SQDC eyes expansion across Quebec after opening 100th store [Video]

The people behind Quebec’s pot stores are hoping to make the shopping experience more convenient and more accessible.

On Monday, the Société québécoise du cannabis (SQDC) opened its 100th store in Richelieu and more stores are planned for the coming year.

People in Richelieu have been waiting for more than five years for a SQDC store to open in their community.

Lysette says she’s thrilled the day has finally arrived.

“Now, I’m next door so it’s wonderful,” she said.

The new store sells everything from its best seller dried cannabis to newer options, such as edibles, concentrated oils, and even cold drinks.

They’ve changed up the store layout and have tried to make product categories easier to understand.

Before Monday, Lysette used to travel 30 minutes to the SQDC in Saint-Bruno. Now, she can walk to buy legal weed.

Director of real estate Alexander Bove says the SQDC looks at population size and proximity to other stores when figuring out where to open new locations.

“Richelieu was identified …