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Businesses, organizations, and individuals that want to sell cannabis in Alberta must have a retail cannabis store licence.
Application processing time will take approximately two to four months and are subject to AGLC application review policies.
The Due Diligence Unit tries to process retail applications in the order in which they are received.
Apply online:
For more information, visit Online Licensing.
Before applying, review the necessary requirements below.
All applications will undergo background checks in addition to the application. Contact Due Diligence at duediligence@aglc.ca to begin the background check portion of the application.
AGLC will conduct a thorough personal and financial background check on applicants, associates, and key employees of the applicant.
The purpose of background checks is to prevent criminal interests from operating, associating, or having a financial interest in retail cannabis sales in Alberta.
The applicant's key employees that require background checks include individuals that exercise influence or control over day-to-day operations or decision-making and those who have the authority to hire or terminate the employment of cannabis workers.
More information can be found on our Retail Cannabis Store Handbook - Background Checks section.
The following fees are due at the time of application:
Municipal approval is required before AGLC will issue a retail cannabis store licence.
Contact the municipality for requirements related to:
A retail cannabis store may not be located within 100 metres of:
The business must:
The retail location must have:
AGLC is responsible for ensuring that relationships among cannabis suppliers, cannabis representatives, and cannabis licensees are competitive in nature.
Cannabis suppliers or representatives are prohibited from providing any services, items, or activities to a cannabis licensee that could directly benefit the licensee.
Cannabis licensees are prohibited from requesting any such inducements from cannabis suppliers or representatives. Specific policy on prohibited inducements and benefits can be found under section 6.3 of the Retail Cannabis Store Handbook.
For more information, visit Online Licensing.