Author of the article: Bill Kaufmann
Publishing date: Mar 04, 2021 • March 9, 2021 • 3 minute read • Two Rivers Distillery’s Mark Freeland poses for a photo at his distillery in southeast Calgary on Wednesday, March 3, 2021. Freeland is concerned the province’s plan to allow large booze makers to buy favours from liquor stores would leave small producers out of the competition. Photo by Azin Ghaffari/Postmedia
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A proposed end to a ban on manufacturers buying favours from retailers is being embraced by Alberta’s cannabis industry as a way to break what they call marketing shackles not imposed on the booze sector.
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