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Canada: Quebec slashes cannabis store hours due to shortages Kalina Laframboise Global News Friday 26 Oct 2018 The Société québécoise du cannabis (SQDC) announced on Friday it will slash its operating hours by nearly half due to supply shortages. “We are sincerely sorry for the inconvenience,” said the SQDC in a statement released on its social media platforms. Branches across the province will be closed on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday starting next week. The SQDC said the stores will instead be open from Thursday to Sunday until a stable supply of the products is available. “We believe that we can serve our customers better by concentrating our business hours over four days,” it said. In the nine days since cannabis consumption has been legal in Canada, there have been many highs and lows. This weekend, Montreal will host its first ever Cannabis Expo, a place where professionals in the industry will gather to share information. As Phil Carpenter reports, one of the main topics of discussion has been about how to manage supply and demand. The Société québécoise du cannabis (SQDC) announced on Friday it will slash its operating hours by nearly half due to supply shortages. “We are sincerely sorry for the inconvenience,” said the SQDC in a statement released on its social media platforms. READ MORE: Are Quebec’s cannabis products green enough? Branches across the province will be closed on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday starting next week. The SQDC said the stores will instead be open from Thursday to Sunday until a stable supply of the products is available. “We believe that we can serve our customers better by concentrating our business hours over four days,” it said. Quebec Premier François Legault said he is not pleased with the province’s cannabis supply situation. “It’s never wished for by a business,” he told reporters in French. “It’s not my government that planned these store-openings or the supply. We will take stock of the plan… We will analyse the file to see what will happen.” The new Coalition Avenir Québec government has said there are “some serious holes” in the province’s cannabis legislation. Legault has also pledged to raise the minimum age to buy and possess cannabis from 18 to 21. First cannabis expo this weekend The announcement to cut back the cannabis store hours comes as Montreal plays host to its first-ever cannabis expo. The two-day trade show brings together producers, investors and healthcare professionals from across North America to brainstorm and explore opportunities in the legal marijuana business. Expo organizer Jean-Philippe Turgeon said the cannabis industry has to be organized as the SQDC struggles to meet the high demands. “I think we need to understand it’s a first step,” he said. “They needed to see what the demand was, they needed to organize.” Alex Wolfe, a producer, agrees. He said the SQDC underestimated the the popularity and the demand. “I think it’s only going to grow,” he said. As the SQDC grapples with a lack of marijuana, Turgeon said the shortage could also provide opportunities for producers trying to break into the legalized marijuana industry. “I think there’s still a lot of room to be in this business,” he said. — With files from Global’s Phil Carpenter and the Canadian Press https://globalnews.ca/news/4599939/quebec-cannabis-stores-shortages/
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