The Vancouver Sun reports in its Thursday edition that British Columbia sold less legal cannabis than any province other than Prince Edward Island in the first nine months of legalization. A Canadian Press dispatch to The Sun quotes Statistics Canada saying that B.C. sold $19.5-million worth of legal pot from October, 2018, through June, 2019. The only province that sold less was PEI, which took in $10.7-million with only a fraction of B.C.'s population. In its annual report, B.C.'s liquor distribution branch said problems with supply and slower than anticipated provincial and municipal approvals resulted in the province's cannabis industry evolving at a slower rate. Alberta has sold the most legal pot, raking in $123.7-million from its 265 licensed stores. Ontario, which only began opening brick-and-mortar shops in April, sold $121.6-million while Quebec sold $119.2-million. Saskatchewan and Manitoba sold $38.2-million and $32.2-million respectively. The Atlantic provinces also sold more than B.C., with Nova Scotia at $47.9-million and New Brunswick at $25.9-million. Statscan estimates $2.2-billion worth of cannabis was sold in the fourth quarter of last year across the country, 65 per cent purchased illegally.