The Northwest Territory Liquor and Cannabis Commission (NTLCC) has selected a contractor to build a new cannabis warehouse in Hay River.

Buffalo Parcel Courier Services was recently selected to build a new cannabis warehouse, first reported by NNSL Media. The procurement process for a new cannabis warehouse in NWT began in June. The territory received two applications, awarding the contract to Buffalo Parcel Courier Services on September 6.

The territory’s current staging area for cannabis distribution was temporary. The new space is expected to cost about $300,000 to build. Cannabis is currently sold in two liquor stores across the Northwest Territories (NWT) under contract with the NTLCC, four private stores, and one private online store.

In the year ended March 31, 2024, $8.4 million worth of cannabis was sold in NWT. Most of this ($5.6 million) was dried cannabis while $2.3 million was inhaled extracts.

The Northwest Territories Liquor and Cannabis Commission is responsible for the purchase, sale, classification and distribution of liquor and cannabis in the Northwest Territories and is administered through the Government of the Northwest Territories, Department of Finance.

NWT has one licensed cannabis producer, Boreal Cultivation, located in Yellowknife. Boreal was licensed in 2021.