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Quebec has signed sizeable cannabis supply agreements with six licensed producers, becoming the first large province to line up supply ahead of recreational legalization.

Gatineau-based The Hydropothecary Corp. secured the largest agreement, signing a letter of intent to supply 20,000 kilograms of cannabis to the Société des alcools du Québec — the government-run agency which will have a monopoly on recreational sales online and in retail stores — in the first year of recreational use.

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Both Canopy Growth Corp. and Aphria Inc. signed letters of intent to supply 12,000 kilograms annually. In separate press releases, Aphria mentioned that the 12,000 kilogram agreement covered the first year of recreational use, while Canopy made no mention of a supply timeline.

MedReleaf Inc. agreed to supply the SAQ with at least 8,000 kilograms annually for three years.

Meanwhile, Tilray has signed a letter to supply up to 5,000 kilograms annually for three years and Aurora Cannabis Inc. has agreed to supply at least 5,000 kilograms annually.