Pot Stores

• SQDC employees vote in favour of strike mandate

  The union representing more than 300 employees at 24 branches of the Société québécoise du cannabis (SQDC) indicated it had obtained a strike mandate from its members.

  Cannabis

  Feb 22, 2022
  
• Ancaster councillor says proposed pot shop in the wrong location

  Ferguson says the proposal is "very contentious" among residents because it's in what he describes as a "densely populated residential area."

  Cannabis

  May 14, 2020
  
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• Hamilton, Burlington, Niagara region land new pot store licences in provincial lottery

  Three Hamilton locations won bids in the Alcohol and Gaming Commission's (AGCO) August lottery.

  Cannabis

  Aug 21, 2019
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• Pot stores rolling in to seven Manitoba rural communities

  Seven rural Manitoba communities will soon be home to a cannabis store, including Altona, Flin Flon, Lac du Bonnet and Niverville.

  Mar 22, 2019
• 1st pot stores in Ontario could be coming to Toronto, Brampton, St. Catharines

  The Toronto shop would be located in the city's Yorkville neighbourhood at 20 Cumberland St.

  Canada

  Feb 6, 2019
• Applications open to enter lottery for 25 retail cannabis licenses in Ontario

  The draw for the licences will take place on Friday, with the results expected to be announced within 24 hours.

  Cannabis

  Jan 7, 2019
• Ontario government changes rules for pot shops, only 25 stores to open April 1

  Licenses for those 25 stores will be handed out using a lottery system.

  Canada

  Dec 13, 2018
• ‘Legalization doesn’t just begin and end today,’ B.C. public safety minister ready for next steps for legal pot

  B.C. has entered the world of legalized recreational marijuana without any major snags.

  Cannabis

  Oct 17, 2018
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• ‘Its like a Couche-Tard’: Quebec unions campaign to represent SQDC workers

  Ahead of provincial cannabis stores opening to the public, Quebec unions are campaigning to represent SQDC employees.

  Canada

  Oct 16, 2018
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• Quebec work crews scramble to finish cannabis stores ahead of Wednesday deadline

  With recreational marijuana set to be legalized nationwide in less than two days, provincial-run cannabis stores around Quebec are still unfinished.

  Economy

  Oct 15, 2018