The Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation (NSLC) is the

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which controls sales of

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and

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Nova Scotia Nova Scotia ( ; ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. Nova Scotia is Latin for "New Scotland". Most of the population are native Eng ...

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. It is the sole distributor for these products and runs all retail outlets (108 across the province) selling alcohol and cannabis products. The exceptions are for four private retailers in urban HRM offering beer, wine, and spirits, and, in

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areas where there is not an NSLC location, 65 "agency" liquor stores operated by private retailers on NSLC's behalf.

History

On October 31, 1929, a

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was held on Nova Scotia's prohibition of alcohol sales. Over 60 percent of voters authorized the repeal of the ''Nova Scotia Temperance Act''. This result opened the door to sales of alcohol in a government monopoly of liquor outlets. On May 1, 1930 the Nova Scotia Liquor Commission was created through legislation passed as the ''Liquor Control Act''. In 1946, the responsibility for licensing sites selling alcoholic beverages (e.g. bars and restaurants) was transferred to the Tavern Licence Committee (now named Liquor License Board). The liquor commission's current head office and distribution centre was constructed in the

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in 1987. In 1995, the ''Gaming Control Act'' made the Nova Scotia Liquor Commission part of the Alcohol and Gaming Authority. In July 2001, the organization was changed from a commission to a

and renamed the Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation. On December 1, 2004, the organization unveiled a new retail logo, replacing their old "Liquor Store" logo.New Logo Introduced
Government of Nova Scotia On October 17, 2018, the Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation became the sole authorized retailer of cannabis in Nova Scotia following the legalization of recreational cannabis.

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