Cannabis NB

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Cannabis NB
Company type Crown corporation
Industry Retail
FoundedOctober 17, 2018;5 years ago (2018-10-17) [1]
Headquarters
Canada
Number of locations
26
Key people
Lori Stickles (CEO)
ProductsCannabis sales and distribution
$5.1 million (1st quarter 2023) [2]
Owner Government of New Brunswick
Parent New Brunswick Liquor Corporation
Website cannabis-nb.com

Cannabis NB (CNB) is a Crown corporation responsible for retail sales of cannabis products in the Canadian province of New Brunswick. [3] [4] It is incorporated as a subsidiary of the New Brunswick Liquor Corporation. [5]

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History

In 2017, the New Brunswick government announced the establishment of up to 20 cannabis distributor locations in 15 communities, all operated by NB Liquor. [6] By December 2017, 11 of these locations were granted and were to be opened in July 2018. [7]

Cannabis NB was established in 2018, following the introduction of the Cannabis Act, legalizing cannabis use across Canada. [8] After initially struggling financially, Cannabis NB started profiting towards the end of 2019 and fully paid off $37 million from startup costs in February 2022. [9]

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