Société québécoise du cannabis
The Société québécoise du cannabis, a subsidiary of the government-owned SAQ, has a legislated monopoly on the sale of recreational cannabis within the province of Québec. The act establishing the Crown corporation, Bill 157, was tabled in the National Assembly of Quebec on November 16, 2017 and was officially adopted on June 12, 2018.
The Government of Quebec opened 12 branches in 2018 to manage a contract valued at approximately $500 million Canadian. By September, 2019, there were 21 SQDC retail locations.Financing and income
Under the Act respecting the Société des alcools du Québec, the SQDC's revenues from the sale of cannabis must be used for the following purposes:
