Licensing executive director Tracey Cook estimated there are at least 75 marijuana dispensaries currently operating in Toronto. Sixty-four landlords have now received warning letters about renting space to tenants selling marijuana in unlicensed storefront operations across Toronto. This past week, licensing executive director Tracey Cook said the city’s goal “is not just to go out and hammer people,” but to ensure compliance with city bylaws. “If we laid charges, it would be a summons to court,” Tammy Robbinson, licensing and standards division spokeswoman, wrote in email. Property owners are told they have three days to shut the businesses down or potentially face stiff fines for contravening zoning bylaws.

Source: thestar May 20, 2016 16:09 UTC