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Alberta Plans for Private Marijuana Stores, Online Government Sales

Plans are underway for legal cannabis to be sold through private brick-and-mortar shops, but online sales will be controlled by the government.


Legislation governing the sale of marijuana once it becomes legal July 1 will be introduced in the legislature next week.

Government-controlled online sales are meant to alleviate safety concerns raised by Albertans in response to the NDP’s planned marijuana framework, released Oct. 4, sources say.

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The proposed hybrid system means private stores will bear the brunt of the financial risk, rather than taxpayers.

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The province had been mulling over whether or not to set up publicly owned marijuana stores—a particularly thorny question for the union-friendly NDP government.

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Ultimately, it rejected the idea.

Last month, the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees adopted  a resolution supporting the public control of marijuana sales.

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