You need to walk no more than 10 minutes down trendy Queen Street West between Gladstone and Ossington Avenues to see first-hand the effects of Ontario’s legal cannabis market: the north side of that block and a half stretch is home to seven pot shops.
At the corner of Northcote Avenue, the operators of what was once a hip, millennial bar pre-pandemic is now one of the newest pot shops on the block, a passion project of an industry veteran and partners.
Right next door is an outpost of Tokyo Smoke — the largest retail chain in the city with 19 stores and eight active applications, according to its website. Together, the pair of stores creates a mini block of pot-only retail.
They are literally popping up like Weeds man! Seriously. Expect a great many to fail as is usual when government is involved.
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