Cannabis in Ontario
Cannabis in Ontario will, as in the entirety of Canada, become legal on October 17, 2018.
Industrial hemp[edit]
Commercial cultivation of industrial cannabis was banned in Canada in 1938, but as of 1928 1,640 acres of cannabis were grown in Canada, with 200 of those acres being in Forest, Ontario.[1]
Legalization[edit]
The Liquor Control Board of Ontario will be the sole vendor but not through the 651 stores that sell alcoholic beverages.[2][3] Instead, a subsidiary, the Ontario Cannabis Retail Corporation (OCRC),[4] would initially open 40 stores in 2018; by July 2019, there should be 80 such outlets. The product would also be marketed through online sales.[5]
Oneida Nation[edit]
In December 2016, the chief of the Oneida Nation of the Thames in Ontario stated that his community was applying for a cannabis cultivation licence. The nation already has a cannabis dispensary, for which they believe they should not need a licence.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ Report of the Minister of Agriculture for Canada. Queen's Printer and Controller of Stationery. 1927. p. 15.
- ^ Benzie, Robert (8 September 2017). "LCBO to run 150 marijuana stores". Toronto Star.
- ^ "Ontario government's marijuana monopoly could weed out craft growers". 8 September 2017.
- ^ Benzie, Robert (3 November 2017). "LCBO announces first 14 cities to have legal recreational marijuana shops". Toronto Star.
- ^ "Medical marijuana producers bristle at Ontario's planned monopoly on recreational cannabis sales". 11 September 2017.
- ^ https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/first-nations-want-to-set-own-rules-for-cannabis-sales/article37231232/
