Ok.. I live in Canada, and WTF is kush? WTF is hash plant? For fuck sakes you sound like you're from California or some shit. Next thing you know you'll be saying headies and shit like that. Act Canadian why don't you?
As for the canned approach. It's nothing new. I wont say the circumstances, but I had access to weed from Jamaica, ironically enough in cans. The fellow that would send them worked in an actually cannery and would pack a few with this shitty ass dark brown sess weed, but that's only because most Jamaicans like sess weed. It was sent in "Care Packages" from home. So you get the point. This was back in 1998, so it took 12 years for it to catch on in Canada I suppose. But the ones from Jamaica were MUCH bigger cans. But shitty weed none the less, and it was pretty much free if I wanted it.
Conclusion!! Don't go for shitty ass gimmicks. Buy what you like, and fuck off to the rest! Don't pay more for a gimmick.
Sorry if that sounded all bastard like, I just got annoyed a little with your use of terms. Regional dialect is a bitch huh?