TORONTO - More cannabis retailers in Ontario who failed to open their stores by a government-set deadline are facing further financial penalties. The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario says it has penalized nine more outlets for not serving customers by April 30. ( THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young )The government chose 25 retailers through a lottery to open the province’s first brick-and-mortar cannabis stores on April 1, but fewer than half met the deadline. The AGCO established a system of escalating financial penalties for retailers who were delayed. The Ontario Public Service Employees Union issued a statement saying the latest penalties show a need for “a responsible public option for cannabis sales.”

Source: thestar May 04, 2019 15:45 UTC