Quebec cannabis stores to reopen Wednesday as supply stabilizes

Quebec's government-run cannabis stores will now be open on Wednesdays, after a pilot project proved their supply chain can now handle stores being open five days per week.

In October, theSocitqubcoisedu cannabis(SQDC)announced outletswould no longer be open Mondays, Tuesdays or Wednesdays because of stock shortages.

Supplies have since stabilized, so the stores will now only be closed Monday and Tuesday, effectiveimmediately.

"We know that we are now capable of opening all the stores another day in the week because we know that our supply logistics can sustain the whole network," SQDC spokesperson Fabrice Giguresaid.

The outlets made the decision to reopen after a successful pilot project, in which three storeswere kept openWednesdays.

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Giguresaid it will help fulfilthe SQDC's mandate to put an end to the cannabis black market.