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A spokeswoman for the Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission said they, too, do not know when seeds will arrive.

“Right now, regular production is the priority for licensed producers so they are focusing on trying to fulfil market demand,” Chara Goodings said in an email.

Health Canada said in an emailed statement that supply arrangements are negotiated directly between licensed producers and the provincial or territorial agencies in charge of distribution. A new “nursery licence,” which allows licensees to propagate, cultivate and harvest plants and seeds for other licence holders, will help grow the starting materials industry, Health Canada said.

But licensed producers say they are focused on meeting Canada’s massive demand for ready-to-consume products first.

Just two of the 132 licensed producers of medical cannabis in Canada, Canopy Growth and CannTrust, are listed on Health Canada’s website as vendors of seeds for medical purposes, and both have made supply agreements with provincial governments for recreational cannabis products, too.

Jordan Sinclair, vice-president of communications for Canopy, explained that his firm made getting dried flower, pre-rolled joints and oil products to the market its top priority, but also determined that most home growers intend to plant outdoors, next spring.

“It’s just one of the things that will come a little bit later,” he said.

CannTrust said in an emailed statement that it is focusing on meeting customers’ immediate demand for dried flower and oil products.