Yesterday
Ottawa City Council
voted in favor of pot shops
the province having chosen a phased approach
with only a few opening at first

Like some sort of lottery to be run by the
Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario
For the 25 licenses
allotted across the province
aiming for April 1st, 2019
Queen’s Park offering support money
to only those cities who’ve opted in
surprisingly
some boroughs in Toronto opting out

The province's Tory government says it was compelled to implement the phased approach
due to "severe supply shortages" being experienced by cannabis outlets across the country.

Meanwhile across the river
the Quebec government has raised the legal age
of buying and consuming Cannabis
to 21
based on adolescent brain development
though the legal drinking age there has always been 18

paraphrasing PM Justin Trudeau
it will only serve to strengthen the black market

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Author's Note: With thanks to 580-CFRA Ottawa for the photo and verification of details.

Posted on 12/14/2018
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