WINNIPEG – A Winnipeg-based cannabis producer and retailer is hoping to increase COVID-19 vaccination uptake with a chance to win free joints.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Delta 9’s “Joints for Jabs” program is giving away three grand prizes of a one-year supply of cannabis to those who have received two doses of vaccine.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
It works out to $100 worth of cannabis per month.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Other prizes include free joints and company apparel.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Delta 9’s chief executive officer, John Arbuthnot, says the giveaway was created to encourage all Manitobans to get vaccinated as soon as possible. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
The contest runs until Sept. 30, and people can enter to win by visiting any of the company’s locations in the province.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Participants will have to present proof they are fully vaccinated by showing their immunization records.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 22, 2021.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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