Online Dispensary in Yellowknife, NT

Yellowknife exists because of gold nobody noticed at first. A Klondike-bound prospector found trace gold near Yellowknife Bay in 1898, but with the Klondike rush already underway further west, nobody paid it much attention. It took until 1934, when free-milling gold turned up in real quantities, for the area to explode into a frantic overnight boomtown of tents, shacks and dugouts, an area still known today as Old Town. By 1940 the population had already reached 1,000, and five gold mines were producing in the region by 1942, with the massive Giant Mine alone eventually yielding roughly 7 million ounces of gold before it closed for good in 2004.

Yellowknife became the territorial capital in 1967 and a city in 1970, and diamonds discovered nearby in 1991 gave the local economy a second life, earning it the nickname Diamond Capital of North America as mines in the region began producing over 10 percent of the world’s diamonds by value. In August 2023, wildfires burning near the city forced an evacuation of roughly 20,000 residents, one of the largest evacuations in Canadian history, though the city itself ultimately escaped serious damage. Averaging over 1,000 hours of summer sunshine a year, more than any other Canadian city, Yellowknife has also built a reputation as a global destination for aurora viewing. Today it’s the only city in the Northwest Territories, home to over 20,000 residents. Weed Market ships to Yellowknife addresses the same way it does anywhere else in the territory, fast, tracked and completely discreet.

What to Know About Buying Cannabis in Yellowknife, NT

• Yellowknife has 2 licensed cannabis dispensaries, more than any other community in the Northwest Territories.
• Yellowknife’s cannabis retail was originally handled through the city’s liquor store before the territory later split cannabis and alcohol sales into separate standalone locations.
• Securing a private cannabis retail licence in Yellowknife took one operator roughly 18 months to complete, given the Northwest Territories’ detailed application and evaluation process.
• With just 2 dispensaries serving the territory’s largest city, ordering through Weed Market gives Yellowknife residents a broader catalogue than either local storefront carries alone.