Canopy Growth Corp. is expanding its empire to operate cannabis stores in Manitoba.
The Manitoba government announced Friday that the Smiths Falls-based company, operating in a consortium with Winnipeg cannabis grower Delta 9, was one of four winning proposals given “conditional acceptance” to operate stores in the province.
The federal government plans to legalize recreational marijuana, but the provinces choose how and where it will be sold.
Ontario and Quebec have opted for stores run by their provincial liquor boards. In Manitoba, distribution will be handled by the province’s Liquor, Gaming and Cannabis Authority, but cannabis will be sold in privately-run, stand-alone stores.
