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Call it a cannibersary: Canada marked three months on Thursday since the legalization of recreational cannabis.

In Quebec — where the product is sold by the government-run Société Québécoise du Cannabis (SQDC) — legalization has highlighted the province’s thirst for the “sticky icky” but also some chronic problems that have come with the new market.

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Here are four things to know about legal cannabis in Quebec.

1. Despite limited store hours, the SQDC “doesn’t envision” layoffs.

It didn’t take long for the floodgates to open.

Quebecers had all but exhausted the province’s supply of legal weed within hours of legalization. Demand was so high that the government-run SQDC had to shut down three days a week to keep from running dry.

An SQDC spokesperson said the stores won’t expand their hours until the supply crisis comes under control.

There are, however, three exceptions to the rule: locations in Lebourgneuf, Ste-Foy and Drummondville are now open on Wednesdays as part of a pilot project, according to SQDC spokesperson Fabrice Giguère.