Ontario Cannabis Retail Corporation

• Ontario considering alternative to cannabis wholesale model: sources

  Ontario is considering alternative cannabis distribution models and intends to launch a consultation process in the coming weeks, according to sources familiar with the matter.

  Cannabis

  Sep 30, 2019
  
• Ontario spent at least $10 million on cannabis stores that never opened

  Ontario spent at least $10.2 million on costs associated with public-sector cannabis stores that never opened, the agency's financial statements show.

  Cannabis

  Sep 17, 2019
  
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• Ontario government’s cannabis Crown corporation lost $42M in latest fiscal year

  Canada legalized cannabis for adult use on Oct. 17 last year, and the rollout was mired by supply chain issues and product shortages, which largely have been resolved in recent months.

  Cannabis

  Sep 13, 2019
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• Ontario cannabis distributor cancels tender for same-day pot deliveries

  The provincial corporation tasked with the online sale and distribution of recreational cannabis posted a cancellation notice on Friday.

  Cannabis

  Apr 28, 2019
• Contracting out Ontario’s pot warehouse should be secret, LCBO argued

  LCBO officials opposed an open bidding process for Ontario's pot warehouse because they didn't want it widely known the facility was being contracted out, an internal document shows.

  Cannabis

  Jan 7, 2019
• Pot buyers’ data stored only in Canada: Ontario Cannabis Store

  Ontario's former privacy czar laments that residents don't have a way to buy legal cannabis without creating a data trail. "The government didn’t think it through," she charges.

  Cannabis

  Dec 20, 2018
• Ontario marijuana buyers are Canada’s grumpiest: Ipsos poll

  Ontario's cannabis buyers are Canada's most discontented, a poll shows.

  Cannabis

  Nov 19, 2018
• With 10 weeks to go till legalization, Ontario doesn’t appear to have ordered any pot

  With 10 weeks to go until marijuana legalization, Global News cannot find any evidence that any cannabis has been ordered for Ontario consumers.

  Canada

  Aug 7, 2018
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• Is Ontario planning a mix of public, private retail cannabis stores?

  Hiring is proceeding as planned for a rollout of 40 public-sector Ontario cannabis stores, according to a document shown to Global News.

  Canada

  Jul 31, 2018
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• With 82 days till legalization, Ontario pot sales will only be online to start: experts

  Experts agree that too much would have to be done too fast to have retail cannabis stores open on day one and that Ontarians will have to be content with ordering their marijuana online to start with.

  Canada

  Jul 27, 2018