Couche-Tard says it still wants to sell marijuana in its Quebec convenience stores
LAVAL, Que. — Alimentation Couche-Tard is still interested in selling marijuana and its co-founder says he thinks provincial governments should stay out of selling this product.
Alain Bouchard, the executive chairman of the Quebec-based chain of convenience stores, says Crown corporations getting involved in cannabis sales is a step backwards after it becomes legal next year.
Couche-Tard would like to sell cannabis in some of the more than 2,000 stores it operates in Canada.
The Quebec government is still weighing how the product will be sold in the province as the federal government has committed to legalizing marijuana as of July 2018.