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Quebec's government-run cannabis stores have become more popular as marijuana becomes legal.
The Quebec Cannabis Society (SQDC) will be open Mondays, Tuesdays or Wednesdays.
Montreal stores sold out by noon at least two days this week. Of the 12 cannabis stores in Quebec.
The SQDC said in a new way that the market will be stabilized.
It will be possible to consolidate the market and deliver the best value for money.
The closures, however, do not guarantee that there will not be stock shortages, the SQDC said. That will depend on producers and suppliers.
Online sales continues, including pre-rolled joints and oils that require additional production.
As of Oct. 26, SQDC's online store was listed as being out of stock. (CBC)
The agency said that it is more likely than not to supply The Canadian Press on Wednesday the entire inventory of the store on Ste-Catherine Street was sold out.
The scarcity of stock is something the SQDC says will be able to make.
'We're producing as fast as we can'
Quebec has a number of regulated cannabis suppliers, including Aurora Cannabis, which has operations across the country, including a production facility in Pointe-Claire.
Andrea Paine, National Director of Government Relations for Aurora Cannabis, told CBC Montreal's Daybreak that she is not surprised by the high volume of demand.
"You can not grow grow faster than we grow." We're producing as fast as we can, "she said.
A company spokesperson told CBC's Daybreak on Friday that the company fulfilled its order to the SQDC, but later contacted CBC News to say it had "substantially completed" the order, but fell short of completing it entirely.
Heather MacGregor spokesperson wrote in a statement .
Legault weighs in
Quebec Premier Francois Legault said Friday that he was surprised to hear that the product had run out, but pointed out that it was not up to the system.
He has pledged to raise the legal age of consumption in Quebec from 18 to 21.
"I am very worried about the impact, and I think it is important to be in place by a public body," he said.
Andrea Paine is the national director of government relations for Aurora Cannabis, one of the SQDC's suppliers. (Verity Stevenson / CBC)
Amélie Rivard lined up at the cannabis store on St. Catherine Street Friday afternoon. This is the third time she's gone to try and buy a specific strain of marijuana with no success.
"It's really weed," she said.
Officials at the SQDC have been asked about the shortages.
With files from CBC Montreal Daybreak, Verity Stevenson and The Canadian Press.
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