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MONTREAL — Quebec’s cannabis reserve will contain at least 62 tonnes of product in the first year of recreational marijuana legalization, the province’s liquor board said Wednesday after it reached deals with six companies to supply cannabis and related products.

The companies individually announced they had signed letters of intent with the Crown corporation, which is overseeing marijuana sales in the province through a subsidiary when the drug becomes legal this summer.

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“We had estimated the need at about 50 tonnes,” said liquor board spokeswoman Linda Bouchard.

“It’s a rapidly changing market, and we’ve gone beyond that target to avoid stock shortages.”

The selection process and the financial details surrounding the deals were not made public.

The biggest supplier will be Gatineau-based Hydropothecary Corp., which will provide at least 20,000 kilograms of cannabis products in the first year.