By Josh Hall (Twitter: @Vancan19)

17 cannabis stores to open in Alberta Oct. 17, none in Red Deer

Oct 4, 2018 | 4:36 PM

The number of retail cannabis locations set to open their doors in Red Deer on October 17 is not very high.

In fact, there will be zero, and that’s despite the The City of Red Deer having already approved 10 retail cannabis development permits.

On Thursday, the Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission announced that come 10/17, 17 stores will open across the province.

That number includes six in Edmonton and two in Calgary, plus other locations in Stony Plain, Medicine Hat, Fort Saskatchewan, Spruce Grove and St. Albert.

“We are immensely proud of the hard work that has been put in by AGLC employees to get us to this point. We will continue to license retailers at a steady pace in the days and months following,” says Dave Berry, Vice President, Regulatory Services. “In addition, Albertans of legal age will also have access to our online store at albertacannabis.org.”

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The AGLC anticipates that as the weeks and months go by, somewhere around 250 stores will be in business.

A spokesperson with The City of Red Deer’s Inspections and Licensing department says just because none will be opening in Red Deer, it doesn’t mean there is anything wrong with those applicants’ submissions to the AGLC.

It simply means the AGLC is dealing with lots of them.

by Josh Hall (Twitter: @Vancan19)

17 cannabis stores to open in Alberta Oct. 17, none in Red Deer

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