[2] Under the Act, the age for use would be set at 19, and municipalities would be allowed to opt-out of the sale of cannabis via plebiscite.
Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries would source all cannabis to retailers, where it would be sold in private-sector stores.
[1][2] Licensed stores can only sell cannabis that has been grown by producers authorized by the federal government.
[15] In 2016, six Manitoba First Nations entered into formal partnerships and investment arrangements with companies selected as provincial cannabis retailers.
This would help gain profit for their communities from legalization, and lobby for their interests on issues such as tax rebates for cannabis sold on reserves.
[18] In 2017, Statistics Canada reported that the province had the fifth lowest per capita usage in the country of 18.31 grams per person.