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The Société Québécois du Cannabis (SQDC) plans to double its number of stores by March, according to Jean-François Bergeron.

Speaking at a luncheon organized by the Montreal Chamber of Commerce, the SQDC’s president and director said that 20 new stores will open during the next six months, bringing the total number of Quebec outlets to 43.

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(There are currently 21 outlets in the province, including one recently opened in Châteauguay.)

The news came about a week before the one-year anniversary of the legalization of cannabis in Canada, on Oct. 17.

After getting off to a rough start because of supply problems — which forced the SQDC to cut operating hours to a few days per week through the month of May — things are looking up.

The SQDC has executed more than 4 million transactions since its launch, according to Bergeron. That comes out to two sales per minute, with rush-hour peaks of up to six per minute.