NWT residents are buying more cannabis than ever, according to a new government report.
From July 1 to Sept. 30, NWT residents purchased $1.2 million worth of cannabis products, the NWT Liquor and Cannabis Commission (NTLCC) stated. That's the largest sum of sales since legalization.
About $714,000 worth of those transactions – more than half of the total – were in Yellowknife. The rest of the sales were at NWT liquor stores in Norman Wells, Hay River, Fort Smith and Fort Simpson and through the online shop which, at $3,676, had the lowest value of sales for the quarter.
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Dried cannabis accounted for most of the sales, with cannabis extracts such as oils, capsules and edibles making up the remainder.
The previous quarter of April 1 to June 30 saw residents buy just over $1 million worth of cannabis products.
Momentum is also growing on the retail front after the GNWT invited submissions for pre-qualification screenings from prospective weed vendors in Inuvik, Norman Wells, Fort Simpson, Hay River and Fort Smith on Oct. 8 and 9.