Case Study: The Hunny Pot Cannabis Co. achieves Ontario's first legal retail sale and record Canadian sales with Cova

How The Hunny Pot Became Ontario’s 1st Store and Set Record Sales in Canada

The Hunny Pot Cannabis Co. made history as the first legal cannabis storefront in Ontario with its April 1, 2019 opening, but getting there was a race against time and an untested retail landscape. With less than three months to launch, the team had to design a best-in-class customer experience and choose a POS that could guarantee compliance, Canadian data security, and rock-solid reliability — requirements that led them to partner with Cova and its cannabis POS/retail management solution.

Cova delivered a compliant, secure, and reliable POS platform that was implemented quickly and scaled to handle unexpectedly high demand. The Hunny Pot smashed sales expectations on opening day and 4/20, set provincial and national sales records in summer 2019, and today averages roughly 1,200 visitors daily — success the team attributes in part to Cova’s proactive compliance updates, Canadian data storage, and dependable performance. Cova remains a leading choice across the market, supporting the store’s expansion plans and many other Canadian retailers.

The Hunny Pot Cannabis Co.

Cameron Brown

Spokesperson