AGLC hits pause on retail cannabis licences as nation sees pot shortage

The Alberta Liquor, Gaming and Cannabis Commission (AGLC) has indefinitely stopped approving new cannabis licences for retail stores due to a national supply shortage.
In a Wednesday news release, AGLC president and CEO Alain Maisonneuve said despite ordering enough cannabis to supply 250 retail stores across Alberta, the commission has received just 20 per cent of what it requested.
Although some of the AGLC’s 15 licensed producers have fulfilled their obligations, others have not, the re