Ontario’s Cannabis Retail Lottery in Question After Year of Legalization

Cannabis Culture
By Christy Somos, CTV NewsDec 10, 2019, 6:37 pm266 pts
Ontario is thinking about changing the lottery system being used to award cannabis retail licenses after the first year of legalization saw only 24 outlets open, with critics panning the lack of access for consumers. The province has sold $216.8 million of cannabis in the first year of legalization according to…

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