Société_québécoise_du_cannabis

Société québécoise du cannabis

Société québécoise du cannabis

Cannabis sales monopoly and Crown corporation of Quebec, Canada

The Société québécoise du cannabis is a subsidiary of the government-owned SAQ. It was tabled in the National Assembly of Quebec on November 16, 2017, and was officially adopted on June 12, 2018.[1][2]

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Financing

Under the Act respecting the Société des alcools du Québec,[3] the SQDC's revenues from the sale of cannabis must be used for the following purposes:

  • The elimination of any deficit that the SQDC may incur;
  • The transfer to be made by the Minister of Finance each year to the Cannabis Prevention and Research Fund, and also the prevention of the use of psychoactive substances, as well as the fight against related harms.

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Plante, Caroline (12 June 2018). "Quebec passes long-awaited cannabis law". CTV Montreal. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  2. [2]
    Laframboise, Kalina (16 November 2017). "Quebec government reveals details of marijuana bill". CBC News. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  3. [3]
    "Act Respecting the Société des Alcools du Québec". Act of February 1, 2020.
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