A class action lawsuit is being filed against Quebec’s government-run marijuana shops, the Société Québécoise du Cannabis (SQDC).
The Legal Advisors and Cannabis Consultants (Groupe SGF) launched a class action on behalf of Gabriel Bélanger against the SQDC, alleging it doesn’t comply with the Consumer Protection Act (CPA).
Bélanger alleges he’s forced “to make blind purchases when he orders recreational cannabis products on the SQDC website.”
The lawsuit claims all cannabis products sold online that mention a “rotating variety” in their description does not comply with the CPA, since the law states consumers must have access to a description that includes the characteristics and technical specifications of the product.
“The SQDC, a state corporation, appears to us to be violating its own Consumer Protection Act and it seems abnormal to us that cannabis consumers in Quebec are forced to make blind purchases when purchasing cannabis on the only legal cannabis sales site in the province,” said Groupe SGF lawyer Maxime Guérin in a press release.
The class action lawsuit includes all individuals who have purchased cannabis in the “dried flower” and “pre-rolled” categories whose description on the SQDC website has said “rotating variety” since Oct. 17, 2018.