STAY CONNECTED: Have the stories that matter most delivered every night to your email inbox. Subscribe to our daily local news wrap.

CannabisNB to be the name of recreational cannabis stores in province

Dec 11, 2017 | 7:15 AM

FREDERICTON — CannabisNB will be the name of the New Brunswick government’s cannabis retail stores when they open next year.

The government announced earlier this fall that a subsidiary of NB Liquor will operate 20 stores in 15 locations across the province when recreational cannabis is legalized in July 2018.

The products will be displayed under glass and will only be sold to people 19 years of age and older.

Finance Minister Cathy Rogers says the provincial government has introduced legislation focused on ensuring public health and safety is respected by having strong regulations for production, distribution, and sale of cannabis.