The Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation says its third-quarter sales were up 9.2 per cent at $180.9-million.
Beverage alcohol sales from Oct. 1 to Dec. 30 accounted for $163.5 million of the total, while recreational cannabis made up $17.4 million.
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The NSLC says there were 456,822 cannabis transactions in the quarter with an average dollar value of $38.05.
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The corporation also says Nova Scotia beverages continue to be strong.
So-called ready-to-drink sales, which are mostly ciders, were up 89.3 per cent to $2 million, while craft beer sales were up 23.7 per cent to $4 million.
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Nova Scotia spirit sales also grew by 21.5 per cent to $2.4 million, while Nova Scotia wine sales were down by 2.5 per cent to $3.5 million.
Compared to the same period last year, net income for the NSLC was $65 million, down $800,000, while total sales were up by $15.2 million.
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