Plantlife has become the first cannabis retailer in Cochrane.

The retail chain opened its doors at 25-31 Bow Street Common late last week after receiving the green light from the Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission in early July. It's open from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily.

Approval from the AGLC was slower than originally anticipated and had to wait until the amount of product available caught up with the demand for the stores. As of today, 225 retail licences have been approved. Only Plantlife has been licenced by the province to operate in Cochrane at this point, although the town has approved five locations within the community, all in the downtown retail area.

Plantlife has nine locations scattered across Alberta. Besides the Cochrane store, they recently opened locations in Airdrie, Okotoks and Chestermere.