TORONTO — A coalition of about 50 retailers is calling on the Ontario government to lift COVID-19 restrictions for non-essential stores it claims is making things worse. In an open letter to Premier Doug Ford and Health Minister Christine Elliott, the retailers argue that shutting… Read More »Retailers ask Ontario government to lift COVID-19 restrictions in Toronto, Peel Region
They’re considered essential but you will not find anyone inside pot shops in Toronto and Peel Region, the provinces two lockdown zones. “All we’re asking for is an opportunity to do right by our customers in the community, have a consistent playing field and, you… Read More »Coronavirus: Cannabis retailers plead with Ontario to allow reopening in lockdown zones
From the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, the provincial government has maintained that it would keep both cannabis and alcohol retailers open out of concern closures may have on health care and CUTeven policing CUTas closures could fuel the black market. But cannabis retailers are… Read More »Cannabis retailers plead with Ontario to allow reopening in lockdown zones