Liquor in ontario is going to handle the sale of cannabis in Ontario

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Friday, September 8, 2017 12:22

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OTTAWA, While Quebec is still under consideration, Ontario announced Friday that the cannabis will be sold in “stores the self-employed” supervised by the LCBO, the equivalent of the Société des alcools du Québec (SAQ).

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The province intends to open 150 stores by 2020, of which 80 prior to July 1, 2019, a year after the legalization potential of cannabis in Canada. Marijuana can also be purchased online from these retailers.

It will be at least 19 years old to buy and consume the product, is the minimum age to consume alcohol in Ontario.

“Decisions relating to pricing and fees will be taken after that the federal government will release more information,” said the ontario government, which has not been advanced on the possible price of a gram of cannabis.

Ontario becomes the first province in canada to publicly announce a plan for the regulation of cannabis legalized by the federal government.

Quebec is currently holding a public consultation on the framing of the legalization of cannabis, which should lead to the adoption of a framework law in the fall.

The minister of Finance of Quebec, Carlos Leitao, has already stated that cannabis would not be sold in SAQ “next to the white wine, red wine, or of Portuguese wine”.