National Access Cannabis Corp. (“NAC” or the “Company“) (TSXV: META), Canada’s largest cannabis retailer¹, today announced it has received two additional licences from the Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis Commission (the “AGLC“) to open cannabis retail stores in Alberta. The retail stores will be located in Medicine Hat and Calgary. The announcement comes following the previously released news that the AGLC has lifted the moratorium on new cannabis retail licences.

The new retail locations are listed below:

NewLeaf Cannabis – Medicine Hat 
1321 Trans Canada Way South, Medicine Hat, Alberta

NewLeaf Cannabis – Calgary
C-824 Edmonton Trail NE, Calgary, Alberta

“National Access Cannabis now has 9 new licences granted in Alberta since the lifting of the moratorium by the AGLC on May 30th,” said Mark Goliger, CEO of NAC. “With 34 licensed locations across Alberta, Manitoba and Saskatchewan, we continue have the largest footprint of retail cannabis stores in Canada¹. We are confident in our ability to rapidly and successfully expand our retail stores across multiple jurisdictions and we continue to pursue expansion opportunities, particularly in British Columbia and Ontario.”

NAC is the national leader in retail cannabis¹. Currently operating in three provinces, NAC has applied for licences in British Columbia and plans to make applications for licences in Ontario. NAC’s experienced team of retail industry professionals is focused on achieving its business plan of having 40 operating stores by the end of calendar 2019, and 110 operating stores by the end of calendar 2020.

SOURCE National Access Cannabis Corp.