extracts are a definite and are coming out shortly regardless. If Justin Trudeau wins extracts is nothing - recreational and therapeutic EDIBLES is the future.
Re: extracts- I don't think HC wants to start acting as a business agent for the MMPR. Sales licenses will be granted based on quality and consistency of production IMO. Is the potency accurate and consistent? Is the production process pharma grade hygienic? Is the best before shelf life accurate? Is the dosage accurate?
Any LP could have whipped up a clear oil and fancy bottle like another LP we already have seen, but does it pass the pharmaceutical sniff test? If not... Back to drawing board. I doubt HC is even considering holding back a 100% pass product. That's why Canopy hasn't flinched and more or less called the other LP's bluff. It's better to get it right than first. IMO