Today marks the first anniversary since Canada legalized the possession and sale of cannabis.
D.J. Connor, from Kia Ora Kannabis, tells us he’s seen a lot of the attitudes around marijuana change in the last year.
“The demographics have changed immensely, we’ve noticed that we’re now getting people in their 40s to 70s that are coming into our store now, who were before scared to go into certain shops and now they are starting to get relaxed and want to check it out.”
While the Victoria Avenue store has yet to be chosen for a cannabis licence, Connor says they will keep trying to get a licence until they are successful.
Connor adds since Canada legalized marijuana it’s created a new industry that has created jobs.
Meanwhile, The Ontario Cannabis Store is taking steps to engage with federally licensed producers and authorized retail stores on their perspectives in increasing private sector participation in the delivery of recreational cannabis to stores across Ontario.
During the month of October, the OCS will conduct both in-person and online consultations with its commercial partners in an effort to fully explore the viability of delivery models that could leverage greater involvement from licensed producers in the storage and transportation of products to authorized retail stores.
Once the consultation is complete, the OCS will provide the government with recommendations to ensure sufficient distribution capacity is in place to distribute legal cannabis across the province in the future as the illegal market is displaced.
