword5 values
cannabis retail, cannabis franchising, retail dispensary, franchise operations, cannabis store
Industry1 code
1Cannabis Dispensary with On-Site Consumption Lounge (where permitted)
CodeCRANAFAFPrimaryYes
NAICS code1 code
  • Tobacco, Electronic Cigarette, and Other Smoking Supplies Retailers459991
Product category
Cannabis Retail
No data
Cost components5 values
Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Infrastructure
GTM typeB2B
B2B
Offering typeServices
Services
Core offering1 text field

Sessions Cannabis is a cannabis retail franchisor headquartered in Ottawa, Canada, established in 2019. The company provides franchise opportunities for operating branded cannabis retail storefronts, supplying franchisees with the operational framework, brand, and retail support needed to sell regulated cannabis products to adult consumers.

Differentiator
Functional benefit
Problem solved
Product and service1 record
1Sessions Cannabis Retail Franchise
CategoryCannabis Retail Franchising
Description

A franchise offering that enables operators to run branded Sessions Cannabis retail stores, supplying adult consumers with regulated cannabis products under the Sessions Cannabis brand identity and operational system.

Recent move3 records

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Date, Type, Title, Description, Source

Expansion highlight2 records

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Type, Description

Peers10 records
1High Tide Inc.
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

High Tide is the public parent company of Canna Cabana and is Canada's largest cannabis retail franchisor with ancillary e-commerce. As the dominant incumbent in cannabis franchise retail, it competes with Sessions Cannabis for franchisees and consumers nationwide.

2Tokyo Smoke
TypeDirect peer
Description

Tokyo Smoke is a Canadian cannabis retail brand owned by Canopy Growth, operating stores in multiple provinces. It is a comparable retail-format peer to Sessions Cannabis, with shared suppliers and customer demographics.

3Dutch Love Cannabis
TypeDirect peer
Description

Dutch Love is a Canadian cannabis retailer with multiple storefront locations across several provinces, focused on adult-use consumer experience. It is comparable to Sessions Cannabis as a multi-store Canadian cannabis retail brand.

4Superette
TypeDirect peer
Description

Superette is a Canadian cannabis retailer with multiple branded retail locations in Ontario and Western Canada. It is comparable to Sessions Cannabis in operating a multi-unit retail brand in the Canadian adult-use market.

5Canna Cabana
TypeDirect peer
Description

Canna Cabana is Canada's largest cannabis retail franchise, operating ~200+ stores across multiple provinces under a franchise model. It is directly comparable to Sessions Cannabis as a multi-unit cannabis retail franchisor serving Canadian adult-use consumers.

6Fire & Flower
TypeDirect peer
Description

Fire & Flower is a Canadian cannabis retailer combining corporate-owned stores and licensed franchise/partner locations. Its hybrid model is comparable to Sessions Cannabis's franchise approach and shares the same Canadian adult-use customer base.

7Meta Cannabis Co.
TypeDirect peer
Description

Meta Cannabis Co. operates a franchise-based cannabis retail network in Canada. Like Sessions Cannabis, it sells franchise licenses to operators and provides branding, training, and supply support.

8Indigenous Bloom
TypeDirect peer
Description

Indigenous Bloom is a Canadian cannabis retail franchise brand operating stores in multiple provinces under a franchise model. It is a direct franchise competitor to Sessions Cannabis targeting similar franchisee profiles.

9Plantlife Cannabis
TypeDirect peer
Description

Plantlife Cannabis operates multiple cannabis retail stores in Western Canada. It is comparable to Sessions Cannabis as a Canadian multi-unit cannabis retailer serving the same adult-use consumer base.

10Spiritleaf
TypeDirect peer
Description

Spiritleaf operates a Canadian cannabis retail franchise network with stores across multiple provinces under a franchise model. It is a direct competitor to Sessions Cannabis in offering franchisees a turnkey cannabis retail brand.

Market position
Strengths4 records

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Headline, Details, Source

Weaknesses5 records

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Headline, Details, Source

Competitive moat3 records

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Type, Details

Key risks5 records

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Headline, Details, Source

Key highlights5 records

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Headline, Details, Source

Customer concentration

Classification, Details

Ideal customer profile2 records

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Profile, Firmographic size, Sales motion, Sales cycle length, Buying structure, Purchase trigger, Buyer persona, Geography, Industry vertical, Primary use case, Description, Pain points, Evidence proof points, Target buyer

Technology focused
No
API detail
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No

Docs URL, Description

AI maturity
App detail

Has app

Core technology
Revenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Number of profiles
Profiles1 record

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Name, Designation, Designation category, Overview, Profile commentary, Source

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Funding overview

Funding stage, Last funding date, Total funding USD

Funding rounds

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Round, Amount USD, Date, Pre money valuation, Total investors, Investors, News

Investors

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Name, Type, Date of entry, Rounds participated, Website

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

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Name, Acquisition type, Announced date, Completed date, Status, Website, News

Investment

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Name, Round, Announced date, Lead investor, Website, News

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Sessions Cannabis

Cannabis Retailsessions.ca

Sessions Cannabis firmographics

Firmographics
Name
Sessions Cannabis
Website
https://sessions.ca
Company type
Private
Founded year
2019
Headcount range
11–50 employees
Ownership category
akta.pro rank

Sessions Cannabis industry classification

Industry
Product category
Cannabis Retail
NAICS
Tobacco, Electronic Cigarette, and Other Smoking Supplies Retailers (459991)
akta.pro primary industry
Cannabis Dispensary with On-Site Consumption Lounge (where permitted) (CRANAFAF)

Keywords

  • Cannabis retail
  • Cannabis franchising
  • Retail dispensary
  • Franchise operations
  • Cannabis store

Where Sessions Cannabis is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city
Ottawa
HQ country
Canada
HQ region
North America

Markets served

Sessions Cannabis business model

Business model
GTM type
B2B
Offering type
Services
Cost components
Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Infrastructure

Sessions Cannabis product offering

Product offering

Core offering

Sessions Cannabis is a cannabis retail franchisor headquartered in Ottawa, Canada, established in 2019. The company provides franchise opportunities for operating branded cannabis retail storefronts, supplying franchisees with the operational framework, brand, and retail support needed to sell regulated cannabis products to adult consumers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

  • Sessions Cannabis Retail Franchise A franchise offering that enables operators to run branded Sessions Cannabis retail stores, supplying adult consumers with regulated cannabis products under the Sessions Cannabis brand identity and operational system.

Companies that use Sessions Cannabis

Customer profile

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Sessions Cannabis technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API
No
API docs
API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Sessions Cannabis partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Sessions Cannabis competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Broad incumbents

  • High Tide Inc. High Tide is the public parent company of Canna Cabana and is Canada's largest cannabis retail franchisor with ancillary e-commerce. As the dominant incumbent in cannabis franchise retail, it competes with Sessions Cannabis for franchisees and consumers nationwide.

Direct peers

  • Tokyo Smoke: Tokyo Smoke is a Canadian cannabis retail brand owned by Canopy Growth, operating stores in multiple provinces. It is a comparable retail-format peer to Sessions Cannabis, with shared suppliers and customer demographics.
  • Dutch Love Cannabis: Dutch Love is a Canadian cannabis retailer with multiple storefront locations across several provinces, focused on adult-use consumer experience. It is comparable to Sessions Cannabis as a multi-store Canadian cannabis retail brand.
  • Superette: Superette is a Canadian cannabis retailer with multiple branded retail locations in Ontario and Western Canada. It is comparable to Sessions Cannabis in operating a multi-unit retail brand in the Canadian adult-use market.
  • Canna Cabana: Canna Cabana is Canada's largest cannabis retail franchise, operating ~200+ stores across multiple provinces under a franchise model. It is directly comparable to Sessions Cannabis as a multi-unit cannabis retail franchisor serving Canadian adult-use consumers.
  • Fire & Flower: Fire & Flower is a Canadian cannabis retailer combining corporate-owned stores and licensed franchise/partner locations. Its hybrid model is comparable to Sessions Cannabis's franchise approach and shares the same Canadian adult-use customer base.
  • Meta Cannabis Co. Meta Cannabis Co. operates a franchise-based cannabis retail network in Canada. Like Sessions Cannabis, it sells franchise licenses to operators and provides branding, training, and supply support.
  • Indigenous Bloom: Indigenous Bloom is a Canadian cannabis retail franchise brand operating stores in multiple provinces under a franchise model. It is a direct franchise competitor to Sessions Cannabis targeting similar franchisee profiles.
  • Plantlife Cannabis: Plantlife Cannabis operates multiple cannabis retail stores in Western Canada. It is comparable to Sessions Cannabis as a Canadian multi-unit cannabis retailer serving the same adult-use consumer base.
  • Spiritleaf: Spiritleaf operates a Canadian cannabis retail franchise network with stores across multiple provinces under a franchise model. It is a direct competitor to Sessions Cannabis in offering franchisees a turnkey cannabis retail brand.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

Sessions Cannabis financial estimates

Financial estimate

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Sessions Cannabis leadership team

Management profile

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Sessions Cannabis funding detail

Funding detail

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Sessions Cannabis M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Sessions Cannabis

What does Sessions Cannabis do?

Sessions Cannabis is a cannabis retail franchisor headquartered in Ottawa, Canada, established in 2019. The company provides franchise opportunities for operating branded cannabis retail storefronts, supplying franchisees with the operational framework, brand, and retail support needed to sell regulated cannabis products to adult consumers.

When was Sessions Cannabis founded?

Sessions Cannabis was founded in 2019. It employs 11 to 50 people.

Where is Sessions Cannabis based?

Sessions Cannabis is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada, in the North America region.

Who are Sessions Cannabis's main competitors?

High Tide Inc. is listed as a broad incumbent. Direct peers are Tokyo Smoke, Dutch Love Cannabis, Superette, Canna Cabana, Fire & Flower, Meta Cannabis Co., Indigenous Bloom, Plantlife Cannabis and Spiritleaf.

Does Sessions Cannabis have an API?

No public API is recorded for Sessions Cannabis.

What industry is Sessions Cannabis in?

Sessions Cannabis's product category is Cannabis Retail. Its primary akta.pro industry code is CRANAFAF, Cannabis Dispensary with On-Site Consumption Lounge (where permitted). Its NAICS code is 459991.

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PR NewswireItem 9 Labs Corp. Streamlines Operations and Strengthens Corporate Team Ahead of International ExpansionItem 9 Labs Corp., a vertically integrated cannabis dispensary franchisor and operator, has announced strategic corporate realignment including a 20 percent reduction in employee headcount and plans to reduce total overhead expenses by over 15 percent as it works toward profitability. The company also appointed Mike Weinberger as Chief Executive Officer and promoted several internal executives in preparation for its pending acquisition of Sessions Cannabis, one of Canada's largest cannabis retail franchisors. The restructuring is designed to position the company for international expansion and rapid store count growth following the transformational acquisition.PR NewswireItems 9 Labs Corp. Reports 12% Growth to $17.8 Million Revenue for the Nine Months Ended June 30, 2022Item 9 Labs Corp. reported a 12% revenue increase to $17.8 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2022, while simultaneously signing a definitive agreement to acquire Sessions Cannabis, one of Canada's largest cannabis retail franchisors. Despite top-line growth driven by higher market demand, the company posted an operating loss of $8.8 million and a net loss of $5.5 million as it invested heavily in franchise expansion and infrastructure.PR NewswireItem 9 Labs Corp. Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire Sessions Cannabis, One of Canada's Largest Cannabis Retail FranchisorsItem 9 Labs Corp. announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Sessions Cannabis, one of Canada's largest cannabis retail franchisors, in a deal that would make Item 9 Labs the largest global and publicly traded cannabis franchise company. Sessions Cannabis currently operates 43 stores throughout Ontario with approximately CA$70 million in annual systemwide sales and a franchise system of 18 franchisees. The acquisition, subject to customary closing conditions, will transition Item 9 Labs from a multi-state U.S. operator to an international cannabis company with expanded presence in the world's second-largest cannabis market.