“It seemed like a novelty to walk into a store and it’s totally fine and it’s totally legal,” said Lauren Sturgeon, 25, of Fredericton. “A lot of things first happen on the mainland … but to have it happen in St. John’s? That’s epic.”Cheers went up inside the stylish, roomy Tweed location as Power and Nikki Rose, another St. John’s resident, made their transactions at the stroke of midnight. Linton said he was excited to tender the first sale at the Tweed store across from a provincial courthouse, where countless cases over the years have dealt with cannabis-related charges. – With files by Holly McKenzie-Sutter in St. John’s and Kevin Bissett in Fredericton

Source: National Post October 17, 2018 16:07 UTC