ARCannabis

What ARCannabis does

ARCannabis is a privately-held recreational cannabis retail chain headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia, operating under the legal name ARCannabis Stores. The company sells licensed adult-use cannabis products including dried flower, pre-rolls, vaporizers, concentrates, edibles, CBD products, topicals, and accessories, alongside a small private-label merchandise line of branded track suits, hoodies, grinders, and ashtrays.

The company operates five physical storefronts across the Greater Vancouver metropolitan area (Victoria Drive, East 41st Avenue, East 12th Avenue, SE Marine Drive, and Kingsway) and an e-commerce platform built on Breadstack's Dispensary eCommerce solution. The digital channel supports online ordering with free home delivery, in-store pickup, curbside pickup, and mail-order options covering 12+ neighborhoods including Vancouver, Downtown Vancouver, UBC, Burnaby, Richmond, North and West Vancouver, Port Moody, Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, New Westminster, North Delta, and Surrey. Staff are trained through a partnership with the Trichome Institute, and the company maintains an educational blog and internal ARCannabis Cup product competitions.

ARCannabis generates revenue through one-time retail transactions, both in-store and online, with unit-based pricing that ranges from approximately CAD $0.25 for accessories to CAD $250 for premium devices, and accepts credit card and email money transfer payments. The company employs 11 people, was founded in 2020, has no disclosed parent company, no institutional funding history, and is privately held with no stock symbol or public listing. Its sole disclosed strategic partnership is with the Trichome Institute for staff education.

Name

ARCannabis

Legal name

ARCannabis Stores

Website

https://arcannabis.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ARCannabis is a privately-held recreational cannabis retail chain operating five storefronts across Greater Vancouver, BC, with a Breadstack-powered e-commerce platform offering delivery, in-store, curbside, and mail-order service for licensed cannabis products and accessories.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Recreational Cannabis Retail

SIC

Retail-Miscellaneous Shopping Goods Stores (5940)

akta.pro primary industry

Cannabis Dispensary + Ancillary Retail (Accessories, CBD/Hemp, Merchandise) (CRANAFAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Cannabis Accessories & Smoke Shops (Pipes, Papers, Grinders) (CRANAHAG), CBD/Hemp Specialty Stores (Tinctures, Oils, Edibles) (CRANAHAA), Vape & Cartridge Accessories (Batteries, Chargers, Pods) (CRANAHAH)

Keywords

• Recreational cannabis retail
• Cannabis dispensary store
• Online weed delivery
• Cannabis accessories
• CBD and topicals

Headquarters

HQ city

Vancouver

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Retail Cannabis Sales: Physical and online retail sales of recreational cannabis products including flower, vapes, pre-rolls, edibles, concentrates, CBD products, topicals, and accessories. Revenue is generated through one-time transactional purchases at point-of-sale in stores and via e-commerce checkout.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

ARCannabis operates a chain of licensed recreational cannabis retail dispensaries in Vancouver, British Columbia, with five physical storefronts and an arcannabis.ca online store offering in-store sales, pre-order pickup, curbside pickup, and free home delivery across Greater Vancouver. The product assortment spans dried flower, pre-rolls, vaporizers (510 cartridges, disposables, live resin), concentrates (shatter, hash, live resin, rosin), edibles, CBD products, topicals, accessories, and private-label ARCannabis branded apparel and gear.

Product overview

ARCannabis is a recreational cannabis retail dispensary chain operating five physical store locations in Vancouver, BC, with a primary e-commerce platform for online ordering. The company offers same-day delivery and in-store/curbside pickup services across Greater Vancouver. Their product portfolio centers on licensed recreational cannabis products across major categories including dried flower, pre-rolls, vaporizers, concentrates, and edibles, complemented by private-label ARCannabis branded merchandise including track suits, hoodies, and accessories. The dispensary features curated selections from licensed Canadian producers and hosts educational resources and blog content on cannabis products and usage.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Dried Flower Dried cannabis flower available in Indica, Sativa, and Hybrid strains in weights from 3.5g to 28g, sold to adult recreational consumers via stores and online.
• Pre-Rolls Pre-rolled joints in standard, infused, and blunt formats, including single packs and multi-packs with varying THC and CBD potencies.
• Vaporizers Cannabis vaporizer products including 510 cartridges, disposable pens, and live resin options across multiple strain-specific formulations and THC potencies.
• Concentrates Cannabis concentrates including shatter, hash, live resin, and rosin in various weights with THC potencies up to 74-82%.
• Edibles Cannabis-infused edible products including gummies, drinks, and chocolates with THC levels ranging from 100mg to 500mg per package.
• CBD Products CBD-focused product line including CBD edibles, extracts, vapes, oils, and capsules sold alongside THC products.
• Topicals Cannabis-infused topicals including balms/transdermal patches, sticks/roll-ons, and bath products for external use.
• Cannabis Accessories Retail accessories including batteries, lighters, devices, rolling supplies, gift cards, grinders, glassware, trays, dab tools, storage containers, and apparel.
• ARCannabis Branded Apparel and Merchandise Private-label ARCannabis branded merchandise including track suits, hoodies (white and black), sweatpants in sizes 2XS-3XL, branded ashtrays, and the Medtainer ARC grinder.

Quantifiable outcome

• 14 hours online support availability

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Trichome InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTraining partnership for staff education on cannabis products. Staff members receive thorough training about every detail of cannabis products from the Trichome Institute, ensuring they are well-versed with product types and effects. This knowledge partnership enhances customer service quality through educated budtenders.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Dutch Love: BC-focused cannabis dispensary chain operating in the same metro and competing for the same Vancouver adult-use consumers. Highly relevant regional peer given overlapping geographic footprint.
• T Cannabis: BC-based cannabis dispensary competing head-to-head in the Greater Vancouver region. Comparable in local market focus, recreational product assortment, and omnichannel service offering.

Broad incumbents

• Nova Cannabis: One of Canada's largest publicly traded cannabis retail operators with national store footprint. Overlaps on product categories and customer base but operates at materially greater scale.
• Fire & Flower: Publicly listed Canadian cannabis retailer with stores across multiple provinces. Comparable assortment and adult-use recreational positioning, but with broader geographic reach and capital access.

Direct peers

• Tokyo Smoke: Multi-store Canadian recreational cannabis retail chain offering flower, vapes, edibles, and accessories both in-store and online. Directly comparable to ARCannabis in assortment, customer base, and omnichannel model.
• Meta Cannabis Co. Canadian multi-store recreational cannabis retailer with comparable storefront-plus-delivery model. Directly overlaps on target customer, product categories, and service-led positioning.
• Canna Cabana: High-Tide-owned Canadian cannabis retail chain with a growing national footprint. Comparable multi-store dispensary model, broad SKU assortment including accessories, and integrated e-commerce.
• Sessions Cannabis: Ontario-based cannabis retail chain operating multiple storefronts with online ordering. Comparable in product breadth (flower, vapes, edibles, concentrates) and recreational consumer targeting.
• Spiritleaf: Canadian franchised cannabis retail chain with stores across multiple provinces. Directly comparable in product mix, recreational adult-use customer base, and hybrid in-store/online distribution.

Others

• High Tide Inc. Parent company of Canna Cabana and a portfolio of cannabis ancillary brands (smoking accessories, vapes). Adjacent because its retail and accessory businesses both compete for the same dispensary customer and accessory spend as ARCannabis.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/arcannabisstore

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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