The retailers for the second phase of cannabis stores in Manitoba have been chosen.
Seven Manitoba communities were chosen for phase two and two retailers have been chosen for each community.
The two retailers are a selected retailer which has first dibs on opening a store and a standby retailer who will be given the option should the selected retailer decline their opportunity for a store.
A randomized draw, called the cannabis retail opportunities draw, decided the following:
· Swan River
- Selected retailer: Fire & Flower Inc.
- Standby retailer: Westcoast Sunset Holdings Corporation
· Municipality of Russell - Binscarth
- Selected retailer: The Corktown Cannabis Company
- Standby retailer: Yale Hotel
· Altona
- Selected retailer: Westleaf Inc.
- Standby retailer: 10022915 Manitoba
· Flin Flon
- Selected retailer: Garden Variety
- Standby retailer: Auxly Cannabis Group Inc.
· Lac du Bonnet
- Selected retailer: The Viscount Gort Motor Hotel Ltd.
- Standby retailer: Matzelle Holdings Ltd.
· Niverville
- Selected retailer: Canna Cabana Inc.
- Standby retailer: Red River Cooperative Ltd.
· Virden
- Selected retailer: Northern Hotel
- Standby retailer: 10022915 Manitoba
Selected retailers have ten days to confirm their interest in opening a cannabis store in the community they were drawn for.
Once confirmed, the retailers and Manitoba will enter into written agreements and begin the process to open stores.
The retailers will need to secure the necessary permits from the communities they’ll operate in and receive a licence from the Liquor, Gaming, and Cannabis Authority.