Selling a Cannabis Retail Store Business or Property in Alberta

1. Establish exactly what is for sale

Confirm the business seller, registered property owner and included shares or assets, leasehold, land and buildings, inventory, equipment, contracts, brand, digital assets and working capital. Create inclusion and exclusion schedules.

Do not blend property, business, equipment and inventory into an unexplained price.

• Seller entity
• Property or lease
• Business assets
• Inventory
• Permissions
• Exclusions

2. Control every licensing claim

Index the AGLC licence, holder, premises, status, conditions, inspections, correspondence and municipal approvals. Have qualified advisors establish what a prospective transaction and buyer structure may require.

Do not market a property as AGLC approved, licensed, turnkey or transferable when the source supports only a particular operator, premises, period or limited approval.

3. Prepare the premises record

Collect title or lease, amendments, landlord consents, plans, approved use, development and building permits, occupancy, fire records, area, signage, security systems, receiving and repair history.

Reconcile undocumented changes and expired or operator-specific records before launch. Historical operation does not prove buyer approval.

4. Build inventory and asset controls

Create dated schedules for regulated product, accessories, fixtures, security, surveillance, point-of-sale and leased equipment. Record ownership, condition, age, serial information and transfer treatment.

Use advisors to control any regulated inventory transition. Do not expose security design, access credentials or sensitive operating information in public marketing.

5. Reconcile financial evidence

Organize sales, product cost, margins, shrink, payroll, rent, operating costs, related-party amounts, licence expenses, taxes, deposits and working capital by period and source.

A brokerage memorandum is not an audit, quality-of-earnings report, business valuation or appraisal. State definitions and limitations for every financial claim.

6. Stage disclosure and protect privacy

Use public, qualified, confidential and restricted tiers for address, sales, margins, suppliers, employees, customer information, inspections, security and access. Maintain an index and correction log.

Buyer curiosity is not a reason to release personal information, security material or commercially sensitive records without authority and controls.

7. Qualify offers for execution

Compare buyer identity, background-check path, equity, financing, lease or title plan, conditions, advisors, confidentiality, inventory treatment, access and closing readiness—not price alone.

Require buyers to identify their proposed approval and transition path rather than accepting a statement that the licence comes with the business.

8. Control closing and transition

Coordinate landlord consent, inventory, records, employees, contracts, keys, systems, possession and any non-operating period with legal and licensing advisors. Maintain a backup buyer and operating plan where appropriate.

Commercially coordinates licensed commercial-property and business-real-estate brokerage. It does not issue or transfer licences, approve applicants, certify security or good production practices, determine municipal compliance, inspect systems, audit earnings or provide legal, tax, accounting, environmental, engineering, building, fire, security or cannabis-regulatory advice.