Aphria Inc. APHA

Apparently July 17 was a big day for the MJ Sector in

[Daredevil1964]

terms of retail outlets. Canada crossed the 1000 th retail store mark. Alberta and British Columbia have 494 and 211 stores. Ontario I believe is at 115 roughly. My question to everyone is Why Quebec has only 43? I don't live in Canada so I am a mushroom in the dark a bit. Again, I would of thought Quebec would be at least the same as Onatrio. Can anyone shed some light on this?

[arblines]

Culture. Quebec is politically different than the rest of Canada, and less open to Marijuana. Funny enough, BC is the most open, but that is why their sales will struggle because the grey and black market is widely accepted. Ontario is the key market in Canada.

[WebSwinger]

Well I think Quebec was stuck at 42 stores for a while so they might be increasing stores again. I just counted 43 current stores as well. Here is an old article- https://www.leafly.ca/news/industry/sqdc-retail-100-stores-from-150

[WebSwinger]

Here is another old article.https://mjbizdaily.com/deadline-nears-for-proposals-to-renovate-new-quebec-cannabis-stores/ Here is a quote from the article which disproves my theory which I wrote in my last post.  "The province is looking to expand the number of adult-use cannabis stores beyond the 43 scheduled to be opened by March 31"

[TheWokeLemming]

Ontario has 496 dispenceries on the verge of being fully licensed, according to Motley. 

[Robeyy18]

Link?

[TheWokeLemming]

https://www.google.ca/amp/s/www.fool.com/amp/investing/2020/07/18/canada-marijuana-dispensary-count-tops-1000-for-th.aspx

[Aphriacusty]

 "The total number of Canadian dispensaries is set to grow sharply, with the proportions changing quite a bit. 496 dispensaries in Ontario have yet to receive their full licenses from the province, while some industry observers believe that the Alberta retail market is currently saturated and due for rationalization. "  So its not 100% clear if all of these 496 have a chance