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The company “will be eligible for reduced monthly remittances
to the Newfoundland and Labrador Liquor Corporation on sales of its
cannabis old in the province, up to the confirmed eligible expenditures
of up to $37 million for 10 years, which is related to the construction
cost of the production facility,” a spokesperson for the Department of
Tourism, Culture and Innovation said in an email Thursday afternoon.
to the Newfoundland and Labrador Liquor Corporation on sales of its
cannabis old in the province, up to the confirmed eligible expenditures
of up to $37 million for 10 years, which is related to the construction
cost of the production facility,” a spokesperson for the Department of
Tourism, Culture and Innovation said in an email Thursday afternoon.
Dinn
said the government is giving “large, shiny corporations” an advantage,
because other large companies — like beer producers or local
independent cannabis companies — “don’t get these deals to kick start
their operations.”