Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries strikes legal pot-supply deals
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Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries has inked deals with 11 companies that will supply the soon-to-be provincial cannabis distributor with marijuana for the recreational market.
The weed will be sold by approved retailer outlets and online after it becomes legal Oct.17.
The Crown corporation identified eight the suppliers Friday: Aphria Inc., Beleave Kannabis Corp., Canopy Growth Corp., Delta 9 Cannabis Inc., Hiku Brands Company Ltd., Maricann Group Inc., Organigram Holdings Inc., and Tilray Canada Ltd.
MLL will announce supply agreements with three others next week, a spokesman said.
At the outset, cannabis will be sold in retail storefronts operated by four different companies licensed by the province, some of which are also supplying cannabis to MLL on a wholesale basis. P Canopy Growth and Delta 9 Cannabis teamed up to operate stores, and Hiku Brands will also operate outlets.
“We have been working closely with the retailers to determine their product needs for when cannabis becomes legal,” the MLL spokesman said in an email to the Free Press.
“All of the suppliers we have entered into agreements with are confident they will be able to meet the needs of the Manitoba market.”
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