MONTREAL — Quebec’s cannabis reserve will contain at least 62 tonnes of product in the first year of recreational marijuana legalization, the province’s liquor board said Wednesday after it reached deals with six companies to supply cannabis and related products. The companies individually announced they had signed letters of intent with the Crown corporation, which is overseeing marijuana sales in the province through a subsidiary when the drug becomes legal this summer. The biggest supplier will be Gatineau-based Hydropothecary Corp., which will provide at least 20,000 kilograms of cannabis products in the first year. MedReleaf will supply the Quebec market with a minimum of 8,000 kilograms of cannabis products, while Aurora Cannabis and Tilray will each provide 5,000 kilograms. The province expects to open 15 marijuana stores across the province next summer and will control sales online.

Source: National Post February 14, 2018 20:48 UTC